Amália Rodrigues
E467620
Amália Rodrigues was a legendary Portuguese fado singer and actress, widely regarded as the "Queen of Fado" and a cultural icon of Portugal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amália Rodrigues canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4755257 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Amália Rodrigues Context triple: [Rodrigues, hasNotableBearer, Amália Rodrigues]
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A.
Yolanda Soares
Yolanda Soares is a Portuguese soprano and crossover singer known for blending classical music with fado and other contemporary styles.
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B.
Bebel Gilberto
Bebel Gilberto is a Brazilian-American singer and songwriter known for her modern bossa nova style and smooth, intimate vocal performances.
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C.
Luís Montenegro
Luís Montenegro is a Portuguese politician and leader of the Social Democratic Party who became Prime Minister of Portugal after António Costa.
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D.
Ary Barroso
Ary Barroso was a prominent Brazilian composer and musician, best known as one of the pioneers of samba and for writing iconic songs like "Aquarela do Brasil."
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E.
Elza Maia Costa de Oliveira
Elza Maia Costa de Oliveira was a Brazilian educator and the first wife and close intellectual collaborator of influential pedagogue Paulo Freire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Amália Rodrigues Target entity description: Amália Rodrigues was a legendary Portuguese fado singer and actress, widely regarded as the "Queen of Fado" and a cultural icon of Portugal.
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A.
Yolanda Soares
Yolanda Soares is a Portuguese soprano and crossover singer known for blending classical music with fado and other contemporary styles.
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B.
Bebel Gilberto
Bebel Gilberto is a Brazilian-American singer and songwriter known for her modern bossa nova style and smooth, intimate vocal performances.
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C.
Luís Montenegro
Luís Montenegro is a Portuguese politician and leader of the Social Democratic Party who became Prime Minister of Portugal after António Costa.
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D.
Ary Barroso
Ary Barroso was a prominent Brazilian composer and musician, best known as one of the pioneers of samba and for writing iconic songs like "Aquarela do Brasil."
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E.
Elza Maia Costa de Oliveira
Elza Maia Costa de Oliveira was a Brazilian educator and the first wife and close intellectual collaborator of influential pedagogue Paulo Freire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Portuguese singer
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actress ⓘ cultural icon ⓘ fado singer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grand Cross of the Order of Saint James of the Sword
NERFINISHED
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Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ Légion d'honneur ⓘ
surface form:
Legion of Honour
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| birthName | Amália da Piedade Rebordão Rodrigues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | National Pantheon, Lisbon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Portugal ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1920-07-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1999-10-06 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Queen of Fado and cultural icon of Portugal ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Portuguese people ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film
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music ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| genre | fado ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Lisbon fado tradition ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Queen of Fado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Camané
NERFINISHED
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Cristina Branco NERFINISHED ⓘ Mariza NERFINISHED ⓘ Mísia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | voice ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | Portuguese ⓘ |
| name | Amália Rodrigues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Portuguese ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Capas Negras
NERFINISHED
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Fado, História de uma Cantadeira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Coimbra
NERFINISHED
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Estranha Forma de Vida NERFINISHED ⓘ Fado Português NERFINISHED ⓘ Povo que Lavas no Rio NERFINISHED ⓘ Uma Casa Portuguesa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
ⓘ
singer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Lisbon
NERFINISHED
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Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Lisbon
NERFINISHED
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Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
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EMI ⓘ Valentim de Carvalho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Lisbon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | César Seabra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1939–1994 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Amália Rodrigues Description of subject: Amália Rodrigues was a legendary Portuguese fado singer and actress, widely regarded as the "Queen of Fado" and a cultural icon of Portugal.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.