Anabela Braz Pires

Anabela
Background information
Birth name	Anabela Braz Pires
Also known as	Anabela (stage name)
Born	(1976-09-22) 22 September 1976 (age 47) Almada, Portugal
Origin	Lisbon, Portugal
Genres	Pop, 1990s, Fado, Showtunes
Occupation(s)	Singer, Actress
Years active	1985–present
Labels	Ovação Records (Portugal) Discossete Records (Portugal) Moviecity Records (Portugal) Elec3city Records (Portugal) Resistencia Records (Spain) Zona Música (Spain)

Anabela Braz Pires (born 22 September 1976 in Almada) is a Portuguese singer and musical theatre actress, best known in Portugal by her first name, Anabela.

Her career in music has spanned over decades, and she is well known for representing Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest, her work as a solo recording artist, and her work in musical theatre collaborating with producer Filipe La Féria. In a 2006 interview with Selecções do Reader's Digest, she joked that in the national consciousness, she went from being known as "the Eurovision girl" to "the La Féria girl."^[1]