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…
Maximiano de Sousa (Sé, Funchal, February 2, 1918 – Algueirão-Mem Martins, Sintra, May 29, 1980), known by the stage name Max, was a Portuguese singer and fado singer. He was one of the most popular stars of Portuguese radio, theater,…
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,…
Today’s article is a little different because it won’t just talk about a single band as I’ve been doing so far, but it will show several songs or groups that I personally have never heard of, or maybe I’ve heard…
Rádio Macau is a Portuguese band formed in Algueirão, Mem Martins, in the early 80’s. In 1993, the band suspended their activity, claiming tiredness and willingness to embark on other experiences. They returned as a band in 1998 and to…
The Excesso (1997-2002), was the first Portuguese boy band and marked the end of the 1990s. It consisted of the following elements: Gonzo, Carlos, Melão, Duck and João Portugal. Among their biggest hits are the songs “Eu Sou Aquele” (the…
Da Vinci are a Portuguese pop rock band from the 1980s, composed by Pedro Luís and Iei-Or. The band participated in the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Conquistador”. Da Vinci formed in 1982. That year they had great…
Madalena Iglésias, full name Madalena Lucília Iglésias do Vale de Oliveira Portugal was a Portuguese singer. Born in Lisbon, October 24, 1939 and died in Barcelona, January 16, 2018), was a Portuguese singer. She won the 1966 RTP Festival da…
Pedro Machado Abrunhosa, better known as Pedro Abrunhosa is a Portuguese singer and songwriter.(Sé, Porto, December 20, 1960) He began his musical studies more seriously in 1976. He finished the Composition Course at the Conservatory of Music in Porto, after…
Sam The Kid (also known as STK), stage name of Samuel Mira, is a Portuguese rapper and music producer. Samuel Mira fell in love with rap around 1993. The release of his first album, Entre(tanto), in 1999, was influenced by…
Cool Hipnoise is a Portuguese band that merges various styles such as reggae, soul, funk, afrobeat and groove. The band started in 1994 formed by Tiago Santos (guitar), João Gomes and José Canelas (keyboards), Paulo Muiños (saxophones), Nuno Reis (trumpet),…
Boss AC, artistic name of Ângelo César do Rosário Firmino (born in Mindelo, São Vicente Island, Cape Verde, on January 3, 1975), is a Portuguese rapper and singer. He is considered one of the pioneers of Portuguese hip hop. Biography…
Madredeus are a Portuguese musical ensemble formed in 1985, in Lisbon. Their music combines traditional Portuguese music, fado and folk music. Madredeus are one of the most successful music groups from Portugal, having sold over 3 million albums worldwide. 1985–1993:…
IRIS is a Portuguese rock band, of Algarve origin, created in 1979. One of the oldest in Portugal, being part of the history of the National Pop Rock Movement in Portugal. The band IRIS was created in 1979 by four…
Blind Zero are a Portuguese rock band from the city of Porto. They won the 2003 MTV Europe Music Award for the Best Portuguese Act. Blind Zero started out 1994 releasing their first EP, Recognize (1995), which sold out in nine days, and is today a…
Rui da Silva (born 25 April 1968) is a Portuguese producer and DJ, whose single “Touch Me” reached number one in the UK in 2001. Rui da Silva started producing house music in 1992, when the disco culture began to…
Maria Manuela de Oliveira Moreira Bravo (Queluz, December 7, 1957), is a Portuguese singer. The first time that Manuela Bravo appeared to the public was when she was 5 years old in a children’s competition at Cinema Éden. Her father,…
Rúben de Almeida Barbeiro (born August 21, 1987 in Leiria), better known as KURA, is a Portuguese electro house music DJ and producer. Kura has released tracks through labels such as Hardwell’s Revealed Recordings, Flashover Recordings, Musical Freedom, Spinnin’ Records,…
Anabela de Faria Lucas dos Santos Gomes, better known as Ana Faria (born 18 October 1949 in Nova Lisboa, Angola and passed away on 17 August 2024) was a Portuguese singer and painter. Biography Ana Faria became a reference name…
Maria Guinot, with her real name Maria Adelaide Fernandes Guinot Moreno, was born in Lisbon on June 20, 1945 and moved to Almada. Maria Guinot will be related to the singer Maria Emília Guinot, but so far away that they…
The Táxi is a Portuguese rock band from Porto by dismemberment of the group Pesquisa. How they Started Taxi were born in Porto in 1979, still as Pesquisa, in a formation that included João Grande (voice), Henrique Oliveira (guitar), Rodrigo…
Hands on Approach are a Portuguese pop rock band based in Setúbal. Band members are: João Luís (bass), Rui David (vocals/acoustic guitar) and Sérgio Mendes (lead guitars). Career In early 1996 the band’s vocalist, Rui David, was playing acoustic guitar…
