Fernando Tordo

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Fernando Tordo (2011)

Fernando Travassos Tordo (born March 29, 1948 in Lisbon ) is a Portuguese singer .

At the age of 18 he sang with the Portuguese beat band Sheiks , and from 1968 he became active as a solo artist. From 1969 to 1972 he took part in the Festival da Canção every year without winning. At the 1973 festival, however, he won and was therefore allowed to compete in the Concours Eurovision de la Chanson 1973 in Luxembourg for his home country. His hit Tourada reached a tenth place. In 1975 he founded together with u. a. Paulo de Carvalho , Ary dos Santos and Carlos Mendes the record company Toma Lá Disco .

Together with the band Os Amigos , Tordo won the preselection again and was therefore a second time in the Eurovision Song Contest . In the 1977 competition , their title took 14th place.

His son is the well-known writer João Tordo .

Discography (albums)

Festival da Camaradagem - 1971 (with Paulo de Carvalho, Duo Orfeu and José Carlos Ary dos Santos)
Tocata (LP, Pergola-Universal, 1972)
Feito Cá Para Nós (LP, TLD, 1975)
Estamos Vivos! (LP, TLD, 1977)
Fazer Futuro (LP, TLD, 1979)
Canta Ary
Cantigas Cruzadas (LP, Danova, 1980)
Sopa de Pedra (LP, Danova, 1982)
Adeus Tristeza (LP, Dacapo, 1983)
Anticiclone (Lp, Transmédia, 1984)
A Ilha do Canto (Lp, Transmédia, 1986)
O Menino Ary dos Santos (LP, CBS, 1988)
Só Nós Três (with Carlos Mendes and Paulo de Carvalho) - 1989
Boa Nova - with Carlos Mendes - (LP, Tertúlia, 1992)
Só Ficou O amor Por Ti (CD, Movieplay, 1994)
Lisboa de Feira (with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra ) (LP, ed.author, 1995)
Penisular (CD, 1997)
Calendário (CD, edited author / DN, 1997)
E no entanto ela move-se (CD, Universal, 2002)
Laureados com os Prémios Nobel (2006)
Duetos (2019)

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↑ Fernando Tordo in the Portuguese charts (from 2003)

Web links

Fernando Tordo at Discogs (English)
Fernando Tordo in the Internet Movie Database (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Tordo, Fernando
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Tordo, Fernando Travassos (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Portuguese singer
DATE OF BIRTH	March 29, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lisbon

[PTcharts-1] Fernando Tordo in the Portuguese charts (from 2003)