She began composing at 15 years old, and won first place at the 1973 Festival de Música da Faculdade Hélio Alonso, with her song "Passional."
[1] She began her compositional career in 1973, and three years later, her song "Passional" won first place in the Festival de Música da Faculdade Hélio Alonso.
[2] Her song "Onze Fitas" (1978) was recorded by Elis Regina in her end of the year special and was a part of the soundtrack for the play O dia da caça by José Louzeiro.
The three subsequent albums would also be released: Pra bom entendedor... (1993), Grande tempo (1995), which had two songs nominated for the extinct Prêmio Sharp in 1996 in the MPB category, and Muito intensa (1999).
Various singers have Fátima Guedes' songs in their repertoire, including Simone, Maria Bethânia, Jane Duboc, Joanna, Zizi Possi, Mônica Salmaso, Leila Pinheiro, Ney Matogrosso, and Nana Caymmi.