Dina (singer) explained

Dina
Birth Name:Ondina Maria Farias Veloso
Birth Date:1956 6, df=y
Death Place:Lisbon
Birth Place:Carregal do Sal, Portugal
Instrument:Vocals, guitar
Genre:Pop, Fado, Rock, Funk, Scat
Occupation:Singer, composer, instrumentalist

Dina (born Ondina Maria Farias Veloso; 18 June 1956 – 11 April 2019) was a Portuguese singer who was best known for her participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 in Malmö.

Biography

Dina first entered the Portuguese Eurovision selection, Festival da Canção, in 1980, finishing eighth with "Guardando em mim".[1] She participated again in 1982 with two songs, but could only manage sixth and eighth.[2] Dina finally got her chance in 1992, when her song "Amor d'água fresca" ("Fresh Water Love") won the competition and went forward as the Portuguese representative in the 37th Eurovision Song Contest.[3] The contest took place on 9 May in Malmö, Sweden, where "Amor d'água fresca" finished in 17th place of the 23 entries.[4]

Dina released six albums and composed music for many film and television drama productions. She continued to perform, and in September 2009 celebrated 30 years in the music business with a concert at the Teatro São Luiz in Lisbon.[5]

Dina died on 11 April 2019 at age 62 following a battle with pulmonary fibrosis which she was suffering from for 13 years.[6] [7]

She came out as a lesbian in 1996. [8]

Albums discography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Festival da Canção 1980 . 28 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160401051324/http://festival1980.no.sapo.pt/#inicio . 1 April 2016 . dead .
  2. Web site: Festival da Canção 1982 . 28 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160403220558/http://festival1982.no.sapo.pt/#inicio . 3 April 2016 . dead .
  3. Web site: Festival da Canção 1992 . 28 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160403145904/http://festival1992.no.sapo.pt/#inicio . 3 April 2016 . dead .
  4. Web site: ESC History 1992 . 25 November 2009 . 5 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160805212645/http://esc-history.com/details.asp?key=682 . dead .
  5. https://anos80.no.sapo.pt/dina.htm Biography at Música Portuguesa
  6. Web site: Morreu Dina, uma pioneira da canção pop . Cardoso . Joana Amaral . Nogueira . Rodrigo . PÚBLICO . pt . 12 April 2019 . Salema . Isabel.
  7. Web site: Eurovision Portugal: Dina passes away aged 62 . 12 April 2019 . Eurovision News, Polls and Information by ESCToday . 12 April 2019 . Participants . Eurovision . Fans.
  8. Web site: Maude . James . 2019-04-12 . Portugal’s Eurovision 1992 entrant Dina passes away at age 62 . 2024-07-10 . escYOUnited . en-US.

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