Ana Moura

Ana Moura (born 1979) is an internationally recognized Portuguese fado singer, and the youngest fadista to be nominated for a Dutch Edison Award.

Biography

Ana Cláudia Moura Pereira was born 17 September 1979, in Santarém, Portugal).

Career

Ana Moura's debut album was Guarda-me a vida na mão (2003), followed by Aconteceu (2005). She sang in various nightspots in Lisbon and became known on television, performing fado with Antonio Pinto Basto.

Para Além da Saudade (2007), containing songs such as "Os Buzios" or "Fado da Procura", is the album that followed Aconteceu. With this album and appearances on programs such as Family Contact and Superstar, Moura became more widely known in Portugal. These television appearances helped promote this record, which was to reach triple platinum for sales exceeding 55,000 units. The album stayed in the Top 30 in Portugal for 120 weeks. For this album, Moura received a nomination for the Golden Globes in the category of Music, Best Individual Performer, losing to Jorge Palma.

Ana Moura (badminton)

Ana Moura is a female badminton player from Portugal.

Career

Moura played the 2007 BWF World Championships in women's singles, and was defeated in the second round by Xie Xingfang, of China, 21-2, 21-7.

In 2007 she also won her two first international titles, the Iran Fajr Tournament in February and the Algeria International in December.

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