Simone de Oliveira
Portuguese singer and actress
Simone de Oliveira GCIH • GMC | |
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 Simone de Oliveira at Festival da Canção 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Simone de Macedo e Oliveira |
| Born | (1938-02-11) 11 February 1938 (age 86) Lisbon, Portugal |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
| Years active | 1958–2022 |
Musical artist
Simone de Macedo e Oliveira, GCIH • GMC (born 11 February 1938) better known as Simone de Oliveira is a Portuguese singer and actress. She performed the Portuguese entries at the 1965 and 1969 editions of the Eurovision Song Contest.
Early life and career
Simone de Oliveira was born and raised in Lisbon. Her Portuguese mother had black African roots in São Tomé and Príncipe (then a Portuguese territory), and her father was Belgian. She started singing in high school.
Music career
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.
Eleven years later she was again selected by RTP to represent her country in the ninth edition of the OTI Festival (The Latin American counterpart of the Eurovision Song Contest). She performed the song "A tua espera" which got the 14th place with 9 points.
Other successful songs:
- "Maria solidão"
- "Deixa lá"
- "À tua espera"
In 2022, she was announced to be a coach on the generations version of The Voice Portugal alongside Mickael Carreira, Anselmo Ralph, and Bárbara Bandeira. At 84, she became the oldest The Voice coach globally. She returned for her second season as a coach in 2023, with Carreira, Ralph, and Sara Correia.
Selected filmography
Theater
- A tragédia da Rua das Flores
- Passa por mim no Rossio (a great success in Portugal)
- Maldita cocaína.
- A homage to the singer Madalena Iglésias in the musical play What happened to Madalena Iglésias (another success)
- Alma Mahler-Werfel in Joshua Sobols play Alma (2003, directed by Paulus Manker) in Convento dos Inglesinhos in Lisbon.
Acting career
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1964 | A Canção da Saudade | Herself | |
| 1967 | Operação diamante | ||
| 1976 | Cântico final | ||
| 1982 | A estrangeira [pt] | Clara |
Television
She has participated in several Portuguese telenovelas:
| Date | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Roseira Brava [pt] | Amélia Falcão | RTP | |
| 1996/1997 | Vidas de Sal [pt] | Madalena Fragoso | RTP | |
| 2001/2002 | A Senhora das Águas [pt] | Maria dos Prazeres | RTP | |
| 2005/2006 | Morangos com Açúcar | Maria Antónia Mergulhão | TVI | |
| 2006/2007 | Tu e Eu [pt] | Raquel Lemos Silva Reis | TVI | |
| 2008 | Vila Faia: 25 anos depois [pt] | D. Efigénia Marques Vila | RTP | |
| 2022–2023 | The Voice Generations | Coach | RTP |
In 1993, Simone was also a jury member in the first season of SIC contest Chuva de Estrelas [pt] (the Portuguese version of Stars in Their Eyes), which has uncovered new talents in Portuguese music.
Personal life
Simone is a breast cancer survivor and had the sickness twice.[1]
References
External links
- Lyric of entry Sol de inverno, (1965)
- Lyrics of entry Desfolhada portuguesa, (1969)
- Blog with informations and photos of Simone Oliveira
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Carlos Mendes "Verão" | Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by José Cid with "Na cabana junto à praia" | Portugal in the OTI Festival 1980 | Succeeded by José Cid with "Uma lagrima" |
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- 2B
- Alma Lusa
- Os Amigos
- Anabela
- Leonor Andrade
- Filipa Azevedo
- Rui Bandeira
- The Black Mamba
- Manuela Bravo
- António Calvário
- Carlos do Carmo
- Paulo de Carvalho
- José Cid
- Tó Cruz
- Da Vinci
- Dina
- Doce
- Dora
Elisa- Vânia Fernandes
- Adelaide Ferreira
- Flor-de-Lis
- Armando Gama
- Gemini
- Rita Guerra
- Maria Guinot
- Homens da Luta
- Madalena Iglésias
- Iolanda
- Célia Lawson
- Maro
- Carlos Mendes
- Duarte Mendes
- Mimicat
- Lúcia Moniz
- MTM
- Eduardo Nascimento
- Nevada
- Nonstop
- Nucha
- Simone de Oliveira
- Conan Osíris
- Carlos Paião
- Cláudia Pascoal
- Dulce Pontes
- Sabrina
- Salvador Sobral
- Filipa Sousa
- Suzy
- Sara Tavares
- Tonicha
- Fernando Tordo
- Sofia Vitória
- "Ai coração"
- "Amar"
- "Amar pelos dois"
- "Amor d'água fresca"
- "Antes do adeus"
- "Baunilha e chocolate"
- "Bem bom"
- "Chamar a música"
- "A cidade (até ser dia)"
- "Coisas de nada"
- "Como tudo começou"
- "Conquistador"
- "Dai li dou"
- "Dança comigo"
- "Deixa-me sonhar"
- "Desfolhada portuguesa"
- "E depois do adeus"
- "Ele e ela"
- "Esta balada que te dou"
- "A festa da vida"
- "Uma flor de verde pinho"
- "Foi magia"
- "Um grande, grande amor"
- "Grito"
- "Há dias assim"
- "Há sempre alguém"
- "Há um mar que nos separa"
- "O jardim"
- "Love Is on My Side"
- "Lusitana paixão"
- "A luta é alegria"
- "Madrugada"
"Medo de sentir"- "Menina do alto da serra"
- "O meu coração não tem cor"
- "Não sejas mau para mim"
- "Neste barco à vela"
- "Oração"
- "Penso em ti, eu sei"
- "Playback"
- "Portugal no coração"
- "Quero ser tua"
- "Saudade, saudade"
- "Se eu te pudesse abraçar"
- "Senhora do mar (negras águas)"
- "Silêncio e tanta gente"
- "Só sei ser feliz assim"
- "Sobe, sobe, balão sobe"
- "Sol de inverno"
- "Telemóveis"
- "Todas as ruas do amor"
- "Tourada"
- "O vento mudou"
- "Verão"
- "Vida minha"
- "Voltarei"
- Note: Entries scored out signify where Portugal did not compete
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