Teresa Salgueiro

Teresa Salgueiro is a Portuguese singer. She is best known as the lead singer of Madredeus from 1987 until the current day.

As a young girl, Salgueiro sang the traditional Portuguese music

Teresa Salgueiro is a Portuguese singer. She is best known as the lead singer of Madredeus from 1987 until the current day.

As a young girl, Salgueiro sang the traditional Portuguese music Fado and Brazilian bossa nova in the streets and taverns of Lisbon. She moved to old Lisbon to live with friends at the age of 16 and continued her singing.