The life and work of António Variações (born António Joaquim Rodrigues Ribeiro) follow the apotheotic-apocalyptic trend of many of the great media figures of the 20th century: a period of intense public visibility accompanied by a creative frenzy that was…
Roxigénio began their activities in 1980, led by António Garcez (from Porto’s Arte & Ofício). At the age of 33, Garcez was a figure of Portuguese Rock that did not go unnoticed, due to his “performances” on stage and some…
Sérgio Godinho was born in 1945, in Porto. His mother and uncle had had musical training, which influenced him as a child, and his father was, in Sérgio Godinho’s description, a music lover; he soon got used to listening to…
The Go Graal Blues Band was a Portuguese blues rock group formed in 1975 that, contrary to what was usual at the time, sang only in English. The Go Graal Blues Band makes its appearance in 1975, integrating João Allain…
Helena Maria de Jesus Águas, known as Lena d’Água (Lisbon, June 16, 1956), is a Portuguese singer and author.She was born in Lisbon on June 16, 1956, the first child of José Águas, the central striker and captain of the…
Rita Maria de Azevedo Mafra Guerra, known only as Rita Guerra is a Portuguese singer. It was in the Azores, where she lived for four years, that she started singing and playing the piano at the same time. She developed…
Santamaria are a Portuguese Eurodance-style band formed in 1998. The band is originally from Santa Maria de Lamas, in northern Portugal. Selling over 1 million copies, the band has already won 21 platinum and two gold records. The group has…
Albertino João Santos Pereira, better known as Beto, (Peniche, December 28, 1967 – Caldas da Rainha, May 23, 2010) was one of the greatest Portuguese romantic singers of his generation. Biography At age 5 he started singing. At the age…
Maria Adelaide Mengas Matafome Ferreira, better known as Adelaide Ferreira, is a Portuguese actress and singer. He received training in theater through CENDREV – Centro Dramático de Évora (1976) and then joined Grupo 4 at Teatro Aberto, where he worked…
The Ministars were the first Portuguese children’s music group. The Ministars began as a musical group made up of boys and girls aged between ten and twelve years old, which, at Christmas 1986, released their first LP. This record had…
Carlos Manuel Marques Paião (1 November 1957 in Coimbra – 26 August 1988 in Rio Maior) was a Portuguese singer and songwriter. He graduated in Medicine from the University of Lisbon (1983), eventually dedicating himself exclusively to music. He was…
Per7ume (read “Perfume”) is a Portuguese pop-rock band formed on the 7th of July 2007 in the city of Porto. The formation is referred to by the band as having been on 07/07/07, (7th of July 2007), in the city…
The son of divorced parents, he studied at Casa Pia, where he stayed between 1978 and 1989, where he attended the Graphic Arts course and learned music. He was a top Amateur Wrestling competition athlete. In 1989, at the World…
