Cristina Branco

Cristina Branco is one of the most important Portuguese artists of recent decades.
She began her career in Holland, with Cristina Branco in Holland (1997), which became a success in that country. In the following years, Cristina’s name exploded, with sold-out dates in countless cities. Her following works, <a href="spotify:album:1NIgifvCPsxSte4cCLI3CD" data-name="Murmúrios">Murmúrios</a> (1998) and Post-Scriptum (2000) reinforced this momentum. It was only at the turn of the millennium, with albums like <a href="spotify:album:411IYdMcNi0qU78ngiCzme" data-name="Sensus">Sensus</a> (2003), that Cristina Branco began to be discovered by the Portuguese public. Comparisons with Amália Rodrigues were inevitable. These were followed by <a href="spotify:album:1mul2CwP0SX2YKiclXROig" data-name="Abril">Abril</a> (2007), with cover versions of songs by <a href="spotify:artist:7pPSDxHXT3VGLhn9XArHzB" data-name="José Afonso">José Afonso</a>, and the iconic <a href="spotify:album:7JOETB4ptiXeudnPgkJBna" data-name="Fado Tango (International Version)">Fado Tango (International Version)</a> (2011), which features collaborations with renowned portuguese authors. Considered Best Album of the Year by the Portuguese Author Society, <a href="spotify:album:3AGNB6PUdkURTxYGvBZL2v" data-name="Menina">Menina</a> (2016) is part of a trilogy that includes <a href="spotify:album:1u8BF4GYt8q7Gv3dvmCotp" data-name="Branco">Branco</a> (2018) and <a href="spotify:album:3rAyfICW71SjQoXA4IqW4H" data-name="Eva">Eva</a> (2020). In these, Cristina brings together unusual collaborations. In 2022 – celebrating her 25th career anniversary – Cristina Branco released ‘<a href="spotify:album:1siEyaaRpf9zFBD6L7Z9Nf" data-name="Amoras numa Tarde de Outono">Amoras numa Tarde de Outono</a>’, in collaboration with pianist <a href="spotify:artist:1HGsUwjl8vV7ffR4mWl5uU" data-name="João Paulo Esteves da Silva">João Paulo Esteves da Silva</a>. Release in 2023, &#39;<a href="spotify:album:4IAtUjGV7ISpjszP0axHjp" data-name="Mãe">Mãe</a>&#39; is a unique musical creation, that offers an original repertoire that takes us on an engaging journey of rediscovering fado, exploring its emotional nuances. &#34;Muheres de Abril&#34; is the new album, a tribute to José Afonso already in stores in an exclusive CD and vinyl edition, with the digital release set for November 28.