Cândida Branca Flor
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Cândida Branca Flor (real name: Cândida Maria Coelho Soares) (November 12, 1949 - July 11, 2001) was one of the most recognized Portuguese singers.
She went to song classes with Maria do Rosário Coelho and was a member of Banda do Casaco in the 1970s. She tokk her artistic name from a song of this group, called "Romance de Branca Flor".
She was an idol for the Portuguese children in the 1970s and 1980s and she was the conductor with Júlio Isidro and the singer of the soundtrack of TV program "Fungagá da Bicharada".
In 1979, she participated in the Festival RTP da Canção, with "A Nossa história de amor", in 1982 with the song "Trocas baldrocas" and in 1983, with Carlos Paião, with the song "Vinho do Porto (Vinho de Portugal)". Between 1978 and 1993 she released eight albums and took part in several projects of Portuguese folk music and events for Portuguese emigrants.
She committed suicide in 2001.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
- 1976 – O Cochicho | As Lavadeiras de Caneças
- 1977 – Um, dois, três (agora ou nunca) | Carrocel
- 1977 – A canção da roupa branca
- 1978 – Dias de Verão
- 1979 – Que será, será | Telenovela
- 1982 – Trocas baldrocas | A Prima da Pantera Cor-de-Rosa
- 1982 – Gira-Discos | A Nossa serenata
- 1983 – Vinho do Porto (Vinho de Portugal) (with Carlos Paião)
[edit] Albums
- 1985 – Cantigas da Minha Escola
- 1987 – Cantigas da Nossa Terra
- 1988 – Retrato Sagrado
- 1990 – Bailinho português
- 1992 – Desejos coloridos
- 1993 – Alma portuguesa
- 1993 – Melhor de Cantigas da Minha Escola
- 1995 – Mar de rosas
- 1995 – Chega-te mais um pouco
- 1997 – Volta para mim (Papá)
- 1998 – Antes te quero esquecer
- 1998 – No jardim-escola João de Deus
- 2001 – Amor e mentiras
- 2004 – A Arte e a música de Cândida Branca Flor (Compilation)
