Quarteto 1111
Quarteto 1111 is a Portuguese band, formed in 1967, in Estoril. One of the many Shadows-inspired groups was the Mystery Set, later called Quartet 1111. This name was inspired by…
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Dillaz
Dillaz is one of the most respected artists in the context of Portuguese Hip-Hop, with a very well defined identity. He seeks to innovate at every moment and in each…
Teresa Salgueiro
Maria Teresa de Almeida Salgueiro (Amadora, January 8, 1969) is a Portuguese singer, best known as the lead singer of the group Madredeus, from 1986 to 2007. Her career began…
António Calvário
António Calvário da Paz was born in Mozambique on the 17th of October 1938. He came to the Metropolis, more precisely to Portimão, at the age of 8. Then he…
Joana Machado
Joana started her musical journey by taking piano lessons at the age of six.At 17, she moved to Lisbon and took classical singing lessons for a year. Later, in 1998,…
Luís XL Garcia
Source: partyflock.nt Charisma and versatility are his biggest strengths, Luís “XL” Garcia is a pioneer in the Portuguese electronic dance music scene, and has seen music hype come and go.…
Mário Laginha
Mário João Laginha dos Santos (Lisbon, April 25, 1960) is a Portuguese jazz pianist and composer. For Mário Laginha, making music is above all an act of sharing. And he…
Maria João Pires
Maria João Alexandre Barbosa Pires born in Lisbon, Pena, July 23, 1944 is a Portuguese pianist with dual Portuguese and Swiss nationality, residing in Portugal. Very early she learned to…
Portuguese DJs Putting Electronic Music on the Map
Portugal has always been a country with a rich musical heritage, from traditional Fado to modern-day pop. However, in recent years, the electronic music scene has been making waves in…
Aurea
Áurea Isabel Ramos de Sousa, (Santiago do Cacém, September 7, 1987), better known as Aurea, is a Portuguese singer, songwriter and actress. Aurea has been a milestone in Portuguese music,…
Maio Moço
Source: PGL.GAL The group Maio Moço was founded in 1985 by Vítor Reino. The other elements of the group – Ana Rita Reino, Sérgio Contreiras and João Simões Lima –…
Mimicat
Marisa Isabel Lopes Mena, (Coimbra, October 25, 1984), better known as Mimicat, is a Portuguese pop and soul singer and songwriter. She won the Festival RTP da Canção in 2023.…
Carminho
Maria do Carmo de Carvalho Rebelo de Andrade (Lisbon, August 20, 1984), artistically known simply as Carminho is a Portuguese singer and songwriter. She is the daughter of Teresa Siqueira,…
Os Azeitonas
Os Azeitonas is a Portuguese pop rock band from Porto, formed in 2002. The band consists of Mário Marlon Brandão (vocalist), Luísa Nena Barbosa (vocalist) and João Salsa Salcedo (vocalist…
Dealema
Dealema is one of the oldest Portuguese hip hop groups. Formed in the 90s, with members from Vila Nova de Gaia and Porto, it was born from the merger of…
Urb
BIOGRAPHY Urb was formed by vocalist João Alexandre (Chana), guitarist José Garcia (Zezé), drummer António Garcia (Nini) and bassist Rodrigo Pacheco (Chói). They participated in the II contest of modern…
RTP Song Festival
The Festival da Canção, also known as Festival RTP da Canção, initially called the Grande Prêmio TV da Canção Portuguesa, is an annual contest promoted by Rádio e Televisão de…
April 25th and Portuguese Music
Celebrating April 25th: The Music of Portugal April 25th, also known as the Carnation Revolution, marks the day when Portugal transitioned from a dictatorship to a democratic government in 1974.…
Flávio Com F de Folha
Group from São Bartolomeu de Messines, Algarve that formed in 1988 with the aim of participating in the Modern Music Competition of Rock Rendez Vous. The group was formed by…
Doutores & Engenheiros
The Doctors & Engineers group was formed in Algés. The vocalist was Xana, the guitarist Luís Moreno joined in 1986 and Ilídio Praia was one of the names that came…
Dora
A family friend encouraged her to participate in the selection contest for the Portuguese Cinderella, she did not win the contest but those responsible for selecting the candidates liked the…
Ana e as Suas Irmãs
In 1988, RTP changed the formula for choosing the song representing the Eurofestival. He invited five composers and the sixth song would be the winner of the National Music Award.…
Ava Inferi
Ava Inferi is another name from the Portuguese scene that achieved a certain prominence worldwide, but unfortunately, they ended their activities in 2013. Despite the considerable short time of activity…
5 Must-Listen Music Genres That Will Make Your Heart Sing
Are you looking for new music genres to add to your playlist? Look no further than Portugal, a country rich in musical history and diversity. From traditional fado to modern…
Pop music in Portugal
The international opinion about Portuguese Music is that it’s Fado. Since 1939, when Amália Rodrigues, wowed audience wordwide with the songs of the urban poor fado has been the internationally…
Interventional RAP/Hip Hop: Combative as always, feminine as ever
“Who says women can’t rap?” asks Mynda Guevara in one of her songs. It has always been an artistic area dominated by men and sometimes linked to a misogynistic discourse,…
Protest, resistence and revolution songs in Portugal. What are they?
The resistance songs or protest songs, considered after the April 1974 revolution as intervention songs, are made up of poems and songs denouncing a present of repression and arise as…
Carolina De Deus
Carolina de Deus is a 21-year-old singer and songwriter, a girl who is originally from Lisbon.Self-taught on the piano, at the age of 18, she took her first steps in…
