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Amália da Piedade Rebordão Rodrigues nasceu em Lisboa, em 1920.
{{Amália da Piedade Rebordão Rodrigues was born in Lisbon in 1920.}}

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Veio a tornar-se a voz incontornável de Portugal, a Rainha do Fado.
{{She has become the undeniable voice of Portugal, the Queen of Fado.}}

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Amália cresceu com os seus avós maternos em Lisboa,
{{Amalia grew up with her maternal grandparents in Lisbon,}}

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e era para eles e para os vizinhos que cantava, até que, em 1935,
{{and it was for them and the neighbours that she sang, until, in 1935,}}

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foi escolhida para cantar o ‘Fado Alcântara’ na Marcha Popular desse bairro,
{{she was chosen to sing ‘Fado Alcântara’ at the Popular March of that neighbourhood,}}

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nas festas dos Santos Populares.
{{at the Popular Saints festivals.}}

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A partir daí, começou a cantar noutras festas
{{From then on, she started singing at other festivals}}

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e rapidamente chamou a atenção da crítica nacional.
{{and quickly caught the attention of national critics.}}

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A Diva do Fado fez a sua estreia profissional no Retiro da Severa, em 1939.
{{The Diva of Fado made her professional debut at the Severa Retreat in 1939.}}

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Passou pelas casas de fado Solar da Alegria,
{{She passed through the fado houses Solar da Alegria,}}

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onde adotou pela primeira vez o nome artístico Amália Rodrigues,
{{where she first adopted the stage name Amália Rodrigues,}}

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e Café Mondego.
{{and Café Mondego.}}

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Devido à sua crescente popularidade,
{{Due to her growing popularity,}}

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tornou-se cabeça de cartaz,
{{she became a headliner,}}

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e o seu ‘cachet’ atingiu valores nunca pagos a um fadista
{{and her ‘cachet’ reached levels never paid to a fado singer}}

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quando começou a cantar no Café Luso.
{{when she started singing at Cafe Luso.}}

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Das casas de fado lisboetas às grandes salas de espetáculo internacionais
{{From Lisbon’s Fado Houses to Major International Showrooms}}

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foi um pequeno passo.
{{was a small step.}}

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No início da década de 50,
{{In the early ’50s,}}

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Amália iniciou as longas digressões que marcaram a sua carreira,
{{Amalia started the long tours that marked her career,}}

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levando o fado e a língua portuguesa aos quatro cantos do mundo.
{{taking Fado and the Portuguese language to the four corners of the world.}}

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O seu percurso artístico passou, também, pelo teatro e pelo cinema.
{{Her artistic career (“path”) also passed through the theatre and cinema.}}

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Amália cantou poemas de autores consagrados
{{Amalia sang poems by renowned authors}}

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e teve os melhores letristas contemporâneos a escrever para si,
{{and had the best contemporary lyricists writing for her,}}

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mas alguns dos seus fados mais celebrados foram escritos por si mesma.
{{but some of her most celebrated fados were written by herself.}}

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Faleceu, em casa, a 6 de Outubro de 1999.
{{She died at home on the 6th of October, 1999.}}

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Portugal chorou a dor e saudade tão presentes nos seus fados.
{{Portugal cried the pain and longing so present in its fados.}}