Government regrets death of Linda de Suza, “symbol of Portugal”
PFor Paulo Cafôfo, Linda de Suza was “one of the most recognized Portuguese singers in France and a symbol of Portugal”.
Linda de Suza “carried Portugal in her cardboard suitcase and in her voice, bringing the diaspora closer to its roots”, wrote Paulo Cafôfo on the social network Twitter.
The singer emigrated to France in 1970, where she made a career in music.
Born in 1948 in Beringel, in the municipality of Beja, Linda de Suza made her debut as a singer at the restaurant Chez Loisette, in Saint-Ouen, about 6.5 kilometers north of Paris, where she was discovered by composer André Pascal (1932 -2001) who later introduced her to composer Alex Alstone (1903-1982).
He performed hits such as the song “Un Portugais” (Vine Buggy/Alex Alstone), whose sales of the ‘single’ reached the Platinum Record in France, in 1979, or the ‘single’ “A girl cried”.
Linda de Suza became the singer of the Portuguese emigrant community, singing their difficulties and homesickness, in songs such as “J’ai deux pays pour un seul coeur” or “La Symphonie du Portugal”. Her repertoire included themes from popular songs such as “Lírio Roxo” and “Malhão, Malhão”, and the recorded “Coimbra / Avril au Portugal”.
He died today at the age of 74, of respiratory pneumonia and after being diagnosed with covid-19.
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