Cristina Branco

Cristina Branco is already known as one of the leading fadistas of her generation. She let go of the tight straitjacket of traditional fado and added her own fresh style. “We cannot lock fado between the walls of tradition,” says Cristina. Her fado makes the intense Portuguese blues popular far beyond the country's borders. The crystal clear voice, the passionate interplay between singer and musicians, the melancholy… “when Cristina Branco sings, the armor breaks and the masks fall.” (Karel Michiel, De Standaard)