Celeste Rodrigues

Maria Celeste Rebordão Rodrigues ComIH (14 March 1923 – 1 August 2018) was a Portuguese fadista (fado singer) and the younger sister of Amália Rodrigues.

Celeste Rodrigues
ComIH
Background information
Birth nameMaria Celeste Rebordão Rodrigues
Born(1923-03-14)14 March 1923
Fundão, Portugal[1]
Died1 August 2018(2018-08-01) (aged 95)
Lisbon, Portugal
GenresFado
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
Instruments
  • Vocals
Years active1951–2018
LabelsMovieplay, CoastCompany

Biography

After Carnation Revolution in 1974, she went to Canada for six months, where her only marriage to actor Varela Silva ended in divorce; then she moved to the USA. She commuted for many years between her two residences in Lisbon and Washington DC, where her two daughters live.[2]

Although she did not achieve nearly as comprehensive a career as her sister, she was able to achieve substantial fame in her own right (especially in Portugal itself) with recordings such as Lenda das Algas (Legend of the Algae), Já é tarde (It is already late) and the emblematic Fado Celeste achievements.

Celeste Rodrigues sang a traditional style of fado, as opposed to the modern style of fado that her sister sang. In 2018, she was the oldest fado singer in the world, continuing to sing at age 95.[3]

Discography
  • 2007 Fado Celeste (CD, CoastCompany)[1]

Compilations
  • 1995 O Melhor dos Melhores n.º 55 (CD, Movieplay)[4]

References
  1. "Personalidades: Celeste Rodrigues". Lisboa: Museu do Fado. November 2009. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  2. Catarina Rocha (2 January 2011). "Celeste Rodrigues". Portal do Fado. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  3. Barrio, Javier Martín del (5 February 2018). "The Portuguese fado singer who charmed Madonna". El País. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  4. "Catálogo – Detalhes do registo de "Celeste Rodrigues; O melhor dos melhores; 55"". Fonoteca Municipal de Lisboa. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
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