Carla Pires
One of the most beautiful and emotionally penetrating voices of contemporary fado, a leading figure of the new generation of fado singers, Carla Pires invents a decidedly modern fado, with refined arrangements and jazz influences, backed by the best musicians in the genre.
Carla Pires began her singing career in 1993, participating in several musical projects, recording soundtracks, and playing roles as an actress for TV series in Portugal. For three years (2002-2005), she played the young Amalia Rodrigues in the successful Portuguese musical about this fado idol.
Carla Pires statement as Fado singer happens in 2004, when she joined the Portuguese artist agency and label Ocarina Music. This marked the beginning of her solo career. Since then, she has constantly toured internationally, entertaining audiences in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America, with hundreds of concerts at the most privileged music festivals, performances in highly coveted concert halls, with excellent reviews in many leading European newspapers and magazines. Some of the highlights were performances at prestigious venues such as: Osaka Symphony Hall, Okayama Symphony Hall, Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen Hall, Kobe International House, Nakano Sun Plaza-Tokyo (Japan), Graz Opera (Austria), Vlaamse Opera Gent, Södra Teatern (Stockholm), Concertgbow, De La Mar Theater, Schowburg Roterdamse, Rasa (Netherlands), Cirque d’Hiver and Théâtre de la Ville (Paris), Teatro Solís (Montevideo) and many others.
Following her debut album “Ilha do meu fado” (2005), Carla Pires released “Rota das paixões” (Ocarina/World Village,2012), “Aqui” (2016), “Cartografado” (2020) and “VaiVem” (June 2024), to celebrate her 20-year career in fado.
The 20th anniversary tour has also been launched and is currently underway.
On stage, supported by excellent musicians playing Portuguese guitar, classical guitar and double bass, Carla Pires has a remarkable presence and the power and talent to thrill her audiences. She has a unique voice, which carries the fado and its special feeling through amazing musical roots.