Do Ceo was born (1959 or 1960)[1] in Porto in Portugal but when she was ten her family moved to the city of Ourense in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain.

In 1987, she started to sing part-time at cafés in Ourense, while working as a supermarket cashier, but within a year she was giving concerts at theatres throughout Galicia.

In 1997 she formed the Galician-Portuguese group "Alfama" (named after a song by Amália Rodrigues about the part of Lisbon most famous for its fado restaurants) and began performing as a soloist with great success.

Also in 2008 she participated with the dancer María Nadal in a musical entitled Alen do Mar, which was based on emigration and the songs that have accompanied migrants.

She has performed in notable venues, such as the Sagrada Família in Barcelona, the Virxe da Barca sanctuary in Muxía, and the Alcázar of Seville.