Amália Rodrigues

Birthday: July 23rd, 1920 Date of Death: October 6th, 1999 Place of Birth: Lisbon, Portugal

Amália, was a Portuguese fadista (fado singer) and actress. Known as the 'Rainha do Fado' ("Queen of Fado"), Rodrigues was instrumental in popularising fado worldwide and travelled internationally throughout her career. Amália remains the best-selling Portuguese artist in history.