Carlos Manuel de Ascenção do Carmo de Almeida ComIH was a Portuguese fado singer. He represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest, in which he placed 12th. In 1984, he recorded Um Homem no País, which was the first CD ever recorded in Portugal.
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Carlos Manuel de Ascenção do Carmo de Almeida ComIH was a Portuguese fado singer. His most famous songs are \”Lágrimas de Orvalho\”, \”Lisboa Menina e Moça” and “Canoas do Tejo” He represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest, in which he placed 12th. He helped to open Lisbon fado to other musical influences, like jazz and French music, as well as adding the orchestra to the traditional fado guitar trio or quartet. In 1984, he recorded Um Homem no País, which was the first CD ever recorded in Portugal.
He was instrumental in making Fado part of UNESCO’s World Heritage of Fado, which premiered in 2007 at the Toronto International Film Festival. He also worked closely with Portugal and nurtured the development of fado singers such as Mariza and Camané. He died in a car accident in 2011. He is survived by his wife, two children and a son. He had a son and a daughter with his wife Lucília, a well known fadista of her time, who was also a singer.
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