Dulce Pontes

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Dulce Jose Silva Pontes (born April 8, 1969) is a Portuguese songwriter and singer who performs in many musical styles, including pop, folk and classical music.

She is usually defined as a world music artist. Her songs contributed to the 1990s revival of Portuguese urban folk music called fado.

Pontes was born in 1969 in Montijo, a large city in the District of Setubal, not far from Lisbon.So then she trained as a pianist, she became a singer after entering a competition in her hometown at age 18.

She soon became an actress in Portuguese television and theater.

In 1991 she won the national music festival with her song "Lusitana Paixao" (known in English as "Tell Me"), which led her to represent Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest, where she finished 8th, which to date is the fourth-best finish for a Portuguese performer in this contest).