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Nelia - Artist/Performer born on March 7,1969 in Quatro Ribeiras in the municipality of Praia da Vitoria in the Portuguese island of Terceira in the Azores. At age 5 she immigrated to the United States of America with her parents and 2 older Siblings. In 1989, Nelia was invited to become the lead vocalist of a popular local band from the Town of Cumberland, Rhode Island, the now extinct band "FANTASY", and performed at various Portuguese festivals and private functions throughout southern New England. While performing In 1996, Nelia caught the attention of president and owner, Mario Costa of the Record label - HENDA Records of Fall River, MA. She was signed to a three year record contract and released her first record album in form of cassette tape and compact disc "Eu Adoro". Nelia received her first certified Gold Record (HVR639) Ouro Revelação 96 for the sales of her first album totaling over 10,000 units sold within the first couple of months of its release. Eu Adoro was a product produced by Artist/Composer Paul Sardinha a.k.a (Paul Sardi) of Peabody, MA.

Nelia went on tour as the opening act for the famous Portuguese-Brazilian singer Roberto Leal and took her first steps toward becoming an international star. Her success from this tour brought her contracts to perform to a predominately immigrant and luso community of over 240 million people spread throughout the world including most of New England including Florida, California, Canada, Bermuda, Venezuela and most of Southwestern Europe.

In October of 1997, her second album "Loucuras de Amor" was released with great success. Soon, Nelia became one of the most sought after artists in several Portuguese communities worldwide. In 1998, Nelia traveled to Portugal for various appearances and performed on the popular television show Praça de Alegria. This appearance was followed by a tour of the islands of the Azores. In August of 1999, her dream of performing in her native town came true. Nelia performed six concerts on the Island of Terceira.

Her third album titled "Emoções" and her fourth album "Tropicalia" sequentially, is a mix of latin rhythms, euro dance, and soulful ballads. It was with these albums that Nelia became more involved in the songwriting process, adding her personal touch to lyrics, melodies and emotion of her music. The tour to support these releases included additional exposure in countries such as Cuba, Dominican Republic, Cabo Verde, Venezuela and Mexico.

Nelia released her fifth album "Meu Mundo" (My World) in 2007 produced by her husband/Producer Nelson Moreira and herself of Novart Entertainment.

Album Release Timeline
 * Eu Adoro (1996)
 * Loucuras de amor (1999)
 * Emocoes(2002)
 * Tropicalia (2004)
 * Meu Mundo (2007)
 * Sangria (2013)

Nelia's Official Music Videos can be seen here

In 2009, Nelia began hosting her very own morning program "Café de manhã" morning coffee from 6am to 10am monday through friday at one of the most prominent portuguese speaking radio stations from the east coast in the United States - WJFD FM located in New Bedford Massachusetts.

Links www.nelia.net www.wjfd.com