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Simone de Oliveira

1938-02-11 (86 years old) in Lisbon, Portugal

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.

Movies

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Sim, Sou Eu… Simone
0 %|Apr 28, 2022
Music
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Colo
66 %|Nov 16, 2017
Drama
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Trial
53 %|Oct 11, 2007
Drama, Thriller
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The Italian Writer
0 %|May 1, 2007
Drama, Romance
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A Estrangeira
0 %|Feb 1, 1982
Drama
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Cântico Final
0 %|Nov 23, 1975
Drama
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Canção da Saudade
50 %|Sep 18, 1964
Music

Series

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Os Nossos Dias
0 %|Sep 16, 2013
Comedy, Drama
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Bem-Vindos a Beirais
70 %|May 13, 2013
Comedy, Drama
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Mundo ao Contrário
0 %|Apr 14, 2013
Drama
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Louco Amor
0 %|May 6, 2012
Soap, Drama, Comedy
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Velhos Amigos
0 %|Sep 25, 2011
Comedy, Drama, Family
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Alta Definição
100 %|Sep 12, 2009
Talk
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Tu e Eu
0 %|Nov 10, 2006
Drama, Soap
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A Senhora das Águas
0 %|Sep 3, 2001
Soap, Drama
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Sabado à Noite
0 %|Jan 20, 2001
Comedy
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Conde de Abranhos
10 %|Oct 3, 2000
Drama, Comedy
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Filhos do Vento
0 %|Apr 6, 1997
Soap, Drama
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Vidas de Sal
0 %|Sep 30, 1996
Soap, Drama
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Roseira Brava
0 %|Jan 8, 1996
Soap, Drama
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Zona+
0 %|Sep 19, 1994
Talk
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Os Andrades
0 %|Aug 1, 1994
Comedy
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Parabéns
0 %|Sep 19, 1992
Talk, Comedy
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Joaquim Letria
0 %|Oct 24, 1990
Talk
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Passerelle
0 %|Oct 4, 1988
Soap, Drama
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Clubíssimo
0 %|May 7, 1988
Comedy
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Já Está
0 %|Apr 25, 1987
Talk