Amália Rodrigues, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Amália Rodrigues

Portuguese recording artist, fado singer, actress

Date of Birth: 23-Jul-1920

Place of Birth: Fundão, Castelo Branco District, Portugal

Date of Death: 06-Oct-1999

Profession: actor, singer, musician, recording artist, fado singer

Nationality: Portugal

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Amália da Piedade Rebordão Rodrigues GCSE, GCIH (23 July 1920 – 6 October 1999), better known as Amália Rodrigues (Portuguese pronunciation: [?'mali? ?u'ð?i???]) or popularly as 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.