Filipa Azevedo

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Filipa Daniela Azevedo de Magalhães (Portuguese pronunciation: [fiˈlipazɨˈveðu]; born 31 July 1991) is a Portuguese singer. She is currently resident in the United Kingdom while attending music school in London.

Azevedo represented

In the final of the show, Clara de Sousa described Azevedo as "worth 3 or 4 singers." Sérgio Rosado called her "absolutely perfect", and his brother Nélson said she was a "raw talent (…) a very good singer (…) a brilliant performer." Tózé Brito, a music mogul and the chief judge of the show, said Azevedo was "like an angel singing. Tonight you were also an earthquake. You were incredible… I already knew your amazing low notes, but tonight you hit such high notes that very few professional singers in Portugal would be able to do as you did." Sérgio Rosado concluded that she was "undoubtedly, the best singer in the show. She was the voice of this show. If the Portuguese, at home, vote well, they will vote for Azevedo", and offered to produce her first album. On the night of 31 December Azevedo was elected the winner of the show.

2008: stardom and move to London

Over the coming year Azevedo made media appearances, performed live on several TV shows, and began recording her first album. She also recorded a duet with her Familia Superstar co-contestant Catarina Pereira; the song, Carrossel de Papel (Paper Carousel), was included on the charity CD O melhor do mundo (The best of the world), all proceeds of which were donated to children's charities.

Azevedo moved in the same year to live with relatives in London, where she enrolled to study vocal technique and music technology and production.

2009: Filipa Azevedo

In 2009 her album Filipa Azevedo premiered. The quality of the production was criticized,^{[citation needed]} though Azevedo's vocals nonetheless received praise.^{[citation needed]} On advice she left her original record label and signed to Cherry Entertainment, a record that represents other Portuguese artists including Mia Rose. TV and live performances around the country followed.

2010–present: Festival da Canção and Eurovision Song Contest

In early 2010 Azevedo was invited by SIC, a Portuguese TV channel, to be the main singer on a memorial record for the victims of the

External links

Media related to Filipa Azevedo at Wikimedia Commons

• Good Luck Filipa, Oslo is yours!