Simone de Oliveira
Known For
Acting
Born
1938-02-11 in Lisbon, Portugal
Biography
Simone de Macedo e Oliveira, GCIH • GMC (born 11 February 1938) better known as Simone de Oliveira is a Portuguese singer and actress. Simone was born and raised in Lisbon. Her Portuguese mother had black African roots in São Tomé and Príncipe (then a Portuguese territory), and her father was Belgian. She started singing in high school. She is a breast cancer survivor and had the sickness twice. She started her career at the end of the 1950s. With "Sol de inverno" she represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 1965. She became fairly famous in 1969 with the song "Desfolhada Portuguesa", with lyrics by José Carlos Ary dos Santos and music by Nuno Nazareth Fernandes. This song was a great success in Portugal, having innovative lyrics during the time of the dictatorship of António de Oliveira Salazar. It represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 in Madrid. Despite her popularity at home, it was not successful at the Eurovision, getting only 4 votes. Eleven years later she was again selected by RTP to represent her country in the ninth edition of the OTI Festival (The Latin American counterpart of the Eurovision Song Contest). She performed the song "A tua espera" which got the 14th place with 9 points. She was in several plays, more than 10 movies and 23 TeleNovelas.
Most Known For
Alta Definição
as Self
Eurovision Song Contest
as Self - Contestant
Louco Amor
as Carlota Caetano Menezes
Vidas de Sal
as Madalena Fragoso
Roseira Brava
as Amélia Falcão
A Senhora das Águas
as Maria dos Prazeres
Mundo ao Contrário
as Estefânia
Trial
as Mendes Oliveira's wife
Tu e Eu
Filhos do Vento
as Paula Vieira
Passerelle
as Madame Solange
Conde de Abranhos
as Mrs. Gama Torres
Os Andrades
as Própria
Vila Faia
as Efigénia Marques Vila
Old Friends
as Própria
Parabéns
as Self
Welcome to Beirais
as Zizi
Day By Day
as Própria
Sabado à Noite
as Self
Zona+
as Própria