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Born in Lisbon on December 21, 1939, Carlos do Carmo was the son of the fado singer Lucília do Carmo (1919-1998) and the bookseller Alfredo Almeida, owners of the fado house O Faia, where he began to sing, until began his artistic career. in 1964.
Winner of the Latin Career Grammy, which he received in 2014, his tour went through the main stages of the world, from Olympia, in Paris, to the Frankfurt Opera, from `Canecão`, in Rio de Janeiro, to the Royal Albert Hall, in London .
The Encyclopedia of Portuguese Music of the 20th Century points to Carlos do Carmo as “one of the greatest references” of fado.
“The transformations that Carlos do Carmo suffered [no fado] were influenced by their musical tastes that included external references “such as Bossa Nova, from Brazil, and the styles of singers such as Frank Sinatra (1915-1998), Jacques Brel (1929-1978) and Elis Regina (1945-1982), according to the encyclopedia of Portuguese music.
The encyclopedia points out that, since the 1970s, “she accentuated musical innovations”, making her “the highest representative of the so-called ‘new fado'”, with works such as the album “Um Homem na Cidade” (1977).
He was one of the main and most decisive ambassadors of the Fado Candidacy for the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, and played a “fundamental role in the dissemination of the greatest Portuguese poets”, as highlighted by the jury of the Graça Moura Basque Citizenship Award Cultural.
The fado singer celebrated songs like “Bairro Alto”, “Fado Penelope”, “Os Putos”, “Um Homem na Cidade”, “Uma Flor de Verde Pinho”, “Canoas do Tejo”, “Lisboa, Menina e Moça” .
Carlos do Carmo said goodbye to the stage on November 9, 2019, with a concert at the Coliseu dos Recreios, in Lisbon, having received at that time the Medal of Cultural Merit, from the Ministry of Culture, for his “inestimable contribution” to Portuguese music.
The medal was the last, among several distinctions he received, in an artistic career of 57 years.
When saying goodbye to the stage, he said, in an interview with the Lusa agency: “I took this path of mine that was not made of stones, but that I always consider a healthy path and that always led me to have a perspective of being in solidarity with my colleagues (. ..). I don’t remember being wrong about a professional colleague. And, for this new generation, I am with open arms ”.
