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- Singer and Composer Fernando Machado Soares, 1930
- Singer Fernando Maurício, 1933
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Fernando Machado Soares (3 September 1930, in São Roque do Pico – 7 December 2014), was a Portuguese fado singer, poet, composer, jurist and retired judge.
He was born in the municipality of São Roque, on the island of Pico, the archipelago of the Azores, descendent of the last Captain-mor of Lajes do Pico.
He received his formal education at the Faculty of Law, at the University of Coimbra in the 1950s.
He participated in the film "Rapsódia Portuguesa".
After completing his university education he suspended his artistic pursuits, and concentrated on a career in law. However he accompanied the Academic Choir of Coimbra to the United States, where he sang in New York City (at Lincoln Center), Boston, Chicago and Atlanta. In addition, his tour allowed him to participate on an American television program on NBC. He became an author of various celebrated fados, that include "Balada da Despedida".
Fernando Maurício (November 21, 1933, Mouraria, Lisbon, Portugal – July 15, 2003, Lisbon, Portugal) was a Portuguese singer and fadista.
At an early age he already showed great skill and needed special permission to sing as a professional at that age. He sang regularly for three years taking a break soon after and returning later to conclude his career.
He helped bringing fado to television in the late 1960s, receiving various awards, one of those given by the Portuguese president.
He died of a heart attack, aged 69, in hospital.