Amália Rodrigues
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Portuguese recording artist, fado singer, actress
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Why Is Amália Rodrigues Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Amália da Piedade Rebordão Rodrigues GCSE, GCIH , better known as Amália Rodrigues or popularly as Amália, was a Portuguese fadista . She was known as the 'Rainha do Fado' and was instrumental in popularising fado worldwide and travelled internationally throughout her career. Amália remains the best-selling Portuguese artist in history. She advocated the restoration of the monarchy in Portugal. She was a devout Catholic, which was reflected in her music.
