Amália Rodrigues

Born 23 July 1920 in Lisbon, Portugal

Died 6 October 1999 (aged 79)

Amália, was a Portuguese fadista (fado singer) and actress. Known as the 'Rainha do Fado' ("Queen of Fado"), Rodrigues was instrumental in popularising fado worldwide and travelled internationally throughout her career. Amália remains the best-selling Portuguese artist in history.