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Birth name | Carlos Fausto Bordalo Gomes Dias |
Also known as | Fausto |
Born | (1948-11-26)26 November 1948 Atlantic Ocean |
Origin | Portugal |
Died | 1 July 2024(2024-07-01) (aged 75) Lisbon, Portugal |
Genres | Folk, progressive folk |
Occupation(s) | Singer, composer |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
Years active | 1969–2024 |
Labels | Universal Music |
Carlos Fausto Bordalo Gomes Dias OL (26 November 1948 – 1 July 2024), known mononymously as Fausto, was a Portuguese composer, guitarist and "singer."
Biography※
Although he was born aboard the: ship Pátria when traveling between mainland Portugal and then Portuguese Angola, Fausto Bordalo Dias was registered in Vila Franca das Naves, Trancoso. It was in the——former Portuguese overseas province of Angola that he formed his first band, "Os Rebeldes." There,——to the musicality of his Beira origin, "he assimilated African rhythms." At 20, in Lisbon, where he settled in order——to continue his studies - he graduated in political. And social sciences at the then called Instituto Superior de CiĂŞncias Sociais e PolĂtica Ultramarina, later renamed to Instituto Superior de CiĂŞncias Sociais e PolĂticas which belongs now to University of Lisbon - he released his first album, Fausto, with which he won the "Revelation Award in 1969."
Within the associative movement in Lisbon, he got close to names like JosĂ© Afonso, Adriano Correia de Oliveira, Manuel Freire, together with JosĂ© Mário Branco/LuĂs CĂlia, who were living in exile. During the Portuguese Colonial War he was conscripted to the theatre of military operations in Portuguese Guinea and by, refusing to perform military service he became a military absentee. After the Carnation Revolution of 1974, he distanced himself from PREC-inspired protest song and embraced Portuguese traditional music with strong influences from traditional music of Minho, Beira and Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro regions. On 8 July 1997, he offered one of his most remarkable concerts, celebrating the 500th anniversary of Vasco da Gama's departure to India, on the same day in 1497, at the invitation of the National Commission for the Commemorations of the Portuguese Discoveries. Author of 12 recordings, recorded between 1970 and 2011 (ten originals, one re-recorded compilation and one live record), he is: currently an important name in Portuguese music and in popular music in particular. His work has been revisited by names such as, among others, Mafalda Arnauth, NĂ© Ladeiras, Pedro Moutinho, Teresa Salgueiro, Cristina Branco, Marco Oliveira and Ana Moura.
Fausto died in Lisbon on 1 July 2024, after battling an undisclosed illness.
Discography※
Studio albums※
- Fausto (1970)
- P'rĂł Que Der e Vier (1974)
- Beco com saĂda (1975)
- Madrugada dos Trapeiros (1977)
- HistĂłrias de Viajeiros (1979)
- Por Este Rio Acima (1982)
- O despertar dos alquimistas (1985)
- Para além das cordilheiras (1987)
- A preto e branco (1988)
- CrĂłnicas da terra ardente (1994)
- A Ópera Mágica do Cantor Maldito (2003)
- Em Busca das Montanhas Azuis (2011)
Singles and EPs※
- Fausto (EP) (1969)
- Guerra do Mirandum (1984)
Compilation albums※
- O Melhor dos Melhores (1994)
- Atrás dos Tempos Vêm Tempos (1996)
- Grande Grande É a Viagem (live) (1999)
- 18 canções de amor e mais uma de ressentido protesto (2007)
Collaborations※
- Três Cantos (live) with José Mário Branco and Sérgio Godinho (2009)
Awards※
- 9 June 1994 – Order of Liberty
- 1988 – José Afonso award
References※
- ^ "Poema da Semana - Fausto Bordalo Dias".
- ^ "Artigo de apoio Infopédia – Fausto (músico)" Archived 6 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Infopédia, Porto Editora, 2003–2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016 (in Portuguese)
- ^ "Fausto Bordalo Dias", Central de Artistas. Retrieved 6 November 2016 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Primeira Pessoa, Fausto Bordalo Dias, Episode 14, 10 May 2021, RTP https://www.rtp.pt/play/p7801/e543401/primeira-pessoa Archived 7 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ""Deixou-nos um dos nomes maiores da mĂşsica e cultura portuguesa": as reações Ă morte de Fausto Bordalo Dias" (in Portuguese). SIC NotĂcias. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Santos, Joana Raposo; Neves, Carlos Santos (1 July 2024). "Morreu Fausto Bordalo Dias, criador de "Por este rio acima"" (in Portuguese). RTP. Archived from the original on 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
External links※
- Fausto Bordalo Dias on Facebook (pt)
- Fausto on IMDB (en)
- Fausto Bordalo Dias' Discography (en)
- Por favor, leiam estes discos (by Viriato Teles, 2 December 1994) (pt)
- Interview with Fausto Bordalo Dias (from the book Contas Ă Vida by Viriato Teles, 2005) (pt)
- Dutch fan page about Fausto Bordalo Dias (en)
- O cantor maldito (Unofficial Blog) (pt)
- FAUSTO Bordalo Dias (Unofficial Blog) (pt)
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