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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…

Ménito Ramos

Ménito Ramos was born on March 4, 1974, in Luxembourg and his real name is Arménio dos Santos Monteiro Ramos. Ménito Ramos has a long and comprehensive career, playing, interpreting, producing and composing, for himself and a series of other…

Júlio Pereira

Júlio Pereira (Moscavide, December 22, 1953), his full name Júlio Fernando de Jesus Pereira, is a Portuguese musician, composer, multi-instrumentalist and producer. His music is characterized by the use of traditional Portuguese instruments, such as the cavaquinho and the viola…

Vítor Rua

BIOGRAPHY Vítor Manuel Ferreira Rua was born in Mesão Frio on July 23, 1961. Between 1976 and 1977, he was part of the group King Fisher’s Band (Porto’s formation of folk-rock covers) initially as a keyboardist, later as a mandolinist,…

Ar De Rock

Ar de Rock is Rui Veloso‘s debut album, released in 1980. More than a revelation from a singer-songwriter (Rui Veloso) and a lyricist (Carlos Tê), Ar de Rock is one of those albums that, improbably, captures the zeitgeist of our…

Tsunamiz

The brainchild of musician Bruno Sobral, Tsunamiz brings a genre-defying sound to the masses. Sonically energizing and infectious, his music traipses between rock, electronic and pop creating something unique and entirely Tsunamiz. Since his debut album Evil Live in 2015…

Ena Pá 2000

Source: megaagencia.com Ena Pá 2000 are a Portuguese rock band. Formed in 1984 and is characterized by the nonsense and sometimes pornographic humor of its lyrics and by its presence on stage, led by Manuel João Vieira. Born in Foz…

Minas & Armadilhas

Minas & Armadilhas was one of the first Portuguese punk rock bands, formed in Lisbon in 1978. They had an ephemeral career and did not leave any record. Considered one of the precursors of the style, they were formed by…

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