The Atlantic Godness AMA LIA "love ly"

1920: Amália is born in Lisbon, in the city district of Alcântara, on July 1 (this date was Amália’s choice; her birth certificate says July 23). – 1929: She begins grade school at Escola Oficial da Tapada da Ajuda, from which she graduates. – 1934: She begins to work as an embroiderer and clothes presser on a piecework basis. – 1935: She participates in the group representing Alcântara in the citywide annual march contest; she sings in public for the first time, with Portuguese guitar accompaniment, at a charity event. – 1938: She represents Alcântara in the Spring Singing Contest. – 1939: She debuts as a fado singer at the Retiro da Severa. – 1944: She travels to Brazil for a six-week tour, but ends up staying for three months. She sings at the Copacabana Casino. – 1945: She makes her first recordings (in 78 r.p.m.) in Brazil, the first of the 170 records she makes thoughout her career. – 1947: She stars in the filme Capas Negras (Black Capes), which sets box office records, playing for 22 weeks at the Condes Cinema. – 1948: Amália receives the National Information Office (SNI) Prize as best actress for her performance in Fado, directed by Perdigão Queiroga. – 1949: She sings in Paris and London for the first time. – 1951: Her first tour of Africa: Mozambique, Angola and Congo. – 1952: She makes her first appearance in New York singing at the La Vie en Rose nightclub. Her contract is extended for a 4 month stay. She signs a contract with Valentim de Carvalho, a record company, where she will make all her recordings. – 1953: She becomes the first Portuguese singer to appear on American television, on the Eddie Fisher Show. – 1954: Her first recording album is released in the United States. She sings at the Mocambo, in Hollywood. – 1955: She records Canção do Mar (Song of the Sea) and Barco Negro (Black Ship) for Henri Verneuil’s film Os Amantes do Tejo (Tagus Lovers). In Mexico, she participates in the film Música de Sempre (Music of Always), with Edith Piaf. – 1957: She opens at the Olympia, in Paris, and begins to sing in French. Charles Aznavour composes Ai, Mourir por Toi, for her. – 1961: In Rio de Janeiro, she marries César Seabra, an engineer, with whom she will live until his death in 1997. – 1962: The release of an album based on the works of the poet Pedro Homem de Mello: Asas Fechadas (Closed Wings) and Povo que Lavas no Rio (You, People, Who Wash in the River). – 1966: She performs at Lincoln Center, in New York, accompanied by a symphony orchestra conducted by André Kostelanetz. – 1967: In Cannes, she receives the MIDEM Gold Disc award from the hands of Anthony Quinn, given to the recording artist who sold the most records in his or her country. This fact is repeated in the two years that followed and was equaled only by the Beatles. – 1970: She sings in Tokyo, New York and Rome and receives a high decoration from the French government. – 1975: Once again she performs at the Olympia, in Paris. – 1976: Along with Maria Callas and John Lennon, she participates in the recording of Le Cadeau de la Vie (The Gift of Life), released by UNESCO. – 1977: Amália sings at Carnegie Hall, in New York. – 1985: She returns for another performance at the Olympia, in Paris. For the first time, she gives a solo performance at the Coliseu dos Recreios, in Lisbon.- 1989: Amália celebrates her 50th anniversary as a singer with a retrospective exhibit at the Museu do Teatro (The Theater Museum), in Lisbon. – 1990: Two great shows: one at the Coliseu dos Recreios and the other at the S. Carlos Theater where the fado is heard for the first time in 200 years. – 1994: Lisbon is declared by the European Union as the Capital of Culture; during this event, Amália sings in public for the last time. – 1995: She undergoes an operation for a lung tumor. Her last recording, For the First Time, is released. – 1998: The recording The Best of Amália is released and highly praised by international critics. She is honored at the International Exposition of 1998, in Lisbon. – 1999: Amália dies on October 6, in Lisbon, at home, in Rua de S. Bento.