Teresa Salgueiro, born January 8, 1969, in Lisbon, Portugal, is a Portuguese
singer best known as the lead vocalist of Madredeus from 1986 to 2007.
Discovered in 1986 by band co-founder Pedro Ayres Magalhães, she served as the
voice and central inspiration of the group. She appeared as a singer in Wim
Wenders' film Lisbon Story. Following her departure from Madredeus, she released
collaboration and solo albums including Obrigado (2005), Você e Eu (2007) with
the Septeto de João Cristal, La Serena (2007) and Matriz (2009) with the
Lusitânia Ensemble, O Mistério (2012), and O Horiz...