Maria Teresa de Almeida Salgueiro <small>OIH</small> () is a Portuguese singer. She is best known as the lead singer of Madredeus from 1987 until 2007. She also appeared in Wim Wenders' film Lisbon Story.

Career

thumb|Salgueiro in 2009

Salgueiro joined Madredeus after other members noticed her singing at a bar in Lisbon. She left Madredeus in November 2007 to focus on solo work.

In 2007, Salgueiro performed a concert of Neapolitan music at the Teatro di San Carlo with the Solis String Quartet. In the same year, she released Você e Eu with Septeto de João Cristal; in this album, Salgueiro covers songs from well-known Brazilian artists such as Chico Buarque and Vinicius de Moraes.

In 2021, Salgueiro featured in two songs of Patrick Watson's singles album.

Discography

With Madredeus

  • Os Dias da MadreDeus (1987)
  • Existir (1990)
  • O Espírito da Paz (1994)
  • Ainda: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack From The Film «Lisbon Story» (1995)
  • O Paraíso (1997)
  • Movimento (2001)
  • Um Amor Infinito (2004)
  • Faluas do Tejo (2005)

Solo

  • Obrigado (2005)
  • Você e Eu (2007; with Septeto de João Cristal)
  • O Mistério (2012)
  • La Golondrina y el Horizonte (2015)
  • O Horizonte (2016)

References