Sunday, September 29, 2013

Aurea

Aurea (b.1987) is a Portuguese soul singer.

Born in Santiago do Cacém, Alentejo region, she debuted in 2008 with her single "Okay Alright", which was included on the soundtrack of the Portuguese serie "Morangos com Açúcar". Aurea released her debut album, "Aurea", in September 2010. The album entered at number 21 at the Portuguese Albums Chart, but quickly reached number 1. It features the hit single "Busy for Me", which was released as the album's lead single.

During the following year (2011), Aurea made a concert tour along the country to promote her album. She sold out all the major national venues, and the tour was a huge success. Her debut album remained 44 weeks on the top Portuguese charts.







 
 

Evelina Pereira

Evelina Pereira (b.1980) is a Portuguese actress and model.

Evelina was born in Oporto, and debuted in the fashion world with 16 years old, when she was hired by the Central Models Agency. Evelina then had to choose between the Oporto Music Conservatory, where he trained in singing, violin and piano and a Fashion career. She chose fashion and has become one of the most requested Top Models in Portugal, being part of several events both nationally and internationally.

 
 

Maria de Medeiros

Maria de Medeiros (b.1965) is a Portuguese actress, director, and singer.

Maria de Medeiros , the eldest daughter of the first marriage of Maestro Antonio Vitorino d' Almeida , is one of the most popular Portuguese actress, with most of her career built abroad, especially in France, and consolidated , in different periods , with two American films : " Henry and June" (1990 ), by Philip Kaufman, where she stars with Fred Ward and Uma Thurman, and "Pulp Fiction" by Quentin Tarantino, with Bruce Willis , John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson.

Despite a careful musical education (she learned piano, flute and cello), Maria de Medeiros was more interested in painting and in the study of philosophy. Studying in Paris, she decided to join a Theater school and only after knowing that she was accepted she announced to the family her decision to follow an artistic career.

The first film in which she participated, aged 15, was "Silvestre" by Joao Cesar Monteiro. In Paris, with Brigitte Jacques, Maria definitely started her acting career, firstly on the theater stages and after on movies.


Maria speaks five languages fluently, "Mas a minha pátria é a minha língua” (But my homeland is my language).

She is married and has a daughter, Julia, born in 1997.


 
 

Diana Monteiro

Diana Monteiro (b.1983) is a Portuguese actress, dancer and singer from Porto. She is known to have been part of the television series of TVI “Morangos com Acucar” as Carolina. She was also one of the lead singers of the band Just Girls, along with Kiara Thimas, Ana Maria Velez and Helga Posser.

 
 


Monday, September 23, 2013

Cristina Branco

Cristina Branco (b.1972) is a Portuguese Fado singer.

Originally a Jazz singer, Cristina was intruduced to Amalia Rodrigues Fado by her grandfather at her 18th the birthday.

Firstly, she wanted to be a journalist. Musically speaking, she was more interested in the work of singers like Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Janis Joplin and Joni Mitchell. After a brief appearance in a Portuguese TV show, Cristina was invited to go the Netherlands, where she performed her first public concert in 1996.

According to her, she is not a pure Fado singer, but a singer who sings fado. She works closely with her husband, Custodio Castelo, who wrote many of her songs. Her music is accompanied by the typucal Portuguese guitar.

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Saturday, September 21, 2013

Rita de la Rochezoire

Rita de la Rochezoire (b.1988) is a Portuguese journalist

Rita was born in Lisbon. She is preparing to do a Masters in Social Communication. She joined the 'girlsband' Maxgirls, who claims to have been his launching pad. Rita is one of the interviewer of TV show "So Visto" and was the "Reporter Louca" (Mad Reporter) at "5 para a meia noite" TV Show.