Simone de Oliveira
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Simone de Oliveira GCIH • GMC | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Simone de Macedo e Oliveira |
Born | Lisbon, Portugal | 11 February 1938
Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
Years active | 1958–2022 |
Simone de Macedo e Oliveira,
Early life and career
Simone de Oliveira was born and raised in Lisbon. Her Portuguese mother had black African roots in São Tomé and Príncipe (then a Portuguese territory), and her father was Belgian. She started singing in high school.
Music career
She started her career at the end of the 1950s.
With "
She became fairly famous in 1969 with the song "
Eleven years later she was again selected by RTP to represent her country in the ninth edition of the OTI Festival (The Latin American counterpart of the Eurovision Song Contest). She performed the song "A tua espera" which got the 14th place with 9 points.
Other successful songs:
- "Maria solidão"
- "Deixa lá"
- "À tua espera"
In 2022, she was announced to be a coach on the generations version of The Voice Portugal alongside Mickael Carreira, Anselmo Ralph, and Bárbara Bandeira. At 84, she became the oldest The Voice coach globally. She returned for her second season as a coach in 2023, with Carreira, Ralph, and Sara Correia.
Selected filmography
Theater
- A tragédia da Rua das Flores
- Passa por mim no Rossio (a great success in Portugal)
- Maldita cocaína.
- A homage to the singer Madalena Iglésias in the musical play What happened to Madalena Iglésias (another success)
- Joshua Sobols play Alma (2003, directed by Paulus Manker) in Convento dos Inglesinhos in Lisbon.
Acting career
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1964 | A Canção da Saudade | Herself | |
1967 | Operação diamante | ||
1976 | Cântico final | ||
1982 | A estrangeira | Clara |
Television
She has participated in several Portuguese telenovelas:
Date | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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1996 | Roseira Brava | Amélia Falcão | RTP | |
1996/1997 | Vidas de Sal | Madalena Fragoso | RTP | |
2001/2002 | A Senhora das Águas | Maria dos Prazeres | RTP | |
2005/2006 | Morangos com Açúcar | Maria Antónia Mergulhão | TVI | |
2006/2007 | Tu e Eu | Raquel Lemos Silva Reis | TVI | |
2008 | Vila Faia: 25 anos depois | D. Efigénia Marques Vila | RTP | |
2022–2023 | The Voice Generations | Coach | RTP |
In 1993, Simone was also a jury member in the first season of
Personal life
Simone is a breast cancer survivor and had the sickness twice.[1]