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Diogo Piçarra
Diogo Piçarra (born 19 October 1990) is a Portuguese singer. He won the fifth season of the Portuguese version of ''Pop Idol'' in 2012. Biography Diogo Piçarra was born in Faro. As a 17-year-old, he formed the band "Fora da Bóia". While studying at the University of Algarve, he took a semester abroad to pursue his studies at Palacký University in the Czech Republic. In 2009, Piçarra competed on season three of '' Ídolos'', Portugal's version of ''Pop Idol''. He got to the piano phase of the competition and was eliminated. In 2010, he participated in the music TV contest ''Operação Triunfo'', but did not get through to the first round. In 2012, he tried for the third time and won season five of ''Ídolos''. As a prize, he won a car and a scholarship to a music course in London. He released his first album, ''Espelho'', in March 2015, which debuted at number one on the Portuguese music charts. In the end of March 2017, he released his second album, ''do=s'', collaborati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faro, Portugal
Faro ( , ) is a municipality, the southernmost city and capital of the district of the same name, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. With an estimated population of 60,995 inhabitants in 2019 (with 39,733 inhabitants in the city proper, making it the biggest city and second most populous municipality in the Algarve (after Loulé) and one of the biggest in Southern Portugal), the municipality covers an area of about . History The Ria Formosa lagoon attracted humans from the Palaeolithic age until the end of prehistory. The first settlements date from the fourth century BC, during the period of Phoenician colonization of the western Mediterranean. At the time, the area was known as Ossonoba, and was the most important urban centre of southern Portugal and commercial port for agricultural products, fish, and minerals. Between the second and eighth centuries, the city was under the domain of the Romans, then the Byzantines, and later Visigoths, before being conquered by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa
The Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa (AFP; English: ''Portuguese Phonographic Association'') is the recording industry association of the major labels in Portugal. Created in 1989, it succeeded GPPFV (Portuguese group of producers of Phonograms and videograms) and UNEVA (Union of audio and video editors). The AFP is the Portuguese group of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). The AFP gathers the main record publishers that operate in the Portuguese market and its affiliates represent more than 95% of the market. Record charts The AFP has two official charts: * Top 50 Albums * Top 200 Singles Top Albums The weekly album chart includes the best-selling albums based on physical sales. Starting in 2021, it started including digital sales, with streaming still not accounting for the chart. Top Singles A Portuguese singles chart existed from July 2000 until March 2, 2004. Previously a singles chart was published pre-1994 by the AFP. The chart was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Singer-songwriters
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Portuguese Male Singer-songwriters
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Idols (TV Series) Winners
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21st-century Portuguese Male Singers
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1990 Births
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Jão (singer)
João Vitor Romania Balbino (born 3 November 1994), known professionally as Jão, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter. Career 2016–2018: Career beginnings and first album Jão started posting YouTube videos of him singing covers of popular songs in 2016. They covers caught the attention of Brazilian music producers Pedro Dash and Marcelinho Ferraz. Soon after, he signed a contract with Head Media, a Universal Music Group subsidiary. In November 2016, Jão released his debut single, "Dança pra Mim", with Pedrowl. In February 2017, Jão featured in the remix of "Medo Bobo". In October 2017, Jão released the singles "Ressaca" and "Álcool". Its music videos were directed by Gabriel Dietrich. In December 2017, Jão featured in "Só Love", a song by Seakret and Buchecha. In January 2018, Jão released an EP with 4 remixes by Zebu, Goldcash, E-Cologyk and Seakret for "Ressaca". On January 17, 2018, Jão released "Imaturo". A music video for the song directed by Pedro Tófani was r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agir (singer)
Bernardo Correia Ribeiro de Carvalho Costa (born 18 March 1988), popularly known as Agir, is a Portuguese singer and composer. He was born in Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr .... Nominations and awards Discography Studio albums Singles References {{DEFAULTSORT:Agir 1988 births Living people Portuguese male singer-songwriters 21st-century Portuguese male singers Portuguese house musicians Singers from Lisbon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anavitória
Anavitória (Brazilian Portuguese: /ɐnɐviˈtɔɾjɐ/) is a Brazilian musical duo consisting of Ana Clara Caetano Costa and Vitória Fernandes Falcão. Formed in 2015, Anavitória debuted with an EP produced by Tiago Iorc after being discovered by Iorc's then manager Felipe Simas. They have released a total of four albums, two of which were nominated for Best Contemporary Pop Album at the Grammys. The duo have worked with multiple artists in the Brazilian music scene including Nando Reis and Rita Lee. History 2014–2015 Both Caetano and Falcão studied in the same school in Araguaína, so they met and started recording covers for YouTube. One of the songs they recorded was "Um Dia Após o Outro" by Tiago Iorc and they sent it to the artist's manager Felipe Simas. So Iorc created the seal "Forasteiro" in partnership with his manager to launch outstanding artists. Iorc produced the duo's first EP that was released on April 2, 2015. 2016–present After the success with the songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mia Rose
Mia Rose (born Maria Antónia Teixeira Rosa; 26 January 1988) is an English-born singer-songwriter of Portuguese descent, notable for her popularity on the video sharing website YouTube. Career Mia Rose was born in Wimbledon, London. Rose opened her YouTube account on 29 December 2006 during her Christmas break from university. She posted daily videos singing various cover songs and within a month set a record number of subscriptions for a musician. As of November 2010, she has more than 265,000 YouTube subscribers. In 2008, following her success on YouTube, she appeared at Google Zeitgeist and was a speaker at the SIME Conference in Sweden. In May 2009, she wrote, recorded and marketed the song "Let Go", selling it on iTunes in Portugal, where it became the best selling download, and got to number 2 on the Portuguese charts. She and Jordanian musician Hanna Gargour performed the song "Waiting on the World to Change". Queen Rania of Jordan noted this song was an example of how ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
