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Madredeus (Portugal)
nominated by:
Matt Leys, London:
'Before there was Mariza, there was Madredeus. The haunting, elegiac voice of Teresa Salgueiro and the complex, flowing music of Pedro Ayres Magalhães distil the experience and emotions of Lisbon and of Portugal into a unique music - Fado, folk and chamber music, all in one. Still unchallenged masters of Portuguese music.'
Patricia Borges, London:
'Madredeus have brought to the world what we Portuguese have in our soul. They help me mitigate my "Saudades" - the most Portuguese of concept a melancholic feeling for something, someone that one misses or that is unatainable. Sudenly I am in the streets of Lisbon again...'
Veronica Paine:
'I love their music-it's incredibly haunting and soothing. And the singer has an amazing voice. When I see their concerts I feel at peace and that is a wonderful feeling.'
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