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Mísia

LC control no.no2003033708
Descriptive conventionsrda
LC classificationML420.M535 Biography
Personal name headingMísia
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Variant(s)Anarchist of fado (Singer)
Mísia, 1955-2024
Mísia, (Singer)
Other standard no.0000 0000 6654 6234
49420539
Q237037
Associated countryPortugal
Birth date1955-06-18
Death date2024-07-27
Place of birthPorto (Portugal)
Place of deathLisbon (Portugal)
Field of activityFados Folk music--Portugal
Profession or occupationSingers Folk singers
Special noteNot same as: Misia, 1978- (no2004005579), Japanese R&B and power-pop singer
Found inMísia. Ritual [SR] p2001: label (Mísia) insert (fado singer)
Mísia WWW site, Apr. 4, 2003 (Mísia; b. Oporto)
OCLC database, 31 Oct. 2024 (access points: Misia, Misia, 1955-, Misia, 1955-2024; usage: Misia)
New York times, 11 Aug. 2024: in an obituary on page 21 (Mísia; born Susana Maria Alfonso de Aguiar on June 18, 1955 in Porto [Portugal], died July 27 [2024] in Lisbon [Portugal], aged 69; an acclaimed singer who helped modernize fado, a traditional Portuguese music known for wistful songs of fate, loss and regret, with a runway-ready style sense and an eclectic approach that earned her the label "anarchist of fado";
Associated languagepor