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Carlos do Carmo, the ‘Sinatra’ of Portugal’s fado, dies aged 81

Carlos do Carmo, the ‘Sinatra’ of Portugal’s fado, dies aged 81

PORTUGUESE singer Carlos do Carmo, one of the country's most beloved artists who was known as the "Sinatra" of the soulful, melancholic fado music, died on Friday at the age of 81. Do Carmo, born in Lisbon in 1939, said goodbye to the stage last year after a long career during which he took fado around the world. He became the first Portuguese artist to receive a Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014. He died on the morning of New Year's Day at Lisbon's Santa Maria hospital after suffering an aortic aneurysm, Portuguese media reported. "Carlos do Carmo was…
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