Filipa Azevedo

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Filipa Azevedo during the ESC 2010 in Oslo

Filipa Daniela Azevedo de Magalhães (born July 31, 1991 in Gondomar near Porto ) is a Portuguese singer.

Career

Azevedo at the dress rehearsal for the Eurovision Song Contest

She became known through her participation in the TV show Familia Superstar . Already during the casting, she received a very positive impression, one of the jurors said that it would be "a crime" if she had not got the qualification for the show. There she sang songs by Leona Lewis, among others . In the final, which took place on the night of December 31, 2007 to January 1, 2008, Azevedo won.

In 2010 the singer appeared at the Festival da Canção , which was organized by the RTP . In the preliminary round, her song Há dias assim (English: days like this ) took first place, in the semifinals she did not take it anymore, but managed to qualify for the final. There she got the highest rating of the jury, but was only fourth in the audience voting. The audience's favorite, Canta Por Mim by Catarina Pereira only landed fifth in the jury evaluation, but Filipa Azevedo won by just one point. Their victory also meant Portugal's participation in the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest . She made her first appearance in Bærum near Oslo on May 25th in the first semifinals, where she qualified for the final four days later. There she took 18th place.

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personal data
SURNAME Azevedo, Filipa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Azevedo de Magalhães, Filipa Daniela (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Portuguese singer
DATE OF BIRTH July 31, 1991
PLACE OF BIRTH Gondomar near Porto