Rouxinol Faduncho
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Rouxinol Faduncho is a Portuguese
fictional character created by the singer and comedian
Marco Horácio. He's a personification of the typical Portuguese man, similar to a Zé Povinho
living in the 21st century. He has recorded two CDs, the first named "Grandes Êxitos de Rouxinol Faduncho" (Portuguese
for "Rouxinol Faduncho's Big Hits"), launched in December 5 of 2005. As he "already fooled everyone with the first CD", he decided to launch a second one, named "Best On". Both CDs have songs featuring him as the singer, Paulo Valentim playing the Portuguese guitar
, João Maria Veiga playing the guitar
and Rodrigo Serrão playing the acoustic bass guitar
.
Rouxinol's character is a fado lover, a married man, although he often sings like a bachelor with a very active sexual life. He was an illegal alien in Germany
, where he sang fados in bars until he was thrown out. When he arrived to Portugal he decided to make a CD so he could afford building a house in Barcarena
for him, his wife and the love of his life, the china
dogs (to whom he actually made a song called Cães de Loiça, Portuguese for China dogs). He also said that each copy of his CD you buy, you're helping two china dogs. This was said to be the Portuguese CD with most illegal downloads until May 2006.
Rouxinol sings in a very relaxed form, often using an unusual way of talking and popular expressions, giving wrong accents to almost every word, and getting rather confused when trying to speak English
(once answering "I love you too" to a girl who told him "Fuck
you"). Rouxinol's songs talk about the life of an average Portuguese adult male, going from fighting with his neighbour and complaining about the fires and the government to singing the theme songs of his favourite cartoons as a kid (Abelha Maia
and Dartacão).
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...
fictional character created by the singer and comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
Marco Horácio. He's a personification of the typical Portuguese man, similar to a Zé Povinho
Zé Povinho
Zé Povinho is a Portuguese everyman created in 1875 by Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro. He became first a symbol of the Portuguese working-class people, and eventually into the unofficial personification of Portugal....
living in the 21st century. He has recorded two CDs, the first named "Grandes Êxitos de Rouxinol Faduncho" (Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
for "Rouxinol Faduncho's Big Hits"), launched in December 5 of 2005. As he "already fooled everyone with the first CD", he decided to launch a second one, named "Best On". Both CDs have songs featuring him as the singer, Paulo Valentim playing the Portuguese guitar
Portuguese guitar
The Portuguese guitar or Portuguese guitarra is a plucked string instrument with twelve steel strings, strung in six courses comprising two strings each. It is one of the few musical instruments to use Preston tuners. It is most notably associated with fado.-History:The origin of the Portuguese...
, João Maria Veiga playing the guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
and Rodrigo Serrão playing the acoustic bass guitar
Acoustic bass guitar
The acoustic bass guitar is a bass instrument with a hollow wooden body similar to, though usually somewhat larger than a steel-string acoustic guitar...
.
Rouxinol's character is a fado lover, a married man, although he often sings like a bachelor with a very active sexual life. He was an illegal alien in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, where he sang fados in bars until he was thrown out. When he arrived to Portugal he decided to make a CD so he could afford building a house in Barcarena
Barcarena
Barcarena may refer to:* Barcarena, Portugal* Barcarena, Brazil...
for him, his wife and the love of his life, the china
Porcelain
Porcelain is a ceramic material made by heating raw materials, generally including clay in the form of kaolin, in a kiln to temperatures between and...
dogs (to whom he actually made a song called Cães de Loiça, Portuguese for China dogs). He also said that each copy of his CD you buy, you're helping two china dogs. This was said to be the Portuguese CD with most illegal downloads until May 2006.
Rouxinol sings in a very relaxed form, often using an unusual way of talking and popular expressions, giving wrong accents to almost every word, and getting rather confused when trying to speak English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
(once answering "I love you too" to a girl who told him "Fuck
Fuck
"Fuck" is an English word that is generally considered obscene which, in its most literal meaning, refers to the act of sexual intercourse. By extension it may be used to negatively characterize anything that can be dismissed, disdained, defiled, or destroyed."Fuck" can be used as a verb, adverb,...
you"). Rouxinol's songs talk about the life of an average Portuguese adult male, going from fighting with his neighbour and complaining about the fires and the government to singing the theme songs of his favourite cartoons as a kid (Abelha Maia
Maya the Bee
The Adventures of Maya the Bee is a German book, comic book series and animated television series, first written by Waldemar Bonsels and published in 1912...
and Dartacão).
Discography
- 2005 - Grandes Êxitos de Rouxinol Faduncho
- 2006 - BEST ON
- 2008 - Oh Oh Oh!
- 2010 - Ao Vivo e Na Muche