Rosa Maria, known by her stage name, Rosinha, is a Portuguese Pimba singer, songwriter and accordion player.

Biography

Rosa was born in 1971 in Montijo, Portugal and grew up in the parish of Santo Isidro de Pegões. Her family moved to Montijo when she was 10; it was also at this time when she started playing the accordion. A few years later Rosa started studying at Instituto de Música Vitorino Matono, in Lisbon. She gave her first concerts at 17, as an accordionist. In 2007, producer Páquito Rebelo invited her to record an album. It was at that time that the singer adopted the stage name "Rosinha". Her first concert as Rosinha was in Évora.

Rosinha

Personal life

Rosa has photosensitivity, requiring her to wear sunglasses.

Rosinha

Discography

Com a Boca no Pipo (2007) Só Quer é Fruta (2008) Eu Levo no Pacote (2009) Eu Chupo (2010) Quem põe a minhoca ... (sou eu) (2011) Tenho Um Andar Novo (2012) Na Minha Panela Não Entra (2013) Eu Seguro no Pincel (2014) Eu Lavo a Ameijôa (2015) Eu Faço De Coentrada (2016) É de Gatas Que Eu Gosto (2017) Eu Descasco-lhe a Banana (2018) Eu Mexo Nos Telhões do Meu Amor (2019) Fica Sempre no Coador (2020) Eu Tenho Uma Cana Boa (2021) Eu Agarro-lhe no Barrote (2022)

Rosinha

References

1971 births

Living people

People from Montijo, Portugal

Pimba music

21st-century Portuguese women singers

21st-century Portuguese songwriters

Portuguese women songwriters

Portuguese accordionists

Women accordionists