Misia, whose real name is Susana Maria Alfonso de Aguiar, one of the representatives of the fado revival, died this weekend at the age of 69 and will be buried in Lisbon on August 7.
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The Portuguese singer died on Saturday 27 July in a Lisbon hospital following a long illness, her relatives told local media. She was one of the representatives of a fado that had been brought back into fashion, alongside singers such as Mariza, Ana Moura and Cristina Branco. She belonged to a generation of fadists who have renewed this traditional melancholic song in recent years.
Misia, originally from Porto (north), who released her last album in 2022, had sung in several countries abroad such as Italy and France.Misia played a key role in the renewal of fado, not hesitating to experiment with new sounds and less conventional approaches.“, stressed the Portuguese Ministry of Culture.
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa also paid tribute to him in a statement published on Sunday. 28 July on the presidency website to highlight a fado singer”passionate“who has had a career”at the crossroads of other music“.
