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Ercília Costa

Portuguese fado singer (1902–1985)
Person human Q10273535

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[11]
Date of birth
August 3, 1902
Date of death
November 16, 1985
Place of birth
Costa da Caparica, Almada[8]
Place of death
Algés
Country of citizenship
Portugal[9]
Occupation
singer, composer, actor
Genre
fado[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Portuguese[18]
Family name
Costa, Botelho, Farinha[13][14][15]
Given name
Ercília[16]
Instrument
voice[17]
Native language
Portuguese[10]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipédia:GLAM/Teatro Variedades[19]
P14750
B038-2AA6-FDE2-2E87-10E2[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ercília Botelho Farinha Costa en Ercília Costa de Ercília Botelho Farinha Costa nl Ercilia Costa pt Ercília Botelho Farinha Costa ro Ercília Botelho Farinha Costa
🔖 Identifiers · 11
VIAF cluster ID
75947720
Library of Congress authority ID
no99021160
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ercília Costa 1.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000509584
Deezer artist ID
86693
Discogs artist ID
1549726
Freebase ID
/m/01w8dc4
IMDb ID
nm0182144
MusicBrainz artist ID
2ef52210-fb58-41fb-88cb-4bba2a059989
TMDB person ID
1466827
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJy8q8FggqqfVw6tg8Kcfq

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
composer, singer
Place of birth 2
Almada, Costa da Caparica
Country of citizenship 1
Portugal
Family name 1
Costa
Genre 1
fado
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Portuguese
Native language 1
Portuguese
Place of death 1
Algés
Sex or gender 1
female
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Summary

Ercília Costa was born on August 3, 1902[1], in Costa da Caparica[2]. She died on November 16, 1985[3], in Algés[4]. She worked as a singer[5], composer[6], and actor[7].

FAQs

Where was Ercília Costa born?

Ercília Costa was born in Costa da Caparica[2].

Where did Ercília Costa die?

Ercília Costa died in Algés[4].

What did Ercília Costa do for work?

Ercília Costa worked as a singer[5], composer[6], and actor[7].

Related Entities

Portugal

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . MusicBrainz. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . MusicBrainz. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . MusicBrainz. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . MusicBrainz. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . MusicBrainz. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deezer artist ID → 86693
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/63225|batch #63225]]: Import Deezer artist ID from MusicBrainz via its artist ID in Wikidata. Also matched on name. Part2.: im"
  2. 11w ago · IvanScrooge98 · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Ercília Costa 1.jpg, Ercília Costa 2.jpg, Ercília Costa guitarra.jpg +2
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Image: Ercília Costa 1.jpg"
  3. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Costa, Botelho, Farinha
    Place of death → Algés
    P14750 → B038-2AA6-FDE2-2E87-10E2
    Place of birth → Costa da Caparica, Almada
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46458|batch #46458]]: HAND ID (5)"
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