Vânia Fernandes
Vânia Sofia Olim Marote de Ribeiro Fernandes (born 25 September 1985) is a Portuguese singer from Funchal, Madeira (Portugal).Known for her powerful stage presence, as well as her prominent and versatile voice, Fernandes has participated in several singing contests and performed in public in both her home island of Madeira and on the mainland of Portugal since 1997.That same year, she completed her professional music studies and training in singing, including jazz, at Madeira's Conservatory.On 22 May 2008 Fernandes sung "Senhora do mar" (Lady of the Sea) during the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia.The song was the winner of the 2008 edition of Portugal's national selection final for Eurovision, the Festival da Canção.