Ana Sofia Varela

She is one of the most prominent voices of the so-called new generation of Fado. In addition to her self-titled album and “Fados de Amor e Pecado”, Ana Sofia Varela participated in António Chaínho’s work “A Guitarra e Outras Mulheres”. At the invitation of João Braga, she featured in the album “Cem Anos de Fado” and, later, recorded a track with lyrics by José Luís Peixoto and music by Fredo Mergner for the compilation “Movimentos Perpétuos”, which paid tribute to Carlos Paredes.

Another significant milestone in her career was the SAL project, founded in 2006 alongside José Peixoto, Fernando Júdice and Vicky. A year later, Ana Sofia Varela joined the cast of the film "Fados", directed by Carlos Saura, and won the "Amália Rodrigues" Award for best female Fado singer. Two years later, she won the same award with the album "Fados de Amor e Pecado", written and composed by the duo João Gil (music) and João Monge (lyrics).