Jorge Fernando Nunes da Silva, born on March 8, 1957, in Lisbon, Portugal, is a
Portuguese fado singer, guitarist, composer, and producer. Beginning a
performing career in adolescence, Fernando released early singles including
"Trigueirinha" and "Se Me Pedisses Desculpa". Fernando competed in the Festival
RTP da Canção in 1983 with "Rosas Brancas Para O Meu Amor" and in 1985 with
"Umbadá". Debut studio album Enamorado (1986) was followed by Coisas da Vida
(1988) and Boa Noite Solidão (1989). Subsequent album releases include Oxála
(1993), Terra d'Água (1997), live album Inéditos ...