Cláudia Pascoal

Cláudia Rafaela Teixeira Pascoal (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈklawðiɐ tɐjˈʃɐjɾɐ pɐʃˈkwal]; born 12 October 1994) is a Portuguese singer who represented her country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 on home soil in Lisbon.[1]

Not to be confused with Claudia Pascual.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Teixeira and the second or paternal family name is Pascoal.
Cláudia Pascoal
Pascoal in May 2018
Background information
Birth nameCláudia Rafaela Teixeira Pascoal
Born (1994-10-12) 12 October 1994
Gondomar, Portugal
GenresSoul, pop, indie pop
Occupation(s)Singer
Instruments
Years active2015–present

Career

2010–2015: Ídolos and Factor X

In 2010, Pascoal participated in talent show Ídolos, and in 2013 she participated in the first season of talent show Factor X. In 2014, Pascoal auditioned to present talk show Curto Circuito on SIC Radical, and ended up in third place. In 2015, she participated in Ídolos for a second time.[2]

2017–2018: The Voice Portugal and Eurovision Song Contest

In 2017, she participated on the fifth season of talent show The Voice Portugal and was eventually eliminated in the semi-finals placing 6th overall.[3] In 2018, Pascoal won the Festival da Canção, the national contest to select the Portuguese entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "O jardim", written by Isaura.[1][4] As the host entry, she automatically qualified to the final. In the final the song received a total of 39 points and placed 26th.

2019–2020: !

In 2019, Pascoal released two singles, "Ter e Não Ter" in March, followed by a collaboration with Samuel Uria for "Viver" in November. In March 2020, she released her first studio album ![upper-alpha 1], as well as the third single from the album, "Espalha Brasas".

Discography

Studio albums
Title Details Peak chart positions
POR
[5]
!
  • Released: 27 March 2020
  • Label: Universal Music Portugal
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
 6

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
POR
"O jardim"
(featuring Isaura)		 2018 21 Non-album single
"Ter e Não Ter" 2019 — !
"Viver"
(featuring Samuel Úria)		 —
"Espalha Brasas" 2020 —
"Passo A Passo"
(with Tomás Adrião)		 — Non-album single
"Quase Dança" — !
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Notes
  1. The title of the album ! is pronounced "blah".

References
  1. Jordan, Paul (12 January 2018). "Portugal: Claudia Pascoal will follow Sobral's footsteps and fly to Lisbon!". esctoday.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  2. "Partilhe este artigo utilizando o URL" (in Portuguese). Move noticias. Archived from the original on 5 March 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  3. "Cláudia Pascoal" (in Portuguese). media.rtp.pt. 16 April 2015. Archived from the original on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  4. Mercereau, Damien (5 March 2018). "Eurovision 2018 : le Portugal défend son titre avec Cláudia Pascoal" (in French). Le Figaro. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  5. "Discography Cláudia Pascoal". portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
Preceded by
Salvador Sobral
with "Amar pelos dois"		 Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest
2018		 Succeeded by
Conan Osíris
with "Telemóveis"
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