Dina (singer)

Dina
Dina
Birth name	Ondina Maria Farias Veloso
Born	18 June 1956; Carregal do Sal, Portugal
Died	11 April 2019 (aged 62); Lisbon
Genres	Pop, Fado, Rock, Funk, Scat
Occupation(s)	Singer, composer, instrumentalist
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar

Dina (born Ondina Maria Farias Veloso; 18 June 1956 – 11 April 2019) was a Portuguese singer who was best known for her participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 in Malmö.

Biography

Dina first entered the Portuguese Eurovision selection, Festival da Canção, in 1980, finishing eighth with "Guardando em mim".^[1] She participated again in 1982 with two songs, but could only manage sixth and eighth.^[2] Dina finally got her chance in 1992, when her song "Amor d'água fresca" ("Fresh Water Love") won the competition and went forward as the Portuguese representative in the 37th Eurovision Song Contest.^[3] The contest took place on 9 May in Malmö, Sweden, where "Amor d'água fresca" finished in 17th place of the 23 entries.^[4]

Dina released six albums and composed music for many film and television drama productions. She continued to perform, and in September 2009 celebrated 30 years in the music business with a concert at the Teatro São Luiz in Lisbon.^[5]

Dina died on 11 April 2019 at age 62 following a battle with pulmonary fibrosis which she was suffering from for 13 years.^[6]^[7]

She came out as a lesbian in 1996. ^[8]

Albums discography

1975: Viva a Liberdade (EP)
1976: Madrugada (EP)
1982: Dinamite
1991: Aqui e agora
1993: Guardado em mim
1997: Sentidos
2001: O Melhor de 2: Dina/Mário Mata
2002: Guardado em mim 2002
2008: Da cor da vida

References

^ "Festival da Canção 1980". Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
^ "Festival da Canção 1982". Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
^ "Festival da Canção 1992". Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
^ "ESC History 1992". Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
^ Biography at Música Portuguesa (Portuguese)
^ Cardoso, Joana Amaral; Nogueira, Rodrigo; Salema, Isabel. "Morreu Dina, uma pioneira da canção pop". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 April 2019.
^ "Eurovision Portugal: Dina passes away aged 62". Eurovision News, Polls and Information by ESCToday. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
^ Maude, James (12 April 2019). "Portugal's Eurovision 1992 entrant Dina passes away at age 62". escYOUnited. Retrieved 10 July 2024.

Preceded by Dulce Pontes with "Lusitana paixão"	Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992	Succeeded by Anabela with "A cidade (até ser dia)"

[1] "Festival da Canção 1980". Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2018.

[2] "Festival da Canção 1982". Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2018.

[3] "Festival da Canção 1992". Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2018.

[4] "ESC History 1992". Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2009.

[5] Biography at Música Portuguesa (Portuguese)

[6] Cardoso, Joana Amaral; Nogueira, Rodrigo; Salema, Isabel. "Morreu Dina, uma pioneira da canção pop". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 April 2019.

[7] "Eurovision Portugal: Dina passes away aged 62". Eurovision News, Polls and Information by ESCToday. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.

[8] Maude, James (12 April 2019). "Portugal's Eurovision 1992 entrant Dina passes away at age 62". escYOUnited. Retrieved 10 July 2024.

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Festival da Canção
Participation	1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024
Artists	2B Alma Lusa Os Amigos Anabela Leonor Andrade Filipa Azevedo Rui Bandeira The Black Mamba Manuela Bravo António Calvário Carlos do Carmo Paulo de Carvalho José Cid Tó Cruz Da Vinci Dina Doce Dora ~~Elisa~~ Vânia Fernandes Adelaide Ferreira Flor-de-Lis Armando Gama Gemini Rita Guerra Maria Guinot Homens da Luta Madalena Iglésias Iolanda Célia Lawson Maro Carlos Mendes Duarte Mendes Mimicat Lúcia Moniz MTM Eduardo Nascimento Nevada Nonstop Nucha Simone de Oliveira Conan Osíris Carlos Paião Cláudia Pascoal Dulce Pontes Sabrina Salvador Sobral Filipa Sousa Suzy Sara Tavares Tonicha Fernando Tordo Sofia Vitória
Songs	"Ai coração" "Amar" "Amar pelos dois" "Amor d'água fresca" "Antes do adeus" "Baunilha e chocolate" "Bem bom" "Chamar a música" "A cidade (até ser dia)" "Coisas de nada" "Como tudo começou" "Conquistador" "Dai li dou" "Dança comigo" "Deixa-me sonhar" "Desfolhada portuguesa" "E depois do adeus" "Ele e ela" "Esta balada que te dou" "A festa da vida" "Uma flor de verde pinho" "Foi magia" "Um grande, grande amor" "Grito" "Há dias assim" "Há sempre alguém" "Há um mar que nos separa" "O jardim" "Love Is on My Side" "Lusitana paixão" "A luta é alegria" "Madrugada" ~~"Medo de sentir"~~ "Menina do alto da serra" "O meu coração não tem cor" "Não sejas mau para mim" "Neste barco à vela" "Oração" "Penso em ti, eu sei" "Playback" "Portugal no coração" "Quero ser tua" "Saudade, saudade" "Se eu te pudesse abraçar" "Senhora do mar (negras águas)" "Silêncio e tanta gente" "Só sei ser feliz assim" "Sobe, sobe, balão sobe" "Sol de inverno" "Telemóveis" "Todas as ruas do amor" "Tourada" "O vento mudou" "Verão" "Vida minha" "Voltarei"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Portugal did not compete

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1992
Countries	Austria Belgium Cyprus Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Malta Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Daisy Auvray Michael Ball Christer Björkman Humphrey Campbell Cleopatra Dafna Dina Evridiki Extra Nena Heart 2 Heart Kali Linda Martin Mia Martini Morgane Lotte Nilsson and Kenny Lübcke Pave Serafín Mary Spiteri Merethe Trøan Aylin Vatankoş Tony Wegas Marion Welter and Kontinent Wind
Songs	"Alt det som ingen ser" "Amor d'água fresca" "I morgon är en annan dag" "Little Child" "Ljubim te pesmama" "Mister Music Man" "Monté la riviè" "Nei eða já" "Nous on veut des violons" "Olou tou kosmou i Elpida" "One Step Out of Time" "Rapsodia" "Sou fräi" "Teriazoume" "Todo esto es la música" "Träume sind für alle da" "Visjoner" "Why Me?" "Wijs me de weg" "Yamma Yamma" "Yaz Bitti" "Ze Rak Sport" "Zusammen geh'n"