Carlos do Carmo, ComIH (born 1939) is a Portuguese fado singer, one of the finest in the "Lisbon Song". He is the son of another fado singer, Lucília do Carmo.In 1976 he won the Portuguese Song Contest, with "Flor de Verde Pinho". The song finished 12th in the Eurovision Song Contest.His most famous songs are Lágrimas De Orvalho, Lisboa Menina E Moça and Canoas do Tejo. He sang many songs written by songwriters like Ary dos Santos. He helped to open Lisbon fado to other musical influences, like jazz and French music.The son of fado (Portuguese folk songs) singer and fado house owner, Lucilia Do Carmo, Carlos Do Carmo (born Carlos Manuel de Ascencao Almeida in Mouraria, Lisbon, in 1939) has established his own reputation as a passionate singer of Portuguese folk songs, as well as one of the most distinctive voices in the world. Unfortunately obscured by the international fame of Amalia Rodrigues, he remained a national , rather than international, star. He first left Lisbon in his yo

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