She is still young, but blessed with a dark-toned, lived-in voice with which she passionately sings fado. Portuguese singer Sara Correia became inspired by fado at an early age. She grew up in Chelas, a multicultural suburb with high-rise apartment blocks near Lisbon's airport. In this neighborhood, people love both fado and hip-hop. At a free fado school, Correia learned to sing fado, as a beneficial
… outlet for a growing child with divorced parents. She was recognized early on as a sensational, promising singer. Her second album Do Coração was nominated for a Latin Grammy. Her third studio album Liberdade also impresses with her sensitive rendition of fado songs about love, sadness and joy. (SvdP)more