PRESS

Pitchfork (UK)

Lina possesses a voice of fiercely intimate power and texture, capable within one brief musical phrase of tempting a bird to the windowsill and blowing the opera doors clean off….

The Times (UK)

The contrast between the redblooded emotion of Lina’s voice and the cool electronic tones is hugely effective … Lana Del Rey meets Lisbon…”

Mornig Star (UK)

Lina has a magnificently emotive timbre and great interpretative range

Télérama (FR)

“to enhance a warm, clear, lived-in voice”.

ara.cat (ES)

“The security of having a powerful and expressive soprano voice makes it possible to express the tragic feeling of fado without suffering”

io_extremadura (ES)

“Lina’s feeling makes Ricardo Carapeto fall in love with her voice”

Qmagazine (UK)

“Lina’s voice has an irresistible dramatic heft”

Público (PT)

“Lina sings with her heart closer to her mouth, and a nerve is discovered in her that never before throbbed so much blood and so much life”

Les InRocks (FR)

“the world of Lina, a young and vibrant Portuguese singer who brilliantly reclaims the fado, the Lusitanian blues whose tradition is maintained in Lisbon’s steep Alfama district.

La Vanguardia (ES)

“singer of recognizable classical tint who relays with laudable warmth repertoire of Amália Rodrigues”

Next gig (NL)

“Lina is a versatile performer, with a voice matured by nights in Fado clubs and her dedication to Amália Rodrigues. Her singing puts Fado in a new perspective”

Sentire Ascoltare (IT)

“this repertoire sung by Lina, a Portuguese singer known for her magnetic interpretations of music brought to immortality by the queen of fado.”