Fernando Tordo
Fernando Travassos Tordo (born 29 March 1948) is a Portuguese singer and songwriter. Since 2003, he has been a Commander of the Order of Merit, an honor bestowed on him by the Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio. Considered one of the most prolific songwriters of the Portuguese songbook, he is deemed by critics as a key figure in Portuguese contemporary music for the extension and originality of his work.
Fernando Tordo
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- Name
- Fernando Tordo
- Born
- 29 March 1948
- Birthplace
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Occupation
- Singer and Composer
- Nationality
- Portugal
- Honours
- Commander of the Order of Merit of Portugal · Commander of the Order of Liberty
- Languages
- Portuguese
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Both as a singer and as a songwriter, Fernando Tordo has worked in the realms of fado, música ligeira and political intervention arts. His lengthy work collaboration with poet José Carlos Ary dos Santos was a mark that propelled him to fame, resulting in songs such as "Tourada", "Estrela da Tarde", "Lisboa Menina e Moça", "Cavalo à Solta", "Balada para os Nossos Filhos", "O Amigo que eu canto", "Meu Corpo" and "Novo Fado Alegre". He won the contest with 115 votes and placed 10th at Eurovision with 80 points. He celebrated his 77th birthday by releasing a new album, “Tordo com a Banda Sinfónica Portuguesa” which included songs composed over 60 years. He was part of the concert that celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution at the Coruche Municipal Museum Patio in April 2025.
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• Name — Fernando Tordo • Born — 29 March 1948 • Birthplace — Lisbon, Portugal • Occupation — Singer and Composer
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Fernando Tordo (born 1948) is described as a singer, guitarist and composer in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Fernando Tordo was born in 1948 in Lisbon.
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- 1.("Uma No Cravo Outra Na Ditadura" de Sérgio de Azevedo)
- 2.Decisão Fernando Tordo revoltou-se com governantes e vai emigrar.
- 3.Fernando Tordo emigrou para o Brasil.
- 4.Empresa de Tordo ganhou mais de 200 mil euros do Estado desde 2008. 21 de Fevereiro de 2014.
- 5.Fernando Tordo revela que vai aos alcoólicos anónimos.
- 6."90% da música portuguesa que ouvimos atualmente não tem qualquer dignidade": Fernando Tordo pede desculpa depois de declarações polémicas.
- 7.Catálogo - Detalhes do registo de "O jardim da bicharada".
- 8.Entidades Nacionais Agraciadas com Ordens Portuguesas.
- 9.Caras. 2017-07-09.
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