Maria de Fátima Palha de Figueiredo (born 9 August, 1956 in Belém, Brazil),… Read Full Bio ↴Maria de Fátima Palha de Figueiredo (born 9 August, 1956 in Belém, Brazil), best known as Fafá de Belém (Fafá of Belém), is a popular Brazilian MPB and fado singer, actress and active political activist, coming from a Portuguese family with indigenous and Afro-Brazilian elements and having Portuguese citizenship.
In 1976, Fafá released her first LP, Tamba-Tajá. Her singing seduced even the demolishing critic of Brazilian music from Jornal do Brasil, the feared José Ramos Tinhorão, who poured over her praises, pointing her out as a singer destined to figure in the first team of the current generation of great Brazilian interpreters. The following album, Água (1977) confirmed all predictions: it reached about 100 thousand copies sold.
Although she never thought of becoming a professional singer, since she was 9 years old, Fafá de Belém was an attraction at parties promoted by her family or at friends' houses. In spite of being a little girl, she interpreted as a grown-up "Ouça", a hit by Maysa, or "Eu e a Brisa", by Johnny Half. She was a girl who, like her generation, loved the Beatles, was a fan of Roberto Carlos and the Jovem Guarda group, but was also fascinated by jazz, classical music, and got emotional listening to the great radio singers, like Cauby Peixoto, Angela Maria, Núbia Lafayette and Orlando Silva, "People with a dagger in their chests", who she likes to use as models to interpret.
"Today I see myself as a singer of the great loves, of the losses and reunions. If the music doesn't give me goose bumps, I won't record it. If I am not a character in the lyrics, I cannot interpret. I am a dramatist, a passionate person.", she usually affirms, between pleasant laughs, but from the bottom of her heart, the great interpreter of Nuvem de Lágrimas, the first country song to be played on FM's in Rio de Janeiro.
The wide range of her musical background is reflected in the selection of her repertoire. She recorded everything, without prejudice. Regional music, popular song pearls, such as "Que Queres Tu de Mim", by Evaldo Gouveia and Jair Amorim, or "Você Vai Gostar (Casinha Branca)" by Elpídio dos Santos. Rock, boleros, Caribbean rhythms, guarânias, afoxé, lambadas, sambas-canções, compositions by the great names of MPB, marcha-rancho, sertanejo, and many other rhythms. Not to mention the polemic presentation that the Muse of "Diretas Já" (a past popular political movement that had as its objective the resumption of direct elections for the office of President of the Republic in Brazil, during the Brazilian military dictatorship) gave to the National Anthem, contested by the courts and applauded by the audience.
It was from her decision to turn the tables and let her heart speak louder that Fafá touched deep into the Brazilian soul. With the determination that characterizes her, the years on the road, a strong intuition and the absolute success of songs handpicked by the singer herself at certain moments in her life, like "Bilhete", by Ivan Lins and Victor Martins, that made her break the silence of a year in 1982. Or "Memórias", by Leonardo, popular composer from Pernambuco, responsible for the sale of half a million copies (Platinum Disc) of the album Atrevida (1986), Fafá reached, then, the peak of her career, especially as a romantic singer.
An amazing trajectory, but nothing that surprises those who know her well and her apparent contradictions. It was not for nothing that she interpreted, with such emotion and propriety, the verses of one of the biggest hits of her career, "Dentro de Mim Mora Um Anjo", by Suely Costa and Cacaso: "Who sees me singing like this, doesn't know anything about me...". This is one of the greatest truths about Fafá de Belém, who knows exactly what she wants and what she is capable of.
"I have always done my own thing, lived my own life, fought hard and punched a lot on a knife's blade to get to where I am. It is the people who teach the artist what he has to sing, and not the artist who has to teach the people what they have to listen to.", often repeats Fafá.
Fafá became a national brand. A national brand of joy, with that sincerely loud laugh that can lift the spirits of anyone. A national trademark of health, the beautiful Brazilian woman who even baptized the lanterns of the old VW Beetle, another popular passion. A national symbol of freedom, the symbol of a political movement that moved millions of Brazilians with her interpretation of the national anthem.
This is Fafá de Belém. Or even better: Fafá do Mundo (Fafá of the World).
