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Linda de Suza (born '''Teolinda Lança''', February 22 1948 , Lisbon - ) is a French singer and author of Portuguese origin.

Suza left her native Portugal for France in the 1970s and started to work in minor jobs. In late 70s she managed to record Music Album s. Her works such as ''Tiroli-Torola'', ''La fille qui pleurait'', ''Un enfant peut faire le monde'', and ''L'Etrangère'' drew a large audience in France. She topped her success with her performance at Paris Olympia . She sang both in French and Portuguese and was nicknamed "Amália of France" after Amália Rodrigues to whom she payed tribute in her song ''Amália''.

In 1984 she published her Autobiography ''La Valise en carton''. The book was also published the same year in Portugal, as ''A Mala de Cartão''. Her book was followed by a number of novels. ''La Valise en carton'' was adaptated into a Miniseries in 1988 .