About
Singer and composer who won a Portuguese Golden Globe Award for Best Portuguese Singer in 2000. She was also a skilled guitarist and percussionist. She sang the European-Portuguese version of "God Help the Outcasts" from Disney's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" from 1996.
Before Fame
She competed in the Eurovision Song Contest when she was just 16 years old. She sang "Chamar a Música" and came in 8th.
Trivia
She was known for composing music that mixed African, Portuguese, and North American styles and was heavily influenced by world music.
Family Life
She was abandoned by her parents when she was a baby and raised by an older Portuguese woman.
Associated With
She was born in the same country as folk singer Amalia Rodrigues.
