About Ademilde Fonseca
Lived 1921 – 2012 (aged 91). Ademilde Fonseca was a Brazilian singer.
Ademilde Fonseca (nicknamed Queen of Chorinho; March 4, 1921 – March 27, 2012) was a Brazilian Choro singer, a genre of music that fuses popular European music and the music of African slaves.
Biography Ademilde Fonseca was popularly known as the "Queen of Chorinho". She was born on March 4, 1921, in Pirituba area of São Gonçalo do Amarante, Rio Grande do Norte in the Northeast Region of Brazil. She died of a heart attack on March 27, 2012, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. at the age of 91 Fonseca produced 6 albums in her lifetime that sold more than 500,000 copies.
Discography 1. Brasileirinho (1952)
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Who was Ademilde Fonseca?
Brazilian singer (1921-2012)
When was Ademilde Fonseca born?
Ademilde Fonseca was born on 4 March 1921 in São Gonçalo do Amarante.
When did Ademilde Fonseca die?
Ademilde Fonseca died on 27 March 2012 in Rio de Janeiro.
What was Ademilde Fonseca's occupation?
Ademilde Fonseca was a singer.
What nationality was Ademilde Fonseca?
Ademilde Fonseca was Brazilian.
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