- Birth nameMaria do Carmo de Carvalho Rebelo de Andrade
- Nickname
- Carminho
- Carminho is a Portuguese fado and popular music singer. She comes from a family of musicians, since her mother, Teresa Siqueira, was a famous fado singer. Carminho is considered one of the most talented and innovative fado singers of her generation. She can be considered as a crossover artist, since her eclectic work shows the heritage of traditional and contemporary fado, as she also dwells into other genres, like Portuguese folk music, Brazilian popular music, jazz, pop, and rock.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Universalist77
- Carminho is the great voice of fado and one of the most international Portuguese artists!
Carminho was born among the guitars and voices of fado, daughter of the renowned fado singer Teresa Siqueira, she began singing in public at the age of twelve in the Coliseum. Fado was always so present that she never thought it could be her occupation. During college Carminho sang in Fado clubs and received several proposals to record but she decided to wait. She graduated in Marketing and Advertising and realized that singing required a maturity that she did not have yet.
Carminho traveled for a year, participated in humanitarian missions and returned to Lisbon determined to give herself entirely to an artistic journey.
"Fado," her first album, was released in 2009, which became one of the most acclaimed albums of the year and decade. It achieved platinum - an enviable result for a debut album - and opened the hearts of Portugal to her voice, and the doors of the world to her talent: in 2011 "Fado" was considered best album for the British magazine "Songlines", Carminho performed in the main European capitals, also at the Womex 2011 in Copenhagen and at the Paris headquarters of UNESCO as part of the Fado application for world heritage.
In the same year, she collaborates with Pablo Alborán in "Perdoname" and becomes the first Portuguese artist to reach number 1 of the Spanish top. In 2012, the second album, "ALMA", debuted in the first place of sales in Portugal and reaches prominent positions in several international tops. After performing in the main venues of Europe and around the World in countries like Finland, Sweden, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, China, India, Latvia, USA, Germany, United Kingdom, South Korea, Poland, France, Austria, Denmark, among many others, she also performs in Brazil and her dreams of recording with Milton Nascimento, Chico Buarque and Nana Caymmi came true, resulting in a reissue of "Alma" with three new songs. Carminho thus begins to conquer Brazil, with sold out concerts in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and a bit throughout the country.
In 2013, Carminho affirmed herself as one of the most international Portuguese artists, taking her voice to the four corners of the world, at the same time that she is distinguished in Portugal with a Golden Globe and the Prize Carlos Paredes, seeing both albums reach the double platinum award.
At the end of 2014, "Canto" is released, and her relationship with Brazil takes on even deeper roots, with Caetano Veloso's first partnership with his younger son Tom, who offered her the unpublished "O Sol, Eu e Tu". "Canto" also includes the duet with Marisa Monte and special guest appearances by Jaques Morelenbaum, António Serrano, Carlinhos Brown, Javier Limón, Naná Vasconcelos, Dadi Carvalho, Jorge Hélder and Lula Galvão.
In 2016, following an invitation by the family of one of the greatest composers in the world, she recorded "Carminho Canta Tom Jobim" with the last band that accompanied him live in his last ten years, and sharing songs with Marisa Monte, Chico Buarque and Maria Bethânia.
After the great success with the album "Carminho Canta Tom Jobim", the Portuguese singer - considered one of the greatest performers in the history of Portuguese music - returns with a new album of originals. "Maria" is the title that Carminho chose for her new album, the fifth of her career and the most personal one. An album in which production she actively participated and where several songs of her authorship were included. A truly exciting album. A constant dialogue always tuned in all that Carminho learned directly from two magnificent sources: Beatriz da Conceição and Teresa Siqueira (her mother), with whom she also learned to respect what she has to offer to the world: her own voice and unique singing skills but still enjoying the freedom to be the fadista she is and taking whatever the risks she wants to.
Her journey in its entirety has revealed Carminho as an artist of firm and thoughtful decisions, who never forgets her origins, who carries in herself a language of several centuries, but which is present in her generation, with her eyes on the world and in the future.
