Cristina Branco

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Cristina Branco
Cristina Branco in Xixón, Asturies.jpg
Background information
Birth nameCristina Branco
Born(1972-12-28)28 December 1972
Almeirim, Ribatejo, Portugal
OriginAlmeirim, Ribatejo, Portugal
GenresFado
Occupation(s)Singer
InstrumentsVocals

Cristina Branco (born 28 December 1972 in Almeirim, Ribatejo, Portugal) is a Portuguese musician. She was drawn to jazz and styles of Portuguese music before settling on fado, a choice made after being introduced to the music of Amália Rodrigues by her grandfather. Branco then studied the poems from which the major fado lyrics are taken. Branco performs accompanied by composer Custódio Castelo on guitar.[1][2]

Personal life[]

Cristina Branco was married to Tiago Salazar with whom she has two daughters. Cristina Branco became an expat in the Netherlands while she was building a career as a fado singer. The couple endured a complex litigation process with the Portuguese tax office and moved their tax address to the Netherlands in order to take advantage of the favorable tax environment there.[3] The couple got divorced in 2018. She has been linked to the Portuguese Communist Party since an early age and performed in the party's festival Festa do Avante.[4]

Discography[]

  • Cristina Branco in Holland (1998)
  • Murmúrios (1998)[5]
  • Post-Scriptum (2000)
  • O Descobridor: Cristina Branco canta Slauerhoff (2000)
  • Corpo Iluminado (2001)
  • Sensus (2003)
  • Ulisses (2005)[1]
  • Live (2006)
  • Abril (2007)
  • Kronos (2009)
  • Não há só tangos em Paris (2011)
  • Alegria (2013)
  • Menina (2016)
  • Branco (2018)
  • Eva (2020)

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Cristina Branco: Musical Journey to Portugal".
  2. ^ Elliot, Richard (2010). Fado and the Place of Longing: Loss, Memory and the City. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Fomos obrigados a emigrar por causa do fisco..." (SIC) https://sic.pt/Programas/linha-aberta-com-hernani-carvalho/videos/2017-10-03-Fomos-obrigados-a-emigrar-por-causa-do-fisco
  4. ^ Cristina Branco - Festa do Avante http://www.festadoavante.pcp.pt/2014/cristina-branco.html
  5. ^ "Music & Words Frea Records". Retrieved 9 December 2010.
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