Simone de Oliveira

• Name — Simone de Oliveira • Birth Name — Simone de Macedo e Oliveira • Born — 11 February 1938 • Birthplace — Lisbon, Portugal • Occupation — Singer, actress • Years Active — 1958–2022 • Honorific Suffix — GCIH • GMC

Simone de Oliveira was born and raised in Lisbon. Her Portuguese mother had black African roots in São Tomé and Príncipe (then a Portuguese territory), and her father was Belgian. She started singing in high school.

• Illustration — Simone de Oliveira at Eurovision 1965 She started her career at the end of the 1950s. On 6 February 1965, she won the Portugal with the song "Sol de inverno". She subsequently Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 with that song, placing 13th receiving only one point. In 1968, the released the Quando Me Enamoro EP on Decca PEP 1250. It contained the songs, "Viva O Amor" ("Ein Hoch Der Liebe") by Carl J. Schäuble and Horst Jankowsky, "Nos Meus Braços Outra Vez" ("Come Into My Arms Again") by Barbara Ruskin, "Quando Me Enamoro" ("Quando M'Innammoro") by – Pace, Panzeri and Livraghi, and "Para Cada Um Sua Canção" ("A Chacun Sa Chanson") by J. C. Oliver and R. Valade. On 24 February 1969, she won the Portugal with the song "Desfolhada portuguesa". The song, composed by Nuno Nazareth Fernandes with lyrics by José Carlos Ary dos Santos, was a great success in Portugal, having controversial lyrics during the time of the dictatorship of António de Oliveira Salazar. She represented Portugal with the song at the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 in Madrid. Despite her popularity at home, it was not successful at the Eurovision, getting only 4 votes and placing 15th. In 1980, she was again selected by Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP) to represent Portugal in the ninth edition of the OTI Festival. She performed the song "A tua espera" which got the 14th place with 9 points. Other successful songs: • "Maria solidão" • "Deixa lá" • "À tua espera" On 23 September 2017, Simone, o Musical, dedicated to Simone de Oliveira and telling her life story, made its debut at the Teatro Tivoli BBVA in Lisbon. Simone de Oliveira also appeared on stage throughout the musical, and closed the play with the song Apenas o meu povo (“Just my people”). In 2022, she was announced to be a coach on the generations version of The Voice Portugal alongside Mickael Carreira, Anselmo Ralph, and Bárbara Bandeira. At 84, she became the oldest The Voice coach globally. She returned for her second season as a coach in 2023, with Carreira, Ralph, and Sara Correia.

• A tragédia da Rua das Flores • Passa por mim no Rossio (a great success in Portugal) • Maldita cocaína. • A homage to the singer Madalena Iglésias in the musical play What happened to Madalena Iglésias (another success) • Alma Mahler-Werfel in Joshua Sobols play Alma (2003, directed by Paulus Manker) in Convento dos Inglesinhos in Lisbon.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1964 — A Canção da Saudade — Herself • 1967 — Operação diamante • 1976 — Cântico final • 1982 — A estrangeira — Clara

She has participated in several Portuguese telenovelas: • Date — Title — Role — Network — Notes • 1996 — Roseira Brava — Amélia Falcão — RTP • 1996/1997 — Vidas de Sal — Madalena Fragoso — RTP • 2001/2002 — A Senhora das Águas — Maria dos Prazeres — RTP • 2005/2006 — Morangos com Açúcar — Maria Antónia Mergulhão — TVI • 2006/2007 — Tu e Eu — Raquel Lemos Silva Reis — TVI • 2008 — ' — D. Efigénia Marques Vila — RTP • 2022–2023 — The Voice Generations — Coach — RTP In 1993, Simone was also a jury member in the first season of SIC contest Chuva de Estrelas (the Portuguese version of Stars in Their Eyes), which has uncovered new talents in Portuguese music.

Simone is a breast cancer survivor and had the sickness twice.

Simone de Oliveira is recorded as having received Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry and Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry.