Mafalda Veiga | en

Jorge Veiga (Jorge de Oliveira Veiga - April 14,1910 Rio de Janeiro - June 29,1979 Rio de Janeiro) departed from a life of misery as a shoe-shiner and doer of small jobs to a highly successful career as a samba singer. His specialty were humorous Carnival sambas and sambas-de-breque in which the figure of the malandro (street smart) was frequently central. Veiga started his artistic life in 1934, singing in circuses throughout Rio's working-class suburbs. After a while he was given an opportunity to perform in the Rádio Educadora. Singing and acting, he toured the North in a theater company....

Mafalda Veiga (born December 24, 1965) is a Portuguese singer-songwriter born in Lisbon. Discography: * Pássaros do sul (1987) * Planície (single, 1987) * Cantar (1988) * Nada se repete (1992) * A cor da fogueira (1996) * Tatuagem (1999) * Cada lugar teu (single, 1999) * Um pouco mais (1999), wrote to Susana Félix * Mafalda Veiga ao Vivo (live, 2000) * Na alma e na pele (2003) * Lado a Lado (2006), duet with João Pedro Pais * Chão (2008) .

Mafalda Arnauth, born in Lisbon, Portugal, in October of 1974, was at the time one of the latest revelations in fado. She started her career in 1995 when invited by João Braga (an important fado singer) to participate in a concert at S. Luis's Theater. What initially seemed to be a single experience, turned out to be a way of life. Today her value is recognized, not only in Portugal but also in many foreign countries, where her presence is regularly requested. Mafalda Arnauth, her first album released in 1999, was immediately acclaimed by specialists and won the Prize for...