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Linda de Suza

1948-02-22 (76 years old) in Beringel, Beja, Portugal

Teolinda Joaquina de Sousa Lança, better known as Linda de Suza, (22 February 1948 – 28 December 2022) was a Portuguese Lusophone and Francophone singer and best-selling author. She was described by Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa as "a French icon of Portuguese migration". Linda de Suza was born in Beringel, Beja (Alentejo), in southern Portugal. Suza left her homeland, Portugal for France in the 1970s and started to work in menial jobs. In the late 1970s, she managed to record music albums. Her works such as Tiroli-Torola, La fille qui pleurait, Un Enfant peut faire le monde, and L'Étrangère drew a large audience in France. She topped her success with her performance at Paris Olympia. Linda de Suza sang fado, folk, ballads and popular songs in both French and Portuguese and was nicknamed "Amália of France" after Amália Rodrigues, to whom she paid tribute in her song "Amália". Amália Rodrigues, known as "Rainha do Fado" ("Queen of Fado") paved the way for Linda de Suza, Tonicha, Lenita Gentil, Cândida Branca Flor, Dulce Pontes, Mariza and Mísia, among other well known Portuguese and Portuguese-descended singers. In 1984, Linda de Suza published her autobiography La Valise en Carton ("The Cardboard Suitcase"). The book was also published the same year in Portugal, as A Mala de Cartão. Her book was followed by a number of novels. La Valise en carton was adapted into a cinema-film miniseries in 1988. All were successful. Source: Article "Linda de Suza" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Movies

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The Black Ball
58 %|Feb 5, 2015
Drama, TV Movie
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Mosaïque
90 %|Dec 26, 1976
Family, Music

Series

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Vivement dimanche
32 %|Sep 20, 1998
Talk
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Parabéns
0 %|Sep 19, 1992
Talk, Comedy
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Le monde est à vous
0 %|Sep 13, 1987
Talk
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Victoires de la musique
20 %|Nov 23, 1985
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La Chance aux chansons
40 %|Mar 26, 1984
Reality
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Champs-Elysées
62 %|Jan 16, 1982
Talk
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Fan School
65 %|Jan 30, 1977
Talk, Kids
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Les Jeux de 20 heures
0 %|Mar 22, 1976
Reality
actor
Numéro un
60 %|Apr 5, 1975
Reality
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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
60 %|Jan 12, 1975
Talk
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Midi Première
100 %|Jan 6, 1975
Reality