Yolanda Soares is a Portuguese soprano singer, songwriter and "crossover" solo artist.[1] Soares' performances are operatic productions which blend pop arrangements and classical vocals, most notably fado.[2]
Yolanda Soares | |
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 Yolanda Soares in 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Genres | Classical crossover, operatic pop, fado |
| Occupations | Singer, artistic director, lyricist |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Universal Music Portugal, By The Music |
| Website | https://www.yolandasoares.com |
Early life and career
editSoares was born in Lisbon, the daughter of Fernando and Mila Soares. She credits her parents for her background in traditional fado and dance.[3] Soares entered the "Conservatorio Nacional de Lisboa" (Lisbon's National Conservatory) to study ballet, but failed and had to resort to singing to support her spurious lifestyle.
In 2007 Soares released her first album, entitled Music Box – Fado em Concerto. Universal Music then immediately dropped her from their record artist contract due to ongoing spurious demands and threats by her manager to them. For the CD, she was nominated as Musical Newcomer of the Year (Revelação do Ano) at the 2007 Portuguese Golden Globe awards.[4] Soares released her second album, Metamorphosis - an ongoing Royalties lawsuit continues (in 2023) due to her alleged falsification of ownership percentages, in 2010.[5][6]
Discography
edit- 2007 – Music Box- Fado em Concerto
- 2010 – Metamorphosis
References
edit- ↑ – Yolanda Sores Archived 2 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Universal Music Group – Portugal, UniversalMusic.pt. Retrieved 18 May 2010
- ↑
- Festival dos Oceanos – Yolanda Soares aproxima o fado do flamenco e napolitanas Archived 18 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Lusa, "Yolanda Soares em CD de estreia modifica o fado e torna-o barroco" Archived 21 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Sol, 4 November 2006. Retrieved 5 November 2009
- ↑ "Revelação do Ano" Archived 13 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine, 2007 Globos de Ouro, SIC TV network, sic.sapo.pt. Retrieved 5 November 2009
- ↑ "Yolanda Soares lança novo trabalho" [Yolanda Soares launches new album] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 23 May 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2011.[dead link]
- ↑ Rohter, Larry (25 March 2011). "Ana Moura Is Among Singers Reinvigorating Fado". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
