Simone de Oliveira
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Simone de Macedo e Oliveira Template:Post-nominals (born 11 February 1938), better known as Simone de Oliveira, is a Portuguese singer and actress. She represented Portugal at the Template:Escyr and Template:Escyr of the Eurovision Song Contest, with the songs "Script error: No such module "Lang"." and "Script error: No such module "Lang"." respectively.
Early life and career
Simone de Oliveira was born and raised in Lisbon. Her Portuguese mother had black African roots in São Tomé and Príncipe (then a Portuguese territory), and her father was Belgian. She started singing in high school.
Music career
She started her career at the end of the 1950s.
On 6 February 1965, she won the Script error: No such module "Lang". with the song "Script error: No such module "Lang".". She subsequently Template:Esccnty at the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 with that song, placing 13th receiving only one point.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
In 1968, the released the Quando Me Enamoro EP on Decca PEP 1250. It contained the songs, "Viva O Amor" ("Ein Hoch Der Liebe") by Carl J. Schäuble and Horst Jankowsky, "Nos Meus Braços Outra Vez" ("Come Into My Arms Again") by Barbara Ruskin, "Quando Me Enamoro" ("Quando M'Innammoro") by – Pace, Panzeri and Livraghi, and "Para Cada Um Sua Canção" ("A Chacun Sa Chanson") by J. C. Oliver and R. Valade.[1][2]
On 24 February 1969, she won the Script error: No such module "Lang". with the song "Script error: No such module "Lang".". The song, composed by Template:Ill with lyrics by José Carlos Ary dos Santos, was a great success in Portugal, having controversial lyrics during the time of the dictatorship of António de Oliveira Salazar. She represented Portugal with the song at the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 in Madrid. Despite her popularity at home, it was not successful at the Eurovision, getting only 4 votes and placing 15th.
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Other successful songs:
- "Maria solidão"
- "Deixa lá"
- "À tua espera"
On 23 September 2017, Simone, o Musical, dedicated to Simone de Oliveira and telling her life story, made its debut at the Teatro Tivoli BBVA in Lisbon. Simone de Oliveira also appeared on stage throughout the musical, and closed the play with the song Apenas o meu povo (“Just my people”).[3]
In 2022, she was announced to be a coach on the generations version of The Voice Portugal alongside Mickael Carreira, Anselmo Ralph, and Bárbara Bandeira. At 84, she became the oldest The Voice coach globally. She returned for her second season as a coach in 2023, with Carreira, Ralph, and Sara Correia.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Selected filmography
Theater
- A tragédia da Rua das Flores
- Passa por mim no Rossio (a great success in Portugal)
- Maldita cocaína.
- A homage to the singer Madalena Iglésias in the musical play What happened to Madalena Iglésias (another success)
- Alma Mahler-Werfel in Joshua Sobols play Alma (2003, directed by Paulus Manker) in Convento dos Inglesinhos in Lisbon.
Acting career
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | A Canção da Saudade | Herself | |
| 1967 | Operação diamante | ||
| 1976 | Cântico final | ||
| 1982 | Template:Ill | Clara |
Television
She has participated in several Portuguese telenovelas:
| Date | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Template:Ill | Amélia Falcão | RTP | |
| 1996/1997 | Template:Ill | Madalena Fragoso | RTP | |
| 2001/2002 | Template:Ill | Maria dos Prazeres | RTP | |
| 2005/2006 | Morangos com Açúcar | Maria Antónia Mergulhão | TVI | |
| 2006/2007 | Template:Ill | Raquel Lemos Silva Reis | TVI | |
| 2008 | Template:Illm | D. Efigénia Marques Vila | RTP | |
| 2022–2023 | The Voice Generations | Coach | RTP |
In 1993, Simone was also a jury member in the first season of SIC contest Template:Ill (the Portuguese version of Stars in Their Eyes), which has uncovered new talents in Portuguese music.
Personal life
Simone is a breast cancer survivor and had the sickness twice.[4]
References
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- ↑ Discogs - Simone* – Quando Me Enamoro
- ↑ All for Music - Quando me enamoro - Simone de Oliveira - Écoute gratuite
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External links
- Lyric of entry Sol de inverno, (1965)
- Lyrics of entry Desfolhada portuguesa, (1969)
- Blog with informations and photos of Simone Oliveira
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- 1938 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Portuguese women singers
- Portuguese film actresses
- Portuguese television actresses
- Singers from Lisbon
- Portuguese people of São Tomé and Príncipe descent
- Portuguese people of Belgian descent
- 20th-century Portuguese actresses
- Actors from Lisbon
- Musicians from Lisbon
- 21st-century Portuguese actresses
- Portuguese stage actresses
- Portuguese telenovela actresses
- Golden Globes (Portugal) winners
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants