Born in Beja, on September 19, 1975, António Zambujo is one of the greatest contemporary artists, authors and interpreters of Portuguese music and language, and one of its most notable ambassadors in the world. On the ninth album, eighth of…
Fingertips are a pop rock band from Portugal formed in 2002. They launched their debut album “All ‘Bout Smoke ‘n Mirrors” in 2003 and achieved #1 on radio airplay with the first single “Melancholic Ballad” where it also included “Picture…
Mundo Secreto is a Portuguese band from Leça da Palmeira, (Porto) based on Hip-Hop. 1999-2005From R&B, Funk, to Soul, but always with a greater focus on Hip-Hop, Mundo Secreto (MDS) emerged in 1999, with a formation of five elements: Diogo,…
J.P. Simões is a portuguese musician, singer-songwriter who also writes fiction and musical theatre. His music and live performances are very well known and celebrated, especially in Portugal and Brasil. Played in many bands such as Pop Dell’Arte, Belle Chase…
Diego Miranda is one of the most influential portuguese Djs and producers. He has the merit of having approximated dance music to mainstream in a magical way, where, through the music, he has accomplished a great international prominence. Diego Miranda´s…
Dulce José Silva Pontes (born 8 April 1969) is a Portuguese songwriter and singer who performs in many musical styles, including pop, folk, and classical music. She is usually defined as a world music artist. Her songs contributed to the…
Jorge Manuel de Abreu Palma (born 4 June 1950) is a Portuguese singer and songwriter. A well-known and acclaimed songwriter in Portugal, Palma has achieved success with songs such as “Deixa-me Rir”, “Frágil” and “Encosta-te a Mim”. Jorge Palma was…
One of the biggest one hit wonders in Portugal, the song Easy come and go was played a lot in the 90’s and became the image of the band Joker, in its short period of life. It was in the…
One of the greatest romantic singers in our country. Tony de Matos marked an era with his presence on stage and his sweet voice, a true crooner and a fado singer of choice. Tony de Matos was born in Porto…
Dina, stage name of Ondina Maria Farias Veloso (June 18, 1956 – April 11, 2019), was a Portuguese singer, known for the single “amor de Água fresca”. She was born on June 8, 1956, in Carregal do Sal, district of…
Formed by the brothers Rosado (Sérgio and Nélson), Pedro Camilo and Telmo Miranda, the group Sétimo Céu had their biggest success in the song “It was just a look”, appearing a little everywhere, whether on the radio or on television…
Manuela Moura Guedes (Cadaval, December 23, 1955) is a Portuguese television professional and former singer. Manuela Moura Guedes was born in Cadaval and lived in Torres Vedras, where she attended the Liceu Nacional. From there, she went to the Faculty…
In 1979, Sérgio Castro and Álvaro Azevedo founded the Trade Workers (Trabalhadores Do Comércio). The main characteristics of the group were the fact of singing in nortense (Portuguese with a northern accent) and the humor of the lyrics of the…
Carlos Fausto Bordalo Gomes Dias was born on November 26, 1948, in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, between Portugal and Angola, aboard a ship. His first 20 years of life are divided between Africa and Europe, but it is…
Censurados formed in 1988, by João Ribas (ex-Kú de Judas and vocalist), Orlando Cohen (ex-Peste & Sida and guitarist), Fred Valsassina (bassist) and Samuel Palitos (drummer), and is one of the essential bands of Portuguese Rock of the 90s decade. The…
Ku de Judas was a Portuguese hardcore punk band formed in 1983. Inspired by the first album by Xutos & Pontapés (78/82), Fernando Serpa (Serpinha), João Pedro Almendra (Autistic) and Carlos Aguilar (Bago d’Uva) decided to form a band that…
Times change, wills change, announced José Mário Branco in his first album, released in 1971 in France, where he was in exile. This album, with poems by Natália Correia, Alexandre O’Neill, Luís de Camões and Sérgio Godinho, would be a…
Manuel Freire was born on April 25, 1942 and is one of the leading figures of a generation of intervention musicians who sang the Carnation Revolution. Many will think he was born in Ovar, but no. He was born in…
Also known as Portuguese Hip Hop, this genre arrived in the Portuguese country in the 80s, but became much more popular in the following decade. At first, the style invaded the suburbs of Lisbon. Regions such as Maia, Amadora and…
Ana Lúcia Pereira Moniz (born 9 September 1976) is a Portuguese singer and actress. Moniz represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 and has released five music albums to date. She has also acted in several television shows, in…
Armando António Capelo Diniz da Gama (1 April 1954 – 17 January 2022) was a Portuguese singer-songwriter and baritone opera singer, whose physical trademark for decades was his shoulder-length jet black hair. Gama grew up in Portuguese Angola, an overseas…
Carlos Paredes was born in Coimbra on 16 February 1925. His father was Artur Paredes, an acclaimed player of Portuguese guitar from Coimbra. His grandfather Gonçalo Paredes, his great-uncle Manuel Paredes and his great-grandfather António Paredes were also guitar players.…
Eduardo Nascimento was the singer who won the Festival RTP da Canção on February 25, 1967, still held at Tobis Studios, in Lisbon. With the Rocks debut album released shortly before, the singer was the first singer of a “modern”…
Eugénia was born in the city of Covilhã, central inland Portugal, in 1958, and lived in the city until she was 15. She left the city for studying in Lisbon. Her father, Ernesto de Melo e Castro, is a poet, professor…
Her passion for music was felt since she was a little girl, without ever having, despite that, aspired to be an artist. However, the show business ends up winning her over while still in college, in her 5th year of…
Carlos Alberto Moniz was born in Angra do Heroísmo, Azores Archipelago on August 2, 1948. He studied at the Portuguese Institute of Agronomy, but music has always been his passion. This musician has a long career in music as an…
Paulo Gonzo’s 30-year career makes him an icon of Portuguese music, not only for an entire generation that grew up listening to him but also for a new wave of fans and artists who are inspired by him and listen…
Cláudia Pascoal (São Pedro da Cova, Gondomar, October 12, 1993) is a Portuguese singer. She started playing guitar when she was 15 years old. In recent years, she has emerged in national music and television circles through participation in musical…
