Filipa Sousa

Filipa Sousa ( born March 2, 1985 in Albufeira ) is a Portuguese singer.

At a young age she took piano and voice lessons and participated successfully in some fado singing competitions. In 2003, she took first at the talent show Operação Triunfo ( the Portuguese Fame Academy ) participated, but did not make it into the top 30 participants. With a further participation in 2007 they made ​​it to the "Gala - Shows" and landed on the 12th Place. In 2012, she won the Festival da Canção Music Competition and was therefore entitled to the Euro Vision Song Contest 2012 in Baku compete for their country. Your melancholic Fado Minha Vida ( "My Life" ) fell in the second semi-final at the start, but where they could not qualify for the finals of the competition.