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Carmen Miranda

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Biography

Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha GCIH, better known by the stage name Carmen Miranda (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaɾme͂j miˈɾɐ͂dɐ]; February 9, 1909 – August 5, 1955) was a Portuguese-born Brazilian samba singer and actress popular in the 1940s and 1950s.

Miranda was a Broadway star and by some accounts the highest-earning woman in the United States. She achieved stardom in motion pictures, cast in musical roles. Her iconic visual identity is a fruit hat based on costumes she wore in The Gang's All Here. She is considered the precursor of Brazil's Tropicalismo.

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Anthology 1994
 

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  1. Late-night music designed to soothe away the problems of the week gone by

    Sunday Club BBC Radio Ulster

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  1. BBC Radio Ulster 100%

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