Fafá de Belém

About

Brazilian singer considered one of the great female performers of the Musica Popular Brasileira genre. Her debut album, Tamba-Tajá, was released in 1976. She is particularly popular in Portugal, where her 1992 album Meu Fado went platinum.

Before Fame

She signed with Polydor Records in 1975 and released her first singles that same year.

Trivia

Her 2019 album, Humana, was ranked one of the 25 best Brazilian albums of the first half of that year by the São Paulo Association of Art Critics. She is active on social media and posts photos of herself enjoying life with her friends and family on her fafadbelem Instagram account, which has attracted more than 1.1 million followers.

Family Life

She was born Maria de Fátima Palha de Figueiredo. Her daughter, Mariana Belém, is a famous singer and actress.

Associated With

Her 1975 single "Naturalmente" was co-written by Caetano Veloso.