In 1976, Fafá released her first LP, Tamba-Tajá. Her singing seduced even the demolishing critic of Brazilian music from Jornal do Brasil, the feared José Ramos Tinhorão, who poured over her praises, pointing her out as a singer destined to figure in the first team of the current generation of great Brazilian interpreters. The following album, Água (1977) confirmed all predictions: it reached about 100 thousand copies sold.
Although she never thought of becoming a professional singer, since she was 9 years old, Fafá de Belém was an attraction at parties promoted by her family or at friends' houses. In spite of being a little girl, she interpreted as a grown-up "Ouça", a hit by Maysa, or "Eu e a Brisa", by Johnny Half. She was a girl who, like her generation, loved the Beatles, was a fan of Roberto Carlos and the Jovem Guarda group, but was also fascinated by jazz, classical music, and got emotional listening to the great radio singers, like Cauby Peixoto, Angela Maria, Núbia Lafayette and Orlando Silva, "People with a dagger in their chests", who she likes to use as models to interpret.
"Today I see myself as a singer of the great loves, of the losses and reunions. If the music doesn't give me goose bumps, I won't record it. If I am not a character in the lyrics, I cannot interpret. I am a dramatist, a passionate person.", she usually affirms, between pleasant laughs, but from the bottom of her heart, the great interpreter of Nuvem de Lágrimas, the first country song to be played on FM's in Rio de Janeiro.
The wide range of her musical background is reflected in the selection of her repertoire. She recorded everything, without prejudice. Regional music, popular song pearls, such as "Que Queres Tu de Mim", by Evaldo Gouveia and Jair Amorim, or "Você Vai Gostar (Casinha Branca)" by Elpídio dos Santos. Rock, boleros, Caribbean rhythms, guarânias, afoxé, lambadas, sambas-canções, compositions by the great names of MPB, marcha-rancho, sertanejo, and many other rhythms. Not to mention the polemic presentation that the Muse of "Diretas Já" (a past popular political movement that had as its objective the resumption of direct elections for the office of President of the Republic in Brazil, during the Brazilian military dictatorship) gave to the National Anthem, contested by the courts and applauded by the audience.
It was from her decision to turn the tables and let her heart speak louder that Fafá touched deep into the Brazilian soul. With the determination that characterizes her, the years on the road, a strong intuition and the absolute success of songs handpicked by the singer herself at certain moments in her life, like "Bilhete", by Ivan Lins and Victor Martins, that made her break the silence of a year in 1982. Or "Memórias", by Leonardo, popular composer from Pernambuco, responsible for the sale of half a million copies (Platinum Disc) of the album Atrevida (1986), Fafá reached, then, the peak of her career, especially as a romantic singer.
An amazing trajectory, but nothing that surprises those who know her well and her apparent contradictions. It was not for nothing that she interpreted, with such emotion and propriety, the verses of one of the biggest hits of her career, "Dentro de Mim Mora Um Anjo", by Suely Costa and Cacaso: "Who sees me singing like this, doesn't know anything about me...". This is one of the greatest truths about Fafá de Belém, who knows exactly what she wants and what she is capable of.
"I have always done my own thing, lived my own life, fought hard and punched a lot on a knife's blade to get to where I am. It is the people who teach the artist what he has to sing, and not the artist who has to teach the people what they have to listen to.", often repeats Fafá.
Fafá became a national brand. A national brand of joy, with that sincerely loud laugh that can lift the spirits of anyone. A national trademark of health, the beautiful Brazilian woman who even baptized the lanterns of the old VW Beetle, another popular passion. A national symbol of freedom, the symbol of a political movement that moved millions of Brazilians with her interpretation of the national anthem.
This is Fafá de Belém. Or even better: Fafá do Mundo (Fafá of the World).
