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Ibéria

The beginningThe story of Ibéria begins in Baixa da Banheira in 1978, when 3 kids aged 10/11 started playing guitar. João Alexandre Marques, João Sérgio Reis and Toninho, had the ambition of forming a band. In 1980 the musical panorama…

Zurita De Oliveira

Rock pioneer in Portugal, Zurita de Oliveira was born on January 19, 1931, in Torres Novas, Portugal, and died in 2015, aged 83. In 1960, the spotlight fell on Zurita de Oliveira, half-sister of actor Camilo de Oliveira. Granddaughter of…

Rui Reininho

Rui Manuel Reininho Braga, better known as Rui Reininho, was born in Porto on February 28, 1955. He is a Portuguese musician, known above all as the vocalist and main face of the pop rock band GNR (Grupo Novo Rock).…

Crise Total

Punk group from Algueirão formed in 1983. The first line-up included Manolo (vocals), João Filipe (drums), Rui Ramos (guitar) and Paulo Ampola (bass). The following year they participated in the 1st Rock Rendez-Vous Competition. The theme “Assassinos no Poder” was…

Alkateya

Alkateya born in the spring of 1986 in Lisbon. The founder member was ex-Sepulcro guitarrist Beto. He meets Paulo Martins bass, and at the old theater Image, they started to compose some songs, leaving the vocalizations in charge of an…

Ricardo Ribeiro

Ricardo Alexandre Paulo Ribeiro was born on August 19, 1981, in Lisbon. He was raised in Bairro da Ajuda, having started singing at the age of 9 for his friends. Driven by an aunt, his debut took place at the…

Fernando Cunha

Fernando Manuel da Silva Gomes Ribeiro da Cunha, better known as Fernando Cunha (Lisbon, July 18, 1963) is a Portuguese guitarist, producer and composer, who was part of the pop-rock bands Delfins and Resistência. He stood out as a guitarist,…

Teresa Maiuko

Teresa Maiuko was born in Mozambique, in the former Lourenço Marques. In 1985 she debuted as a singer in Trópico, a dance group that left no trace. Afterwards, she continued as a bar singer. At Xafarix she meets Luís Filipe,…

Katia Guerreiro

Katia Duarte d’Almeida d’Oliveira Rosado Guerreiro (23 February 1976), better known simply as Katia Guerreiro, is a Portuguese fado singer and ophthalmologist born in South Africa. She divides her life between her passions for music and medicine. She is one…

DJ Alex Santos

Alex Santos also known as Alex S, born in Coimbra on April 26, 1975. Is a Portuguese DJ, musician and music producer. He began his DJ journey in 1990, being one of the pioneering producers of electronic dance music made…

DJ Branko

João Barbosa was born on 28 November 1980, commonly known as Branko, is a Portuguese DJ and producer who first became known as part of the Buraka som Sistema. His debut album as Branko, Atlas, was released in 2015 —…

Repórter Estrábico

Repórter Estrábico is a Portuguese electronic pop rock band, formed in the 80s. This is a band from Porto that defines itself as the author of “ironic techno pop”. In their original formation, Repórter Estrábico were: Paula Sousa (synthesizer, sampler,…

Ocaso Épico

Ocaso Épico were formed in 1981 by Farinha (Carlos Cordeiro). The theme “Memórias”, recorded on October 19, 1984, by Farinha (voice, guitar, flute, keys), Alberto Garcia (drums), Anabela Duarte (voice, performance and keys), Ricardo Camacho (percussion) and Rui Magalhães (bass),…

Vozes da Rádio

Vozes da Rádio are a male vocal group formed in 1991 in the city of Porto. With almost twenty albums released and a career marked by a cappella music, the group is known for its mostly original work. Having existed…

Damas Rock

In 1981 many doors opened and the explosion of new bands allowed Portugal to meet many musicians. Damas Rock, (the first female group in Portuguese rock with Paula Cristina, Fifi, Anabela and Mitó). They had then recorded a single and…

António Pinho Vargas

Sources: antoniopinhovargas.com / anos80.no.sapo.pt António Pinho Vargas was born in Vila Nova de Gaia in 1951. Composer, musician and essayist. Graduated in History from the Faculty of Letters of the University of Porto. Piano degree from the Porto Conservatory (1987)…

TT – Tiago Teixeira

Tiago Teixeira, better known as TT, is a Portuguese singer, producer, song writer, performer and composer. TT is the most awarded artist in national R&B. “Vem Cá”, “Dança Este Som”, “Lady Deixa-te Levar”, “Faz Acontecer” and “Não Há Mais Nada”…

Edmundo Vieira

Edmundo Vieira, or just Edmundo (Portimão, November 22, 1983), is a Portuguese singer. He is especially known for being one of the four members of the boy group D’ZRT. He participated in several music competitions, such as the Vou Ser…

Rodrigo Leão

Rodrigo Leão, his full name Rodrigo Costa Leão Muñoz Miguez (Lisbon, October 15, 1964) is a Portuguese musician and composer. He became known in the bands Sétima Legião and Madredeus. BiographyThe son of a civil engineer and his wife, a…

Dead Combo

Dead Combo was a Portuguese band whose main musical influences were Fado, Rock, Western soundtracks, as well as music from South America and Africa. The band consisted of just two members: Tó Trips (guitars) and Pedro V. Gonçalves (double bass,…

Mónica Ferraz

Mónica Ferraz (Porto, March 23, 1980) is a Portuguese singer-songwriter. She began her musical career at the age of 15, when she began covering songs by other artists. Mónica Ferraz was born in Portugal, in the city of Porto. In…

Miguel Gameiro

Miguel Gameiro (Lisbon, February 15, 1974) is the founding vocalist of the Portuguese band Pólo Norte and a solo singer since 2010. He started playing music in 1992, at the age of 18, as one of the founders of Pólo…

B Fachada

B Fachada is the artistic name of Bernardo Cruz Fachada (Lisbon, 1984), is a Portuguese singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, married to the Portuguese visual artist, Mané Pacheco. He collaborated with Tiago Pereira on the documentary Tradição Oral Contemporânea (2008). In 2009…

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