Katia Guerreiro

Katia Guerreiro (born 23 February 1976) is a South African-born Portuguese fado singer, who has released eight albums and has received several awards, including Order of Arts and Letters, Chevalier rank, from the French government and the Order of Prince Henry from the President of Portugal.

Life

Guerreiro was born Katia Duarte d'Almeida d'Oliveira Rosado Guerreiro in Vanderbijlpark, Transvaal, South Africa. to Portuguese parents. Soon after her birth, her family returned to São Miguel Island in the Azores, where she grew up. After high school, she was accepted into medical school in Lisbon, where she graduated in 2000. During this time, she sang with the group Tuna Médica and with the Miguel Torga theater group at her school, along with a rock band called Os Charruas. She has campaigned against abortion in Portugal, considering it against her medical ethics. The album she recorded after this event contains a lullaby dedicated to this child.

Her first album was Fado Maior (2001) which won the José Afonso Award and was a hit in South Korea. In 2005 she participated in the Rencontres pour l’Europe de la Culture at the Comédie-Française in Paris, after with she was nominated to be a member of the European Cultural Parliament. In 2009, she was invited to perform with L' Ensemble Baja Normandía, and toured ten cities in France, then did some concerts in Portugal. and festivals such as the Festival Internacional Cervantino in 2014 and that it can cure the souls of the people. Her take on fado is very traditional, and uses only the three traditional instruments: 12-stringed Portuguese guitar, Spanish guitar and double bass. New songs are composed by her Portuguese guitarists Paulo Valentim and João Viega, as well as the singer occasionally. However, the new works are very similar in sound to the traditional ones. She does update traditional fados by using the words of Portuguese poets. One example of this is Ancorado en Mim, which takes the melody of Santa Lucia and matches it with a poem by Ana Vidal.

Like all current female fado singers, she is compared to 20th century fado singer Amália Rodrigues. In Guerreiro's her tone and range are similar to Rodrigues. On stage, she is almost static, usually singing with eyes closed and her hands clenched behind her back, the position she is shown on her second album.

Discography

Fado Maior (2001)

1. "Asas" (3:30) (Maria Luisa Baptista/Georgino de Sousa (fado Georgino)) 2. "Algemas" (3:23) (Álvaro Duarte Simões) 3. "Amor de mel, amor de fel" (3:08) (Amália Rodrigues/Carlos Gonçalves) 4. "As rosas / promessa" (2:03) (Sophia Mello Breyner/João Mário Veiga) 5. "Guitarra triste" (2:47) (Álvaro Duarte Simões) 6. "Avé Maria (3:37)" (Fernando Pessoa/João Mário Veiga) 7. "Incerteza (2:00)" (João Mário Veiga/Miguel Ramos (fado alberto)) 8. "Asa de vento (3:23)" (Amália Rodrigues/Carlos Gonçalves) 9. "É noite na mouraria" (2:25) (José Maria Rodrigues/António Mestre) 10. "Minha Lisboa de mim" (3:49) (Nuno Gomes dos Santos/Silvestre Fonseca) 11. "A Mariquinhas vai à fonte" (2:24) (Maria Manuel Cid/Música popular) 12. "Esquina de um tempo" (3:00) (Maria Luisa Baptista/Paulo Parreira e Katia Guerreiro)

Nas Mãos do Fado (2003)

1. "Os meus versos" (Florbela Espanca/Paulo Valentim (guitarist)) 2. "Valsa" (António Lobo Antunes/Miguel Ramos (fado margaridas)) 3. "Dança das Sete Luas" (Ana Vidal/João Veiga) 4. "Vodka e Valium 10" (António Lobo Antunes/Armando Machado (fado fé)) 5. "Segredos" (Paulo Valentim (guitarist) 6. "O teu encanto" (João Veiga) 7. "Ancorado em mim" (Ana Vidal/Armando Machado (fado santa luzia)) 8. "Perdigão" (Luís Vaz de Camões/Alain Oulman) 9. "O que fôr há-de ser" (Dulce Pontes) 10. "Rosa Vermelha" (José Carlos Ary dos Santos/Alain Oulman) 11. "Recado" (António Lobo Antunes/Katia Guerreiro e João Veiga) 12. "Voz do Vento" (Maria Luísa Baptista/ fado menor (dr)) 13. "Romper Madrugadas" (Paulo Valentim (guitarist)/Paulo Valentim (guitarist) e João Veiga) 14. "Meu principezinho" (Katia Guerreiro/fado joão maria dos anjos (sextilhas)) 15. "Chora, Mariquinhas chora" (Amália Rodrigues/José Fontes Rocha)

