Amália Rodrigues

Summary

Amália Rodrigues is a human^[1]. She was born in Freguesia da Pena^[2]. She was born on July 23, 1920^[3]. She passed away in Lisbon^[4]. She died on October 6, 1999^[5]. She worked as an actor^[6], singer^[7], musician^[8], recording artist^[9], and fado singer^[10]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (932 views/month, #7,055 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Amália Rodrigues was born in Freguesia da Pena^[2].
• Amália Rodrigues's place of birth was Lisbon^[12].
• Amália Rodrigues died in Lisbon^[4].
• Amália Rodrigues was born on July 23, 1920^[3].
• Amália Rodrigues died on October 6, 1999^[5].
• Burial took place at Church of Santa Engrácia^[13].
• Amália Rodrigues held citizenship in Portugal^[14].
• Amália Rodrigues worked as an actor^[6].
• Amália Rodrigues worked as a singer^[7].
• Amália Rodrigues worked as a musician^[8].
• Amália Rodrigues's professions included recording artist^[9].
• Amália Rodrigues worked as a fado singer^[10].
• Amália Rodrigues's field of work was fado^[15].
• Amália Rodrigues received the Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎^[16].
• Amália Rodrigues received the Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic^[17].
• Amália Rodrigues received the Grand Cross of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword^[18].
• Amália Rodrigues received the Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry^[19].
• Amália Rodrigues received the Knight of the Legion of Honour^[20].
• Amália Rodrigues received the Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry^[21].
• Amália Rodrigues is recorded as female^[22].
• Amália Rodrigues's instance of is recorded as human^[23].
• Amália Rodrigues's record label is recorded as Continental Records^[24].
• Amália Rodrigues's discography is recorded as Amália Rodrigues discography^[25].
• Amália Rodrigues's Commons category is recorded as Amália Rodrigues^[26].
• Amália Rodrigues's voice type is recorded as mezzo-soprano^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: PT^[29]

• Began / founded: 1920-07-23^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1999-10-06^[31]

• Genre(s): fado, fado de coimbra, flamenco, folk^[32]

• Community tags: fado, fado de coimbra, flamenco, folk, portugal, portuguese, traditional folk^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 6b605219-90fa-465e-82ae-60d2347bd030^[34]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Freguesia da Pena^[2], a former freguesia of Portugal^[35], in Portugal^[36] and Lisbon^[12], a city of Portugal^[37], in Portugal^[38]. Amália Rodrigues was born on July 23, 1920^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor^[6], singer^[7], musician^[8], recording artist^[9], and fado singer^[10]. Amália Rodrigues's field of work was fado^[15].

Recognition

Awards received include Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎^[16], a grade of an order^[39], in France^[40]; Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic^[17], a grade of an order^[41], in Spain^[42]; Grand Cross of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword^[18], a grade of an order^[43], in Portugal^[44]; Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry^[19], a grand cross^[45], in Portugal^[46]; Knight of the Legion of Honour^[20], a grade of an order^[47], in France^[48]; and Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry^[21], a grade of an order^[49], in Portugal^[50].

Death and Burial

Amália Rodrigues died on October 6, 1999^[5]. She passed away in Lisbon^[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[51]. She is buried at Church of Santa Engrácia^[13].

Why It Matters

Amália Rodrigues ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (932 views/month, #7,055 of 1,000,298).^[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] She is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

She has been cited as an influence by Linda de Suza^[54], a singer^[55], 1948–2022^[56], of Portugal^[57], awarded the Knight of the Order of Prince Henry^[58].

FAQs

Where was Amália Rodrigues born?

Amália Rodrigues was born in Freguesia da Pena^[2].

Where did Amália Rodrigues die?

Amália Rodrigues died in Lisbon^[4].

What did Amália Rodrigues do for work?

Amália Rodrigues worked as actor^[6], singer^[7], musician^[8], recording artist^[9], and fado singer^[10].

What awards did Amália Rodrigues receive?

Honors received include Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎^[16], Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic^[17], Grand Cross of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword^[18], and Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry^[19].

Who did Amália Rodrigues influence?

Amália Rodrigues has been cited as an influence by Linda de Suza^[54].