Simone de Oliveira
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Simone de Oliveira, GCIH (born 11 February 1938) is a Portuguese singer and actress. Simone was born in Lisbon. She started singing in high school. She is a breast cancer survivor [1].
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[edit] Music
Simone de Oliveira has started her career at the end of 1950's.
Sol de inverno (1965) has represented Portugal in Eurovision Song Contest 1965.
She reached the breaking-point in 1969 with the song "Desfolhada portuguesa, with lyrics by José Carlos Ary dos Santos and music by Nuno Nazareth Fernandes. This song was a great success in Portugal, with innovative lyrics in Portugal at the time of the dictatorship of António de Oliveira Salazar. This song represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 in Madrid. Despite her popularity in Portugal, this song was not successful at the Eurovision, getting only 4 votes.
Another success of Simone de Oliveira:
- Maria solidão
- Deixa lá
[edit] Actress
[edit] Theater
Simone de Oliveira was and is an important actress in theater.
Main plays in theater:
- A tragédia da Rua das Flores
- "Passa por mim no Rossio" (a great success in Portugal)
- Maldita cocaína.
- At homage to the singer Madalena Iglésias has participated in the musical play "What happened to Madalena Iglésias" (another success)
[edit] Cinema
Simone de Oliveira has participed in three films:
- Canção da saudade (1964)
- Operação diamante (1967)
- Cântico final (1976)
- A estrangeira (1983)
[edit] TV
Simone de Oliveira has participated in several portuguese telenovelas like:
- Roseira brava
- Vidas de sal
- Senhora das águas
[edit] Curiosities
Simone was a jury in the contest Chuva de Estrelas a contest that has discouvered new talents in Portuguese music.
