Adriano Correia de Oliveira, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Portuguese singer
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Place of Birth: Porto, Porto District, Portugal
About Adriano Correia de Oliveira
- Adriano Maria Correia Gomes de Oliveira, GCIH, ComL, or just Adriano (April 9, 1942 – October 16, 1982) was a Portuguese musician, born to a conservative Roman Catholic family in Porto.
- His family moved to Avintes after his birth.
- He went to Coimbra to study at the University of Coimbra, and eventually dropped out, albeit being involved in the student activism and Coimbra fado music. Adriano was part of a generation of composers and singers of political songs that used music and lyrics to fight against the Estado Novo dictatorial regime.
- For that, he became famous among the pro-democratic resistance and was persecuted by the political police, PIDE for his anti-dictatorial actions.
- Adriano was a personal friend of musicians like Zeca Afonso, Padre Fanhais, SĂ©rgio Godinho, or LuĂsa Basto, with whom he collaborated in the recording of many albums. His first recording Fado de Coimbra, was released in 1963.
- Accompanied by AntĂłnio Portugal and Rui Pato.
- In this record he performs the first rendition of Trova do Vento Que Passa, with poetry by Manuel Alegre, which would become a sort of anthem of resistance to the dictatorship.
- In 1967 he recorded the album "Adriano Correia de Oliveira" with, among other songs, Canção com Lágrimas. During his military service in 1969, O Canto e as Armas with poetry by Manuel Alegre, is released followed in 1970 by Cantaremos and Gente de Aqui e de Agora in 1971.
- After the Carnation Revolution, the single Que Nunca Mais with poems by Manuel da Fonseca is released.
- The record, directed and produced by Fausto Bordalo Dias, includes a rare participation of the legendary guitarist Carlos Paredes.
- That year, he was nominated artist of the year by Musicweek.Adriano was also a member of the Portuguese Communist Party and participated many times in the Avante! Festival annual fest.
- He was a close friend of the socialist Manuel Alegre, who wrote many of his lyrics.
- He died in Avintes at the age of 40 due to a vascular accident.
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