Chorando Se Foi
Fafá de Belém Lyrics
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Banda Magníficos Chorando se foi quem um dia só me fez chorar Chorando…
Ines Brasil Chorando se foi quem um dia só me fez chorar Chorando…
Ivete Sangalo Me dê a sua mão E seu amor e o seu…
Kaoma Chorando se foi Quem um dia só me fez chorar Chorando se…
Loalwa Braz Chorando se foi quem um dia só me fez chorar Chorando…
Marcia Ferreira Chorando se foi Quem um dia só me fez chorar Chorando se…
Nando Reis Chorando se foi Quem um dia só me fez chorar Chorando se…
Tayti Chorando se foi quem um dia só me fez chorar Chorando…
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Abandonada Abandonada por você Tenho tentado te esquecer No fim da tard…
Alinhamento Energético Se você achou que ano passado foi intenso 'Cê não…
Amor Da Minha Vida Amor da minha vida Que faço sem você Por onde você anda Eu…
Ao por do Sol Ao pôr do sol eu vou te dizer Que o nosso…
Atrevida Estou mais atrevida Mordaz e ferina Estou cheia de vida S…
Ave do Amor Quando eu for cantar Estrondo no ar Onda brava de rio Flech…
Coração do Agreste Regressar é reunir dois lados À dor do dia de partir Com…
Coração Xonado La laia laia laia laia laia laia laia laia laia…
Dentro De Mim Mora Um Anjo Quem me vê assim, cantando Não sabe nada de mim Dentro de…
Doce magia Quando a gente se viu Alguma coisa nos uniu Sem…
Dom De Passarinho Assim sou eu, em fazer carinho Quase que advinho os mistéri…
Dona de Castelo Amor perfeito Amor quase perfeito Amor de perdição Paixão qu…
Emoriô Ê-emoriô Ê-emoriô Emoripaô Ê-emoriô Ê-emoriô Emoripaô…
Eu Daria Minha Vida Eu daria a minha vida Para te esquecer Eu daria a minha…
Eu Não Sou Nada Teu Eu não sou nada teu E quem foi que me disse Que…
Eu Preciso De Você Na Minha Vida Preciso urgentemente de um amor Pra dar um jeito no meu…
Eu Sou Aquela Eu sou aquela que o homem quer menina Mas ao ver…
Foi Assim Foi assim Como um resto de sol no mar Como a brisa…
Grandes Amores Quando parte um grande amor A gente aprende a chorar É maior…
Grão De Areia Vi você fugir de mim escapando pelas mãos Igualzinho um grã…
Haragana Meu cigarro de palha Joguei com meu laço no fundo do…
História De Amor Eu não pedi pra nascer Eu não nasci pra perder Nem vou…
Leilão Leilão De manhã cedo num lugar todo enfeitado nóis ficava A…
Mar De Estrelas And now the purple dusk of twilight time Steals across the…
Maria Solidária Dança, Maria Maria Lança seu corpo jovem pelo are Ela já v…
Meu Dilema De uma solução Você se transformou Em um problema Você fo…
Meu Homem Ninguém me faz Amor tão bem Como você Ninguem mais Me en…
Não Queiras Saber de Mim Não queiras saber de mim Esta noite não estou cá Quando a…
No Meio Da Roda Quando sonho tenho tudo Tenho até muito juízo Já andei pel…
Nossa Senhora Cubra-me com seu manto de amor Guarda-me na paz desse olhar …
Nuvem de Lágrimas Há uma nuvem de lágrimas sobre meus olhos Dizendo pra mim…
O andarilho / Ave Maria dos retirantes Caí do céu por descuido Se tenho pai, não sei não Venho…
O Resto do Resto Sofremos os homens, os bichos, as pedras Sofremos as flores,…
Pauapixuna Uma cantiga de amor se mexeu Uma tapuia no porto a…
Peguei um Ita No Norte Peguei um ita no Norte Pra vir pro Rio morar, Adeus, meu…
Ping-Pong Do Amor Quando eu for cantar Estrondo no ar Onda brava de rio Flech…
Poeira de Estrelas And now the purple dusk of twilight time Steals across the…
Raça Lá vem a força, lá vem a magia Que me incendeia…
Revelação Um dia vestido de saudade viva Faz ressuscitar Casas mal viv…
Sereia Clara como a luz do sol Clareira luminosa nessa escuridão Be…
Só Pra Te Ver Feliz Se eu pudesse esquecer você Eu ia embora Se eu tivesse for…
Sob Medida Se você crê em Deus Erga as mãos para os céus E…
Toda Forma de Amor Eu não pedi pra nascer Eu não nasci pra perder Nem vou…
Um Homem Que Amei When I wake up each morning Trying to find myself And…
Vermelho A cor do meu batuque Tem o toque, tem o som…
vida Você foi a melhor coisa que eu tive Mas o pior…
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