Category General Articles

Bernardo Correia Ribeiro de Carvalho Costa, better known as Agir, is a Portuguese singer, record producer and musician born in Lisbon on March 18, 1988. He is one of the most successful Portuguese pop artists of the 2010s. Bernardo Costa…

The R.A.M.P. are a Portuguese thrash metal band, formed in 1988, in the municipality of Seixal. Of the classic elements of the formation, only Ricardo Mendonça (guitar) and Rui Duarte (vocals) remain. With 9 released albums, R.A.M.P. prove to be…

In the early 1990s, boy bands proliferated in Portugal, and one of the most notable was called Milénio. Five well-presented boys who took advantage of the wave launched by Excesso and rode it for a few years, taking advantage of…

Alfredo Rodrigues Duarte was born in a house on Travessa de Santa Quitéria, in São Bento, on February 29, 1892 — an unusual date that only happens every four years. Therefore, his mother officially registered the birth as having occurred…

Ana Sofia Lopes Malhoa was born in Lisbon, August 6, 1979, known as Ana Malhoa, is a Portuguese singer, songwriter, presenter, producer and businesswoman. Daughter of popular singer José Malhoa, she began her musical career in 1985, alongside her father.…

With a career spanning over 30 years and a set of unique songs, QUINTA DO BILL is arguably the greatest Portuguese folk rock band. The eight albums of edited originals prove the diversity of a work that mixes the emotion…

The name Ritual Tejo appeared at the end of 1988, right after the still Easy Gents had won the 5th Modern Music Contest of Rock Rendezvous. Ten months after Paulo Costa joined José Manuel Afonso and Artur Santos, it was…

Mónica Sintra, stage name of Mónica Alexandra Correia Cachopo, (Lisbon, June 10, 1978) is a Portuguese singer. In 1992 she joined the Jovem Cantores de Lisboa, a choir directed by singer Ana Faria with whom she recorded two albums. She…

Portugal Music is to be congratulated today on completing its 1st anniversary! During the previous year we were able to share several Portuguese bands and singers with the world and try to make this site a place where the greatest…

Calema is a musical duo of brothers from São Tomé and Príncipe, with origins in Portugal, formed by the two brothers António Mendes Ferreira and Fradique Mendes Ferreira. The duo’s name refers to the special swell on the African coast.…

In the early 1990s, Rádio Cidade dominated most radio sets for teenagers in Portugal with its irreverent and diverse programming, and one of the favorite programs by the staff was Electricidade. They were dance songs, at a time when many…

Anyone who went through the 90s will certainly remember this mythical collection by Vidisco. The cd came out in 1996, with the great DJ Chus in charge of doing all the work, which included songs like Seven days and one…

Bárbara Tinoco was born in Lisbon (Portugal) on November 16, 1998, is a Portuguese singer and songwriter. She became known for her participation in the talent contest The Voice Portugal, in 2018. Two years later, she reached 2nd place at…

Emerged in the midst of the effervescence of Portuguese popular music, in 1981 (between “Ar de Rock”, by Rui Veloso, and “Por Este Rio Acima”, by Fausto, which remained essential landmarks of that period), Mário Mata affirmed that if from…

Alémmar is a Portuguese music band, created in the 1990s, well known for the single “Deixa-me Olhar”.Originally named Anúbis, the Alémmar project was created in the 1990s. In 1997, they signed for the multinational MCA and became the only Portuguese…

Born in 1960 in Basel, Switzerland, to a Swiss father and Italian mother, she moved to Porto in 1971. Still a student at Colégio Alemão, she meets José Calvário at Lisbon Airport to whom she reveals that she loved to…

Alexandre José de Medeiros Pereira Soares was born in Porto, on June 15, 1958. As a teenager, he started playing the classical guitar. At the age of 18, he started playing the electric guitar. For some time he even played…

João Eduardo Salomé Vieira was born in the village of Redondo on May 17, 1947. His father was a goldsmith and an excellent singer who always encouraged his children to play music. Janita started singing at the age of 8…

Radar Kadafi, one of the most pop-oriented groups in Portugal, emerged in 1984 in Lisbon. The original line-up consisted of Luís Gravato (vocals), Tiago Faden (bass), Fernando Pereira (guitar), Luís Sampaio (keyboards) and José Bruno (saxophone). The group’s name was…

Ronda dos Quatro Caminhos appears at the end of 1983. For some years now, musicians have been devoting their attention to popular culture, instruments and traditional music. Although in line with deep respect for the essential characteristics and specificity of…

The group emerged in 1985 in the city of Porto. In an interview with the Porto fanzine “Ressaca Viciosa” they stated that their goals were “to have fun, earn a lot of money and buy a cadillac in the short…

Roquivários formed in 1981, taking advantage of the emerging Portuguese Rock, especially after the great success of the LP “Ar de Rock”, by Rui Veloso. When they started they were called Rock & Varius and their name reflected what the…

Berg, stage name of Teófilo Sonnenberg, is a Portuguese singer and musician. Born in Angola, grew up in Porto and lived in Switzerland.Berg joined Rui Veloso’s band and appeared on albums by Boss AC, Rita Guerra, Nuno Guerreiro, Pedro Abrunhosa…