GNR
GNR (acronym for Grupo Novo Rock) is a Portuguese pop rock band, formed in Porto, in 1980, by Alexandre Soares…
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Braindead
Braindead were a Portuguese band formed in Almada in 1988. Before Da Weasel, João Nobre founded and played guitar in…
António Variações
The life and work of António Variações (born António Joaquim Rodrigues Ribeiro) follow the apotheotic-apocalyptic trend of many of the…
Roxigénio
Roxigénio began their activities in 1980, led by António Garcez (from Porto’s Arte & Ofício). At the age of 33,…
Sérgio Godinho
Sérgio Godinho was born in 1945, in Porto. His mother and uncle had had musical training, which influenced him as…
Go Graal Blues Band
The Go Graal Blues Band was a Portuguese blues rock group formed in 1975 that, contrary to what was usual…
Lena d’Água
Helena Maria de Jesus Águas, known as Lena d’Água (Lisbon, June 16, 1956), is a Portuguese singer and author.She was…
Rita Guerra
Rita Maria de Azevedo Mafra Guerra, known only as Rita Guerra is a Portuguese singer. It was in the Azores,…
Santamaria
Santamaria are a Portuguese Eurodance-style band formed in 1998. The band is originally from Santa Maria de Lamas, in northern…
Beto
Albertino João Santos Pereira, better known as Beto, (Peniche, December 28, 1967 – Caldas da Rainha, May 23, 2010) was…
Adelaide Ferreira
Maria Adelaide Mengas Matafome Ferreira, better known as Adelaide Ferreira, is a Portuguese actress and singer. He received training in…
Mini Stars
The Ministars were the first Portuguese children’s music group. The Ministars began as a musical group made up of boys…
Carlos Paião
Carlos Manuel Marques Paião (1 November 1957 in Coimbra – 26 August 1988 in Rio Maior) was a Portuguese singer…
Per7ume
Per7ume (read “Perfume”) is a Portuguese pop-rock band formed on the 7th of July 2007 in the city of Porto.…
João Pedro Pais
The son of divorced parents, he studied at Casa Pia, where he stayed between 1978 and 1989, where he attended…
Filarmónica Gil
Filarmónica Gil is a Portuguese band, led by renowned musician and composer João Gil (Trovante, Ala dos Namorados, Rio Grande…
Zeca Afonso
José Manuel Cerqueira Afonso dos Santos (2 August 1929 in Aveiro – 23 February 1987 in Setúbal) was a Portuguese…
Onda Choc
Os Onda Choc was a group originally created by singer Ana Faria, in late 1986, after the success of the…
Clã
The Clã are a Portuguese musical group formed by Fernando Gonçalves, Hélder Gonçalves, Manuela Azevedo, Miguel Ferreira, Pedro Biscaia and…
Cândida Branca Flor
Born in Beringel, in Beja, in Baixo Alentejo, on November 12, 1949, she was the daughter of Bernardo Soares, born…
Rui Veloso
Rui Manuel Gaudêncio Veloso (born 30 July 1957) is a Portuguese singer-songwriter and musician. Commonly called “The father of Portuguese rock”…
Rodrigo
He was born into a family with enormous economic needs, so at the age of 12 he stopped studying and…
Anjos
Os Anjos is a band composed of two brothers, Nelson Manuel Paulino Rosado, born on February 3, 1976 and Sérgio Miguel Paulino…
Tara Perdida
Tara Perdida is a Portuguese punk rock band, formed on June 10, 1995. Tara Perdida was born as a result…
Ban
Ban is a Portuguese pop/dance/rock band formed in 1981. Ban is a band from Porto that was formed in 1981.…
Seda
SEDA is a Portuguese musical project formed in 2009, with the release of an album of versions of Portuguese music…
Amália Rodrigues
Amália da Piedade Rebordão Rodrigues (23 July 1920 – 6 October 1999), better known as Amália Rodrigues, was a Portuguese…
Linda Martini
Linda Martini is a Portuguese rock band with post-rock and punk influences. Linda Martini was born in 2003 and is…
