6h. Portuguese government regrets the death of fado singer Mísia

The Portuguese singer Mísia, one of the best-known international fado singers and famous for innovating with this musical genre, died this Saturday in Lisbon at 69...

In a note of regret, the Ministry of Culture writes that the fado singer was a “fundamental voice in the renewal of fado”, full of “talent and versatility”.

Information was provided by writer Richard Zimler.

The Portuguese singer and fado singer Msia died this Saturday at the age of 69. The news was announced by Richard Zimler, an American writer based in Portugal, on social media. “I am devastated because my old friend, the singer Msia, just left us. He left peacefully, sweetly, without pain.” Read more (07/27/2024)

Adriana Calcanhotto, Carminho, Richard Zimler and more friends mourn the death of the singer who has performed with Maria Bethânia. 'Pioneering artist, intense, powerful, fearless. We owe her a debt of infinite gratitude,” highlights the Fado Museum, the Portuguese fado singer Mísia died this Saturday (27) at the age of 69 in Lisbon. According to the Portuguese newspaper “Público”, she had been admitted to the Hospital de Santa Maria a little ov…

The Portuguese fado singer had already faced three cancers. The death was confirmed by writer Richard Zimler