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Simone de Oliveira

Simone de Oliveira

Simone de Macedo e Oliveira, GCIH • GMC (born 11 February 1938) better known as Simone de Oliveira is a Portuguese singer and actress. Simone 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. She is a breast cancer survivor and had the sickness twice. She started her career at the end of the 1950s. With "Sol de inverno" she represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 1965. She became fairly famous in 1969 with the song "Desfolhada Portuguesa", with lyrics by José Carlos Ary dos Santos and music by Nuno Nazareth Fernandes. This song was a great success in Portugal, having innovative lyrics during the time of the dictatorship of António de Oliveira Salazar. It represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 in Madrid. Despite her popularity at home, it was not successful at the Eurovision, getting only 4 votes. 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. She was in several plays, more than 10 movies and 23 TeleNovelas.

Personal information

Birthday

1938-02-11

Birth Place

Lisbon, Portugal

Movies and TV shows :

A Estrangeira

A Estrangeira

1982

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Movie
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A Senhora das Águas

2001

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TV
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Alta Definição

2009

9.5

TV
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Bem-Vindos a Beirais

2013

7.0

TV
Canção da Saudade

Canção da Saudade

1964

5.0

Movie
Cântico Final

Cântico Final

1975

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Clubíssimo

1988

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TV
Colo

Colo

2017

6.6

Movie
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Conde de Abranhos

2000

1.0

TV
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Filhos do Vento

1997

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Já Está

1987

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TV
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Joaquim Letria

1990

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TV
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Louco Amor

2012

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Mundo ao Contrário

2013

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Os Andrades

1994

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TV
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Os Nossos Dias

2013

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TV
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Parabéns

1992

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TV
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Passerelle

1988

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Roseira Brava

1996

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TV
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Sabado à Noite

2001

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TV
Sim, Sou Eu… Simone

Sim, Sou Eu… Simone

2022

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Movie
The Italian Writer

The Italian Writer

2007

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Movie
Trial

Trial

2007

5.3

Movie
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Tu e Eu

2006

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TV
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Velhos Amigos

2011

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TV
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Vidas de Sal

1996

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TV
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Zona+

1994

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TV