Eugénia Melo e Castro
Encyclopedia
Eugénia Melo e Castro, born Maria Eugénia Menéres de Melo e Castro (Covilhã
, June 6, 1958) is a Portuguese
singer-songwriter
.
, central inland Portugal, in 1958, and lived in the city until she was 14. She left the city for studying in Lisbon. Her father, Ernesto de Melo e Castro, is a poet, professor and textile engineer (Bradford
, United Kingdom
) who earned a doctorate in literature
from the University of São Paulo
, and her mother Maria Alberta Menéres, was a writer. Her grandfather, a chemical engineer, was a noted entrepreneur in the important textiles industrial sector of Covilhã. Her grandfather Ernesto was a conductor, composer and violinist. Her first contact with the professional musical scene came through collaborative works for José Afonso, Vitorino
and Sérgio Godinho
, among others. Eugénia studied and lived in different locations during her teen-years, and when she was 21, already divorced and mother of a girl, she went to Brazil in order to pursuit her desire of being a singer-songwriter. She maintains houses in São Paulo (Brazil) and in Portugal.
ian musicians. These associations have been often in the rest of her discography. Her music is framed in MPB
(Brazilian Popular Music). She made theatre in 1977/78 with A Barraca (Portugal) and appeared in a number of movie and television works.
Covilhã
Covilhã is a city in Covilha Municipality in Centro region, Portugal. The city proper has 36,723 inhabitants, and the municipality has an area of 555.6 km² with a total population of 53,501, being composed of 31 parishes. It is located in the Cova da Beira subregion, in the district of...
, June 6, 1958) is a Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
.
Personal life
Eugénia was born in the city of CovilhãCovilhã
Covilhã is a city in Covilha Municipality in Centro region, Portugal. The city proper has 36,723 inhabitants, and the municipality has an area of 555.6 km² with a total population of 53,501, being composed of 31 parishes. It is located in the Cova da Beira subregion, in the district of...
, central inland Portugal, in 1958, and lived in the city until she was 14. She left the city for studying in Lisbon. Her father, Ernesto de Melo e Castro, is a poet, professor and textile engineer (Bradford
Bradford
Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
) who earned a doctorate in literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
from the University of São Paulo
University of São Paulo
Universidade de São Paulo is a public university in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It is the largest Brazilian university and one of the country's most prestigious...
, and her mother Maria Alberta Menéres, was a writer. Her grandfather, a chemical engineer, was a noted entrepreneur in the important textiles industrial sector of Covilhã. Her grandfather Ernesto was a conductor, composer and violinist. Her first contact with the professional musical scene came through collaborative works for José Afonso, Vitorino
Vitorino
Vitorino Salomé is a Portuguese singer-songwriter. His music combines the traditional music of his native region of Alentejo and urban popular song.-Albums:Semear Salsa ao Reguinho co-produced with Fausto Bordalo Dias...
and Sérgio Godinho
Sérgio Godinho
Sérgio Godinho, OL is a Portuguese poet, composer, and singer. He was born on August 31, 1945 in Porto, Portugal, and is one of the most influential popular musicians in Portugal...
, among others. Eugénia studied and lived in different locations during her teen-years, and when she was 21, already divorced and mother of a girl, she went to Brazil in order to pursuit her desire of being a singer-songwriter. She maintains houses in São Paulo (Brazil) and in Portugal.
Career
Her first album, released in 1982,Terra de Mel, included collaborations of several Portuguese and BrazilBrazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian musicians. These associations have been often in the rest of her discography. Her music is framed in MPB
Música Popular Brasileira
Música Popular Brasileira or MPB designates a trend in post-Bossa Nova urban popular music. It is not a discrete genre but rather a constellation that combines original songwriting and updated versions of traditional Brazilian urban music styles like samba and samba-canção with contemporary...
(Brazilian Popular Music). She made theatre in 1977/78 with A Barraca (Portugal) and appeared in a number of movie and television works.
Discography
- Terra de Mel (LP, Polygram, 1982)
- Águas de Todo O Ano (LP, Polygram, 1983)
- Eugénia Melo e Castro III (LP, Polygram, 1986)
- (LP, EMI, 1988)
- Canções e Momentos (Compilation, Polygram, 1989)
- Amor é Cego e Vê (LP, Polygram, 1990)
- Lisboa Dentro de Mim (CD, BMG, 1993)
- O Melhor de Eugénia Melo e Castro (Compilation, Polygram, 1993)
- Canta Vinicíus de Moraes (CD, Megadiscos/Som Livre, 1994)
- Ao Vivo Em São Paulo (CD, Som Livre, 1996)
- Canta Vinicíus de Moraes (CD, Sony, 2000)
- Ao Vivo Em São Paulo (CD, Som Livre, 2000)
- A Luz do Meu Caminho (CD, MVM, 2000)
- Eugenio Melo e Castro.com - Duetos (Compilation, Eldorado, 2001) - Brazil
- Recomeço (CD, Som Livre, 2001)
- Motor da Luz (CD, Som Livre, 2001)
- Paz (CD, Som Livre, 2002)
- Des Cons Tru Ção (CD, Megamúsica/ Atração, 2005)
- PoPortugal (CD, Universal, 2007)
- Paz (CD, Universal, 2007)
- Des Cons tru Ção (CD, Universal, 2007)
Collections
- A música em Pessoa (1985) - Emissário De Um Rei Desconhecido
- Bocage - O Triunfo do Amor (1998) - Liberdade
- Songbook Chico Buarque (1999) - Tanto Mar (c/ Wagner TisoWagner TisoWagner Tiso Veiga is a musician, arranger, conductor, pianist and composer from Brazil.-Biography:Tiso learned music theory with Paulo Moura and specialised in keyboards. In 1970, he joined Som Imaginário, working with Milton Nascimento. Tiso and Nascimento were then together in Clube da Esquina,...
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