She sings fado and is a megastar in Portugal.
The young fadista Gisela João lives in Lisbon's Mouraria district. It is in this neighborhood, where the celebrated fado singer Mariza also grew up, that modern fado was born. The essence of fado is the sensation of "saudade", a barely definable feeling somewhere between longing, wanderlust and fateful surrender. Like the blues, fado is inseparable from the personal expression that gives these melancholy songs their soul. There are always young fado voices reviving this traditional Portuguese musical style. Gisela João is certainly an exception. When her debut album was released in 2014, it was unanimously showered with critical praise - "a milestone in the history of contemporary fado" - and voted the best Portuguese album of the year by the most important magazines and newspapers. It reached #1 in the charts and received the "Golden Record".
The extraordinary singer knows how to combine traditional Portuguese music with contemporary, urban sounds, giving it an exciting relevance. Her warm, full voice is full of emotion at every moment, taking her listeners on an emotional rollercoaster ride that leaves them giddy. João's receipt of the Amália Best New Artist Award shows that the comparison to Portugal's most famous fado singer is not far-fetched. On her current tour, she presents her new album 'NUA' with the classic band line-up of fado.
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