Maria Adelaide Mengas Matafome Ferreira (born 1959 in Minde, Alcanena

Alcanena

Alcanena is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 127 km² and a total population of 14,709 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of ten parishes, and is located in Santarém District....

) is a Portuguese

Portugal

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 singer.

She started as a rock singer with the hit "Baby suicida" in 1981. After that, she has sung ballads. She represented Portugal

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...

 in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985

Eurovision Song Contest 1985

The Eurovision Song Contest 1985 was the 30th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 4 May 1985 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The presenter was Lill Lindfors, and Norwegian duo Bobbysocks! was the winner of this Eurovision with the song "La det swinge"....

 with the song "Penso em ti (Eu sei)" which came 18th with 9 points.

She is also an actress on television having roles in many Portuguese telenovela

Telenovela

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s.

Discography

Albums

• Entre Um Coco e Um Adeus
  Entre Um Coco e Um Adeus
  -Track listing:# Como encontrar o amor# Coqueirando# Papel principal# Já não sei# Boa ou má arte# Dar-te o que eu não dei# Tentação# Foi por amar-te# A-Deus...
  
   (LP, Polygram,1986)(Between a coconut and a goodbye)
• Amantes Imortais/Fast And Far
  Amantes e Mortais
  Amantes e Mortais is Adelaide Ferreira's second album.-Track listing:Disk 1# Amantes e Mortais# Vem Dançar# Dava Tudo# Na Maior# Marlene# São Loucos# Sem Medos# Quem não vê caras# Carrie...
  
   (2LP, MBP, 1989) (Immortal lovers/Fast and far)
• O Realizador está Louco
  O Realizador está Louco
  -Track listing:# O realizador# É por ti# Alma vazia# A vida não é fácil# Vou contigo# Quem foi que te fez# Doce Anjo# Qual é a cor# Oh mãe# Angustia ....
  
   (CD, Vidisco, 1996)(The director is crazy)
• Só Baladas (Compilação, BMG, 1998)(Only ballads)
• Sentidos
  Sentidos
  Sentidos is Adelaide Ferreira's fourth album.-Track listing:# De novo nos teus olhos# Leve beijo triste# Ainda te sinto tão perto# Eu dei-te tudo de mim# Homenagem# Memórias de um beijo# Gostar de alguém assim...
  
   (CD, BMG, 2000) (Senses)
• BB3 (2001) - Outro Sol "Another Sun"
• O Olhar da Serpente (2002) "The Look of the Snake"
• Adelaide Ferreira,(2004), Universal Music Portugal
• Mais Forte que a Paixão
  Mais Forte que a Paixão
  Mais Forte que a Paixão is Adelaide Ferreira's fifth album.-Track listing:# Sem Saber a Razão # Pus a Alma nos Teus Dentes # Há quanto tempo...
  
  , (2006), Farol (Stronger than the passion)
• O Melhor de Adelaide Ferreira (2008) , (The best of Adelaide Ferreira), a compilation

Singles

• Meu Amor Vamos Conversar os Dois (Single, Nova, 1978) (My love let's talk)
• Espero por Ti/Alegria Em Flor (Single, Nova, 1980) (Wait For You/Joy in bloom)
• Baby Suicida/A Tua Noite (Single, Vadeca, 1981) (Suicidal baby/Your night)
• Bichos/Trânsito (Single, Vadeca, 1981) (Critters/Transit)
• Não Não Não/Danada do Rock'n'Roll (Máxi, Polygram, 1983) (No No No/Damn Rock and Roll)
• Quero-Te, Choro-te, Odeio-Te, Adoro-te (Single, Polygram, 1984) (I want you, Crying you, Hate you, Love you)
• Penso em Ti, Eu Sei/Vem No Meu Sonho (Single, Polygram, 1985) (I think of you, I know/Comes in my dream)

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