It was worth the wait.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Carminho's Agency - Daughter of the renowned fado singer Teresa Siqueira, Carminho was born in the middle of guitars and fado voices, having marked her debut singing in public at the age of twelve, at Coliseu dos Recreios (Lisbon). Early on she was tempted to record albums but decided to wait.
She graduated in Marketing and Advertising and realized that singing required a maturity and a world she didn't yet have. For a year she travels the world, participates in humanitarian missions and returns to Lisbon determined to give herself entirely to an artistic career.
"Fado", her first album, is released in 2009. Reaches platinum (an enviable result for a debut), received the distinction of best album of 2011 from the British magazine "Songlines", performed at Womex 2011 (Copenhagen) and at UNESCO's Paris headquarters as part of Fado's application for world heritage status. To all this adds a tour in which she spreads her voice and talent through various territories. In the same year, she collaborates with Pablo Alborán in "Perdoname" and becomes the first Portuguese artist to reach number 1 in the Spanish charts.
In 2012, she released her second album, entitled "ALMA". After touring the main venues in Europe and the World, she fulfilled her dream of recording with Milton Nascimento, Chico Buarque and Nana Caymmi, which resulted in a reissue of "Alma" with three new songs. Carminho began to conquer Brazil with sold-out concerts. The affirmation as the most international of Portuguese artists is consummate and distinguished in Portugal with a Golden Globe and the Carlos Paredes Award, seeing both her albums reach the double platinum mark.
"Canto" is released in late 2014 and her relationship with Brazil takes even deeper roots, with the first partnership of Caetano Veloso with his youngest son Tom, who offer her the unreleased "O Sol, Eu e Tu". "Canto" also includes the single "Chuva no Mar", which features Marisa Monte and she signs the co-writing of the theme with Arnaldo Antunes.
This very strong relationship with Brazil reaches one of its most consistent moments already in 2016, following an invitation from the family of António Carlos Jobim and records "Carminho canta Tom Jobim", with the last band that accompanied him live in his last ten years, sharing themes with Chico Buarque, Maria Bethânia and Marisa Monte. Awards and platinum success follow the release of the album.
"Maria" is the title that Carminho chose for the fifth of her career, an album that she signs the production and includes several songs of her own. An exciting album that assimilates everything that Carminho learned directly from her fado roots, respecting the truth of the words and the traditional language, but at the same time with a free and contemporary look at the world that inspires her, reinterpreting much of what she learned with fado since childhood.
2023 marks the year of "Portuguesa", the latest album by Carminho, where the practice of fado continues, moving like a fish in water that is its own. This year has witnessed significant milestones in Carminho's history. Carminho had the honor of performing her original composition "Estrela" for the Pope during World Youth Day in Lisbon, captivating an audience of 1.5 million people and reaching 600 million viewers worldwide. Just a month later, the film "Poor Things", directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, featured a cameo by Carminho, where she performed a moving version of "O quarto", singing and playing Portuguese guitar live on set, during an intense scene exchanging glances with Emma Stone. This film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Carminho was invited by Coldplay to sing the fado "Coimbra" with Chris Martin and Bárbara Bandeira at the Coimbra Stadium. In the midst of these accomplishments, Carminho was invited by Caetano Veloso to join him on his "Meu Coco" tour, where they performed "Você-Você", a song written by Caetano, inspired and made for Carminho, and their discussions about the Portuguese language. With an extensive tour spanning Europe, Brazil, the USA and Canada, to present her album "Portuguesa", Carminho's work was recognized with a nomination for a Latin Grammy in the category Best Portuguese Language Roots Album. Carminho is nominated for a Golden Globe as the best singer. The verdict will be announced on October 1st.
These achievements solidifies her status as an incomparable artist, known for her remarkable voice, talent, songwriting, and unwavering artistic dedication.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Nonesuch Records
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