Jorge Fernando Nunes da Silva, born on March 8, 1957, in Lisbon, Portugal, is a Portuguese fado singer, guitarist, composer, and producer. Beginning a performing career in adolescence, Fernando released early singles including "Trigueirinha" and "Se Me Pedisses Desculpa". Fernando competed in the Festival RTP da Canção in 1983 with "Rosas Brancas Para O Meu Amor" and in 1985 with "Umbadá". Debut studio album Enamorado (1986) was followed by Coisas da Vida (1988) and Boa Noite Solidão (1989). Subsequent album releases include Oxála (1993), Terra d'Água (1997), live album Inéditos ao Vivo No Tivoli (2000), compilation A Arte e a Música (2004), and Memória e Fado (2005), which featured collaborations with Lucio Dalla, Ana Moura, and Egberto Gismonti. The Italian city of Recanati honored Fernando in 2003, and Fernando was appointed Commander of the Order of Infante Dom Henrique in February 2016.
