Carla Pires is one of the finest fado singers of her generation. Carla Pires started her singing career in 1993. She recorded several soundtracks for TV shows and has also played roles as an actress.

In 2002 she was invited to participate in the biggest musical ever produced in Portugal “AMÁLIA”, in which she performed the role of Amália Rodrigues at a young age.

In 2002, Carla Pires recorded 12 hits of Amália Rodrigues in the CD “O Fado em Concerto”, having been backed by a classical string quartet.  In 2005, she released "Ilha do meu fado" edited by OCARINA label. Several tracks of this CD were licensed for collections in Portugal, France, The Netherlands and Korea.

The new album “Rota das Paixões” was released in September 2011.

Concerts & tours: France, Sweden, Norway, Spain, Greece, England, Italy, Belgium, The Nederlands, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Turkey, Japan, Algeria and Brazil.

Theaters: Gent Opera House-BE (2 concerts) | Teatro Leal + Teatro Circo de Marte (Canarias), Oharu Auditorium (World Exhibition-Japan 2005) | Södra Teatern + Kulturhuset (Stockholm) |Lund Stadsteatern | Théâtre de Verdure(Algiers) | Auditório de Palma de Maiorca-SP Concertgbow(Amesterdam) | Rasa (Utrech) | Abaye de Sylvanès-FR  Thêatre Maison du Peuple (Millau-FR), Centre Universitaire Méditerranean(Nice).

Festivals: Atlantic Waves (London) |Festa do Avante (Seixal-PT, 2004/2005/2006/2009)| Bidassoa Folk Festival(Irun-SP) | Festival Internacional Casa de Mateus| Festival de Fado – (Zamora-FR) | Sete Sóis Sete Luas/Frontignan-FR) | Eskisehier Festival(Turquia)| Festival Convivência(Toulouse)| Festival Nuits d´Été(Aix-en-Provence) | Festival Vox Musica(Poitiers) Festival des Musiques de l’Âme(Toulouse) | Jeudis Musicaux des Églises Romanes(Royan) | Festival U Settembrinu di Tavagna(Córsega) | Flanders International Festival (Gent) | Friburg International Guitar Festival (Switzerland) | Flensburg Festival(Germany) | Festival MoZ’aïque (Le Havre-FR) | Festival Côté Cour (Aix-en-Provence-FR) 

Tours: France [ Saint-Palais-sur-Mer | Tonnay-Boutonne| La Couarde (Île de Ré) | Marennes |  St Savinien |  Saint Pierre d'Oléron | St Georges de Didonne | Fouras | Le Musicaire-Calais ]

Sweden (with Stockholm Lisboa Project): Avesta | Malmö | Kristianstad | Uppsala | Glöte| Ås | Östersund

Norway, Sweden & The Netherlands (with António Zambujo) :  Ulsteinvik (Kulturhuset), Lund (Stadsteatern), Stockholm (Kulturhuset), Amsterdam (Concertgbow) and Utrech (Rasa).