Artist biography
Raquel sings what she sees, feels and smells around her, what she daily lives.
One feels in her voice, in the attitude, in the expression and, above all, in the courage she has by assuming herself as a “Fadista” (Fado Singer). All of this couldn’t be by chance, or by the fact that she is an artist with a huge talent to act. None great actress could assume so well this role…
She was born in Lisbon, the 11th January 1985, inside a family with binds to the musical panorama of the Lisbon’s Song. Since very young she attended to the “nooks and crannies” of Fado’s milieu.
Studies took her to other directions, following a normal course of education and maturity, until the moment her “destiny” took her to decide her life and career.
She returned to the usual places of Fado, now with 18 years old. She passed by Lisbon’s most important “fado houses” and, in 2006 she releases her first record, which gives her the Revelation Award Amália Rodrigues, and creates her show, always around a character based in her own artistic identity.
She grew up to be one of the most important voices of contemporary Fado, and in 2016, Raquel Tavares presents her new album “Raquel”, a record where the artist shows her whole world. An album that began with fado but also tracked through samba, MPB, and other styles. Buoyed by her concerts, the album was certified gold in Portugal and topped the album charts. She performed at Lisbon’s NOS Alive Festival in the company of the Pixies, Arcade Fire, and numerous other artists. She was the only fado performer to share a stage with them.
As a result, she was received enthusiastically by an entirely new audience full of indie rock fans and received press notices from the U.S., Indo-Asia, and Europe. In November 2017, she released her second Sony effort, Roberto Carlos por Raquel Tavares: Do Fundo Do Meu Coração, an homage to the great singer/songwriter. The set included a pair of duets in “Debaixo Dos Caracóis Dos Seus Cabelos” with Caetano Veloso, and “De Tanto Amor” with Ana Carolina. Again, it topped the album charts, remaining there for more than ten weeks and was ultimately certified double gold.
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Upcoming concerts:
27th October 2018 – Hotel Casino Chaves – Carvela – Portugal
31st October 2018 – Coliseu – Porto – Portugal
3rd November 2018 – Coliseu dos Recreios – Lisbon – Portugal
29th September 2018 – Santa Casa Alfama – Lisbon – Portugal
20th September 2018 –Alcainça – Portugal
8th September 2018 – São João da Pesqueira – Portugal
7th September 2018 – Montemor-o-Velho – Portugal
1st September 2018 – Festival F – Faro – Portugal
31st August 2018 – Festival do Crato – Portalegre – Portugal
30th August 2018 – Valpaços – Portugal
25th August 2018 – Castro Verde – Portugal
23rd August 2018 – São Miguel – Açores – Portugal
20th August 2018 – Monção – Portugal
17th August 2018 – São Jorge – Açores – Portugal
15th August 2018 – Mortágua – Portugal
11th August 2018 Feira de São Mateus – Viseu – Portugal
10th August 2018 – Vimioso – Portugal
5th August 2018 – Redondo – Portugal
3rd August 2018 – Portimão – Portugal
29th July 2018 – Avis – Portugal
28th July 2018 – Pombal – Portugal
27th July 2018 – São Brás de Alportel – Portugal
21st July 2018 – Carcavelos – Portugal
20th July 2018 – Mora – Portugal
8th July 2018 – Jardim das Rosas – Torres Novas – Portugal
6th July 2018 – Rio de Mouro – Portugal
5th July 2018 – Oliveira do Bairro – Portugal
30th June 2018 – Lagoa – Portugal
27h June 2018 – Macedo de Cavaleiros – Portugal
24th June 2018 – Porto de Mós – Portugal
23rd June 2018 – Benfica – Portugal
22th June 2018 – Vila do Conde – Portugal
14th June 2018 – Figueira da Foz – Portugal
3rd June 2018 – Miranda do Corvo – Portugal
26th May 2018 – Azinhal – Castro Marim – Portugal
24th May 2018 – Azambuja – Portugal
19th May 2018 – Cidade das Artes – Rio de Janeiro – Brasil
13th May 2018 – Salvaterra – Portugal
6th May 2018 – Cine-Teatro São Jorge – Alcanena – Portugal
5th May 2018 – Cine-Teatro Anadia – Anadia – Portugal
30th April 2018 – Teatro das Figuras – Faro – Portugal
29th April 2018 – Estremoz – Portugal
24th April 2018 – Carnide – Portugal
14th April 2018 – Cine-Teatro Garret – Póvoa de Varzim – Portugal
13th April 2018 – Aveiro-Expo – Aveiro – Portugal
24th March 2018 – Portel – Portugal
23rd March 2018 – Fórum Municipal Luísa Todi – Setúbal – Portugal
8th March 2018 – Cine-Teatro Curvo Semedo – Montemor-o-Novo – Portugal
28th February 2018 – 20 Anos FNAC – Armazéns do Chiado – Lisbon – Portugal
16th February 2018 – Silves – Portugal
10th February 2018 – Festival Montepio às vezes – Évora – Portugal
3rd February 2018 – Guarda – Portugal
- 1999 – Porque Canto Fado
- 2006 – Raquel Tavares
- 2008 -Bairro
- 2016 – Raquel
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