Maria Adelaide Mengas Matafome Ferreira^[1] (born 23 September 1959) is a Portuguese singer.^[2]

She started as a rock singer with the hit "Baby suicida" in 1981.^[2] After that, she has sung ballads. She represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with the song "Penso em ti (Eu sei)" which came 18th with 9 points.^[3]

She is also an actress on television having roles in many Portuguese soap operas.

Discography

Albums

• Entre Um Coco e Um Adeus (Between a Coconut and a Goodbye) (LP, Polygram,1986)
• Amantes Imortais/Fast And Far (2LP, MBP, 1989)
• O Realizador está Louco (The Director is Crazy) (CD, Vidisco, 1996)
• Só Baladas (Only ballads) (Compilação, BMG, 1998)
• Sentidos (Senses) (CD, BMG, 2000)
• Outro Sol (Another Sun) (BB3, 2001)
• O Olhar da Serpente (2002) "The Look of the Snake"
• Adelaide Ferreira,(2004), Universal Music Portugal
• Mais Forte que a Paixão, (2006), Farol (Stronger than the passion)
• O Melhor de Adelaide Ferreira (2008), (The best of Adelaide Ferreira), a compilation

Singles

• Meu Amor Vamos Conversar os Dois (Single, Nova, 1978) (My love let's talk)
• Espero por Ti/Alegria Em Flor (Single, Nova, 1980) (Wait For You/Joy in bloom)
• Baby Suicida/A Tua Noite (Single, Vadeca, 1981) (Suicidal baby/Your night)
• Bichos/Trânsito (Single, Vadeca, 1981) (Critters/Transit)
• Não Não Não/Danada do Rock'n'Roll (Máxi, Polygram, 1983) (No No No/Damn Rock and Roll)
• Quero-Te, Choro-te, Odeio-Te, Adoro-te (Single, Polygram, 1984) (I want you, Crying you, Hate you, Love you)
• Penso em Ti, Eu Sei/Vem No Meu Sonho (Single, Polygram, 1985) (I think of you, I know/Comes in my dream)