Maria do Carmo Carvalho Rebelo de Andrade, better known as Carminho, is a Portuguese fado and popular music singer. She comes from a family of musicians, since her mother, Teresa Siqueira, was a famous fado singer. She is considered one of the most talented and innovative fado singers of her generation.
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Carminho (birth name Maria do Carmo de Carvalho Rebelo de Andrade) is the youngest of four siblings. At two years of age, her father’s work required them to relocate from her birthplace of Lisbon to the Algarve. Her siblings were; Francisco Andrade, Mariana de Carvalho Rebelo de Andrade and Rodrigo Maria de Carvalho Rebelo de Andrade
The first two years were spent in Vilamoura before finally settling in Paderne, approximately 40 kilometers north of Albufeira. Carminho looks back on her time here fondly. “I had a very good childhood. I remember the freedom I had and the beautiful nature of the Algarve.