Tudo ou Nada (2005)

1. "Disse-te adeus à partida, o mar acaba ao teu lado (4:34)" (António Lobos Antunes/SPA) 2. "Despedida" (2:55) (António Calém/SPA)) 3. "Ser tudo ou nada" (3:01) (João Veiga/SPA) 4. "Muda tudo, até o mundo" (1:32) (Maria Luísa Baptista/SPA) 5. "Minha Senhora das Dores" (3:51) (Jorge Rosa/Paulo Valentim (guitarist)) 6. "Canto da fantasia" (3:19) (Paulo Valentim (guitarist)) 7. "Vaga" (2:53) (Rodrigo Serrão/SPA) 8. "Dulce caravela" (2:59) (Dulce Pontes) 9. "Quando" (3:09) (Sophia de Mello Breyner/SPA) 10. "Menina do alto da Serra" (2:42) (José Carlos Ary dos Santos/SPA) 11. "Saudades do Brasil em Portugal" (4:00) (Vinicius de Moraes) 12. "O meu navio" (2:08) (Rodrigo Serrão/SPA) 13. "Talvez não saibas" (4:32) (Joaquim Pessoa/SPA) 14. "Tenho uma saia rodada" (1:36) (Maria Luísa Baptista/SPA) 15. "Menina do alto da Serra" - faixa bónus, participação especial de Ney Matogrosso (2:53) (Nuno Nazaré Fernandes/Ary dos Santos/SPA) 16. "Lábios de mel" - faixa bónus, participação especial de Ney Matogrosso (3:17) (Waldir Rocha/PEERMUSIC)

Fado (2008)

1. "Fado dos olhos" (Florbela Espanca/Carlos Ramos (Fado das Horas — pop)) 2. "Pranto de amor ausente" (Paulo Valentim (guitarist)) 3. "A voz da poesia" (Katia Guerreiro/Rui Veloso) 4. "Ponham flores na mesa" (Fernando Tavares Rodrigues/Joaquim Campos Silva (Fado Tango)) 5. "Estranha paixão" (João Veiga/Pedro Pinhal) 6. "Casa da colina" (Maria Luísa Baptista/Rodrigo Serrão) 7. "A cidade saudade" (Rodrigo Serrão/Casimiro Ramos (Fado Três Bairros)) 8. "A nossa gente, o nosso fado" (Rodrigo Serrão/Mário Pacheco) 9. "Renasce" (João Veiga) 10. "Lírio roxo" (António Gedeão/Francisco Viana (Fado Vianinha)) 11. "Poema da malta das naus" (António Gedeão/Paulo Valentim (guitarist)) 12. "Mundo" (Fernando Tavares Rodrigues/Júlio Proença (Fado Esmeraldinha)) 13. "Lisboa" (Charles Aznavour) 14. "Eu queria cantar-te um fado" (António de Sousa Freitas/Franklin Godinho (Fado Franklin de Sextilhas))

Os Fados Do Fado (2009)

1. Vira dos Malmequeres 2. Arraial 3. A Rosinha dos Limões 4. Agora Choro à Vontade 5. Lisboa à Noite 6. Procuro e Não Te Encontro 7. Fado da Sina 8. Nem às Paredes Confesso 9. Gaivota 10. O Namorico da Rita 11. Há Festa na Mouraria 12. Amar

10 Anos - Nas Asas Do Fado (2010)

Património (2-Disc) (2012)

Até Ao Fim (2014)

9 amores Mentiras Até ao fim Disse ao mar que te amava Janela do meu peito Fado dos contrários Fado da noite que nos fez Quero cantar para a Lua Sei que estou só Nesta noite As quatro operações Eu gosto tanto de ti - Canção para a Mafalda