She started her career at the end of the 1950s. On 6 February 1965, she won the with the song "". She subsequently at the
Eurovision Song Contest 1965 with that song, placing 13th receiving only one point. In 1968, the released the
Quando Me Enamoro EP on
Decca PEP 1250. It contained the songs, "Viva O Amor" ("Ein Hoch Der Liebe") by Carl J. Schäuble and
Horst Jankowsky, "Nos Meus Braços Outra Vez" ("Come Into My Arms Again") by
Barbara Ruskin, "Quando Me Enamoro" ("Quando M'Innammoro") by – Pace, Panzeri and Livraghi, and "Para Cada Um Sua Canção" ("A Chacun Sa Chanson") by J. C. Oliver and R. Valade. On 24 February 1969, she won the with the song "". The song, composed by with lyrics by
José Carlos Ary dos Santos, was a great success in Portugal, having controversial lyrics during the time of the
dictatorship of
António de Oliveira Salazar. She represented Portugal with the song at the
Eurovision Song Contest 1969 in Madrid. Despite her popularity at home, it was not successful at the Eurovision, getting only 4 votes and placing 15th. In 1980, she was again selected by (RTP) to
represent Portugal in the
ninth edition of the
OTI Festival. She performed the song "" which got the 14th place with 9 points. Other successful songs: • "Maria solidão" • "Deixa lá" • "À tua espera" On 23 September 2017,
Simone, o Musical, dedicated to Simone de Oliveira and telling her life story, made its debut at the Teatro Tivoli BBVA in Lisbon. Simone de Oliveira also appeared on stage throughout the musical, and closed the play with the song
Apenas o meu povo (“Just my people”). In 2022, she was announced to be a coach on the
generations version of
The Voice Portugal alongside
Mickael Carreira,
Anselmo Ralph, and
Bárbara Bandeira. At 84, she became the oldest
The Voice coach globally. She returned for her second season as a coach in 2023, with Carreira, Ralph, and
Sara Correia. ==Selected filmography==