Name Simone Oliveira Role Singer | Movies and TV shows Tu e Eu | |
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Spouse Varela Silva (m. 1989–1995) Children Antonio Pedro Coimbra Mano, Maria Eduarda de Macedo Coimbra Mano Similar People Madalena Iglesias, Antonio Calvario, Ary dos Santos, Beatriz Costa, Fernando Tordo | ||
1965 Simone de Oliveira - Sol De Inverno
Simone de Macedo e Oliveira, (born 11 February 1938) better known as Simone de Oliveira is a Portuguese singer and actress. Simone was born and raised in Lisbon. Her Portuguese father had black African roots in São Tomé and Príncipe (then a Portuguese territory), and her mother was Belgian. She started singing in high school. She is a breast cancer survivor.
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- 1965 Simone de Oliveira Sol De Inverno
- Meet simone de oliveira eurovision song contest 1969
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Meet simone de oliveira eurovision song contest 1969
Music
She started her career at the end of the 1950s.
With "Sol de inverno" she represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 1965.
She became fairly famous 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, having innovative lyrics during the time of the dictatorship of António de Oliveira Salazar. It represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 in Madrid. Despite her popularity at home, it was not successful at the Eurovision, getting only 4 votes.
Other successful songs:
Theater
Television
She has participated in several Portuguese telenovelas:
In 1993, Simone was also a jury member in the first season of SIC contest Chuva de Estrelas (the Portuguese version of Stars in Their Eyes), which has uncovered new talents in Portuguese music.