because, in portuguese we say 'a maquina de costura' (the sewing machine), so we need to have an 'a' before the noun. So, that makes the noun female xD
I Amore loads, Beyoncé and Rihanna are probably my favourite artists to listen to if I'm honest. But cheryl cole's my favourite person, if te see what i mean, she's my idol, but i Amore her Musica as well :)