Linda de Suza

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Linda de Suza (born Teolinda Lança, February 22, 1948, Beringel, Beja - ) is a Portuguese people and French singer, actress and author.

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Linda de Suza was born in Beringel, Beja (Alentejo), in Southern Portugal on 22 February 1948. Suza left her native Portugal for France in the 1970s and started to work in minor jobs. In late 70s she managed to record music albums. Her works such as Tiroli-Torola, La fille qui pleurait, Un enfant peut faire le monde, and L'Etrangère drew a large audience in France. She topped her success with her performance at Paris Olympia. She sang both in French and Portuguese and was nicknamed "Amália of France" after Amália Rodrigues to whom she paid tribute in her song Amália. Amália Rodigues, known as "Rainha do Fado"("Queen of Fado") paved the way for Linda de Suza, Dulce Pontes, Mariza and Misia, among other well known Portuguese singers, all with sublime talent. Fado, a traditional nostalgic Portuguese style of music retains it's popularity.

In 1984 Linda de Suza published her autobiography La Valise en carton. The book was also published the same year in Portugal, as A Mala de Cartão. Her book was followed by a number of novels. La Valise en carton was adaptated into a miniseries in 1988. Linda de Suza sings in Portuguese and French.