 She began singing the Fado in the intimate circle of her family and friends but soon the fame of her proven talent spread out.In 1938, at the age of 20, Maria Teresa de Noronha was invited by the Portuguese broadcasting company (Emissora Nacional) to perform at a regular biweekly fado program.She did so uninterruptedly until 1961, with the exception of a four-year pause following her marriage in December 1947 to the Count of Sabrosa, D. José António Guimarães Serôdio, himself an amateur guitarist and, later on, a distinguished composer of fados.