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Braindead were a Portuguese band formed in Almada in 1988. Before Da Weasel, João Nobre founded and played guitar in Braindead, a band from Almada that started out playing thrash metal but, upon reaching its first album, alienated part of…
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…
Filarmónica Gil is a Portuguese band, led by renowned musician and composer João Gil (Trovante, Ala dos Namorados, Rio Grande and Cabeças no Ar). It was on completing 25 years of career and after an invitation to João Gil, by…
José Manuel Cerqueira Afonso dos Santos (2 August 1929 in Aveiro – 23 February 1987 in Setúbal) was a Portuguese singer and songwriter. He is also known by the familiar diminutive of Zeca Afonso, although he never used this stage…
Os Onda Choc was a group originally created by singer Ana Faria, in late 1986, after the success of the Ministars that appeared that same year. Ana Faria was a remarkable name for people who grew up in the 80’s…
The Clã are a Portuguese musical group formed by Fernando Gonçalves, Hélder Gonçalves, Manuela Azevedo, Miguel Ferreira, Pedro Biscaia and Pedro Rito in 1992. 1992-1995 The Clã were formed in November 1992 by the hand of Hélder Gonçalves (piccolo bass…
Born in Beringel, in Beja, in Baixo Alentejo, on November 12, 1949, she was the daughter of Bernardo Soares, born in Vila Nova de Poiares, and adopted by his wife, Serafina Coelho, born in Moura. She attended singing lessons with…
Rui Manuel Gaudêncio Veloso (born 30 July 1957) is a Portuguese singer-songwriter and musician. Commonly called “The father of Portuguese rock” (Portuguese: O pai do rock português), Veloso was a major figure in the boom of Portuguese rock music in the 1980s. His debut album Ar…
He was born into a family with enormous economic needs, so at the age of 12 he stopped studying and started working to help the family, at UTIC, a car parts company. Later he joined the National Shipping Company where…
Os Anjos is a band composed of two brothers, Nelson Manuel Paulino Rosado, born on February 3, 1976 and Sérgio Miguel Paulino Rosado, born on February 22, 1980. The Rosado brothers began their career in 1988, attending regular school and music classes…
Tara Perdida is a Portuguese punk rock band, formed on June 10, 1995. Tara Perdida was born as a result of the combination of two projects: on the one hand João Ribas, who after the end of Censurados wanted to…
Ban is a Portuguese pop/dance/rock band formed in 1981. Ban is a band from Porto that was formed in 1981. Initially they intended to be a New Wave and Ska band and their name was Bananas. In 1983, the band…
SEDA is a Portuguese musical project formed in 2009, with the release of an album of versions of Portuguese music from the 1980s. The project consists of Gabriela Barros, on vocals, Miguel Ângelo Majer on drums, programming and vocals, and…
Amália da Piedade Rebordão Rodrigues (23 July 1920 – 6 October 1999), better known as Amália Rodrigues, was a Portuguese fadista (fado singer) and actress. Known as the ‘Rainha do Fado’ (“Queen of Fado”), Rodrigues was instrumental in popularising fado…
Linda Martini is a Portuguese rock band with post-rock and punk influences. Linda Martini was born in 2003 and is a rock band. Its current formation comprises 4 of its 5 founding members – André Henriques, Cláudia Guerreiro, Hélio Morais…
Anaquim is a Portuguese band formed in Coimbra, by musicians João Santiago, Luís Duarte, Pedro Ferreira, Filipe Ferreira and José Rebola, (lyricist and composer) who is the mentor of this project. The name came from one of Rebola’s childhood heroes,…
