Eugénia Melo e Castro

Origin

Covilhã, Portugal

Also known as

Maria Eugénia Menéres de Melo e Castro

Genres

MPB, fado, spoken word poetry

Instruments

vocals

Biography

Eugénia Melo e Castro is a Portuguese singer and songwriter whose career is strongly connected to Brazilian popular music. The daughter of writers, she began her artistic journey in Portugal in the late 1970s, participating in albums by renowned artists and developing work in the theatrical and musical fields. Throughout her career, she has built a solid musical bridge between Portugal and Brazil, releasing several critically acclaimed albums in both countries.

Her discography includes notable works such as "Terra de Mel" and "Águas de Todo o Ano," as well as albums dedicated to great names of Brazilian culture, such as Vinícius de Moraes and Chico Buarque. Over a career spanning more than four decades, Eugénia has collaborated with dozens of important musicians and performers, including Wagner Tiso, Tom Jobim, Ney Matogrosso, and Caetano Veloso, establishing herself as a prominent figure in the dissemination of Portuguese-language music and poetry.

Discography

• Terra de Mel (1982)
• Águas de Todo o Ano (1983)
• III (1986)
• Eugénia Melo e Castro (1986)
• Coração Imprevisto (1988)
• Amor É Cego e Vê (1990)
• Vitinho, Eugénia Melo e Castro, Dulce Neves, Isabel Campelo – III (1991)
• Lisboa Dentro de Mim - O Sentimento dum Ocidental (1993)
• Canta Vinícius de Moraes (1994)
• Ao Vivo em São Paulo (1996)
• Ao Vivo em São Paulo (Sesc Pompeia) (1996)
• Recomeço (2001)
• Motor da Luz (2001)
• Deste lado (2001)
• Paz (2002)
• Des Cons Tru Ç Ão (2004)
• Dança da Luz (2004)
• POPortugal (2007)
• Um Gosto de Sol (2011)
• Conversas com Versos (2015)
• Eugénia Melo e Castro, Emílio Mendonça – Mar Virtual (2018)