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Fado artists

The 51 most-read fado artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.

57 artists are ranked in fado. The biggest move was Ercília Costa, up 22 places.

#	Artist	Readers	30d
01	Amália RodriguesLisboa · Portugal	3,402	0
02	MarizaMaputo · Mozambique	2,248	0
03	Gisela JoãoBarcelos · Portugal	1,766	+4
04	Dulce PontesMontijo · Portugal	1,422	0
05	CarminhoLisboa · Portugal	1,321	-2
06	Ana MouraSantarém · Portugal	999	0
07	MadredeusLisboa · Portugal	972	-2
08	Bandidos do CanteBeja · Portugal	511	0
09	Cuca RosetaPortugal	468	+3
10	久保田早紀Kunitachi · Japan	466	0
11	Carlos ParedesCoimbra · Portugal	420	-2
12	António ZambujoBeja · Portugal	362	+1
13	Carlos do CarmoLisboa · Portugal	358	+1
14	Simone de OliveiraLisboa · Portugal	336	+2
15	Katia GuerreiroPortugal	287	0
16	Sonia ShirsatGoa · India	283	-5
17	Raquel TavaresLisboa · Portugal	280	+4
18	Cristina BrancoAlmeirim · Portugal	274	+1
19	MísiaPorto · Portugal	231	-2
20	Buba EspinhoBeja · Portugal	224	+6
21	CamanéOeiras · Portugal	195	-3
22	Celeste RodriguesFundão · Portugal	179	+3
23	Teresinha LandeiroSetúbal · Portugal	178	+6
24	DeolindaPortugal	167	0
25	Amor ElectroLisboa · Portugal	152	+2
26	Flor‐de‐lisPortugal	147	-6
27	José Carlos Ary dos SantosLisboa · Portugal	143	-5
28	Alfredo MarceneiroLisboa · Portugal	139	-5
29	Vasco SantanaLisboa · Portugal	129	+5
30	Anita GuerreiroLisboa · Portugal	127	+8
31	Ercília CostaAlmada · Portugal	120	+22
32	Aldina DuarteLisboa · Portugal	97	-4
33	João Ferreira-RosaLisboa · Portugal	96	+18
34	Maria José ValérioAmadora · Portugal	91	+12
35	Marta DiasLisboa · Portugal	84	-3
36	Maria do CarmoMoura · Portugal	80	+9
37	António ChainhoSantiago do Cacém · Portugal	79	-1
38	Lula PenaLisboa · Portugal	78	-7
38	Hermínia SilvaLisboa · Portugal	78	+5
40	Maria Teresa de NoronhaLisboa · Portugal	71	-7
40	Mafalda ArnauthLisboa · Portugal	71	-10
40	Nynke LavermanFryslân · Netherlands	71	+1
43	MaxFunchal · Portugal	69	-7
44	Lucília do CarmoPortalegre · Portugal	66	-1
45	Fernanda MariaLisboa · Portugal	61	-5
46	Fernando MaurícioLisboa · Portugal	53	-4
47	Helder MoutinhoOeiras · Portugal	48	-12
48	ArmandinhoLisboa · Portugal	46	-1
49	Maria ArmandaPortugal	44	+6
50	Argentina SantosLisboa · Portugal	43	+2
50	António RochaLisboa · Portugal	43	-1

Rising outside the top 51this month

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Grupo de Fados e Guitarradas de Coimbra "Verdes Anos"Coimbra · Portugal

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How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.