Deolinda's new song, “Parva que Sou”, which describes the hard job situation for young people today, became an instant sensation in Portugal in early February. After performing the song in the two most prestigious venues in the country, Porto's and Lisbon's Coliseus, for 4 sold-out shows (12,000 people!) to cheering and standing ovations, videos were uploaded to Youtube and shared widely. A week later, there had been 105,000 plays, major media were discussing "Generation Parva", and it was even mentioned in Portugal's parliament!
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Deolinda's album "Cancao ao Lado" was nominated for a 2010 award in the category Best Newcomer with the prestigious music magazine Songlines.
“Her name is Deolinda and she is old enough to realize that life isn’t as easy as it seems. Merrily unmarried, in love and out of love, .... She writes her own songs by peeking through the curtains of her window, drawing inspiration from the old gramophone records that once belonged to her grandmother and by the bizarre and strange life of her neighbors…”
Thus do we describe the central character in the project Deolinda, a Portuguese quartet of young musicians from diverse musical backgrounds who draw on the roots of Portuguese traditional and popular music in creating their original songs. Audiences from 30-somethings to grandparents and small children are drawn to their wildly flamboyant, sometimes comic performances, the sweet and catchy or softly melancholic guitar melodies, and music littered with emotive references to Portuguese traditions.
Deolinda's album "Cancao ao Lado" was nominated for a 2010 award in the category Best Newcomer with the prestigious music magazine Songlines.
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Canção Ao Lado - 2009 -
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