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PLAY - Prémios Da Música Portuguesa
PLAY - Portuguese Music Awards ( pt: PLAY - Prémios da Música Portuguesa) are annual awards for the Portuguese music scene, sponsored by Vodafone. The first edition took place at Coliseu dos Recreios in Lisbon on 9 April 2019 and was broadcast by RTP, presented by Filomena Cautela and Inês Lopes Gonçalves. Editions Categories Active * Vodafone Best Song ''(2019–)'' * Best Female Artist ''(2020–)'' * Best Male Artist ''(2020–)'' * Best Group ''(2019–)'' * Best Album ''(2019–)'' * Best Fado Album ''(2019–)'' * Best Jazz Album ''(2020–)'' * Best Classical/Erudite Music Album ''(2020–)'' * Best Music Video ''(2019–)'' * Revelation of the Year ''(2019–)'' * Lusophony Award ''(2019–)'' * Lusophony Award ''(2019–)'' * Best Popular Music Award ''(2019–)'' * Career Award ''(2019–)'' Extinct * Best Solo Artist ''(2019)'' * Best International Artist ''(2019)'' * Best International Song ''(2019)'' Active categories winners Vodafone Best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music
Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of Musical form, form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise Musical expression, expressive content. Music is generally agreed to be a cultural universal that is present in all human societies. Definitions of music vary widely in substance and approach. While scholars agree that music is defined by a small number of elements of music, specific elements, there is no consensus as to what these necessary elements are. Music is often characterized as a highly versatile medium for expressing human creativity. Diverse activities are involved in the creation of music, and are often divided into categories of musical composition, composition, musical improvisation, improvisation, and performance. Music may be performed using a wide variety of musical instruments, including the human voice. It can also be composed, sequenced, or otherwise produced to be indirectly played mechanically or electronically, such as via a music box ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nenny
Marlene Fernanda Cardoso Tavares (born 19 November 2002), known by her stage name Nenny, is a Portuguese singer-songwriter and rapper. Early life She was born in Vialonga, Portugal to Cape verdean parents. At 9 years old she started writing her own songs. At 11 she went to live in Creil, France and later on Drancy where she lived alone with her mother, which later on she would write a song about. In September 2019 she moved to Luxembourg with her mother searching for better life conditions. Career She started taking her music career more seriously in 2018, after receiving positive feedback for her covers posted on her Instagram account. After a successful cover of "Devia Ir" from Wet Bed Gang, the Portuguese hip-hop group decided to help Nenny grow on the music industry and got her a chance to record her work in a studio. The group are also from Vialonga and saw this as an opportunity to share some local talent. With their help, Nenny released two times Platinum sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deolinda
Deolinda () were an acoustic Portugal, Portuguese "neofado" group, whose music often deals with social and political commentary. Founded in 2006, their first album was released in 2008, which went double platinum. Their second was in the top ten in Portugal for over fifteen weeks. They have toured the United States, Canada, and Europe and have played at festivals such as the World Music Expo, Mawazine and the Festival Internacional Cervantino. History Deolinda was founded in 2006 as an acoustic group named after a fictional young woman, who loves fado and comments on contemporary Portugal. Singer Ana Bacalhau stated that she is "the sum of our four personalities." The group has four members, singer Ana Bacalhau, brothers (and Ana's cousins) Pedro da Silva Martins and Luís José Martins, and Ana's husband José Pedro Leitão. All four had been involved in various musical activities before Deolinda. Ana Bacalhau was a fado-jazz punker in a band called ''Lupanar'' (2001-2006), whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldina Duarte
Aldina Maria Miguel Duarte (born 22 July 1967) is a Portuguese fado singer, lyricist, and researcher. She has dedicated herself to the traditional Fado repertoire, having been described as a "hardcore fadista". Many fadistas have sung her lyrics, including Camané, Joana Amendoeira, António Zambujo, Pedro Moutinho, and Mariza. Life and work Duarte was born in Lisbon, where she grew up in the social housing projects at Chelas, during the Estado Novo dictatorship. Her father left to fight in the colonial war, and died when she was 3 years old, never having returned home. Her mother raised her as a single mother with great privations. In an interview, Duarte described her childhood as "having no space for joy": "Facism was the great event of my early childhood. My childhood was sad, cruel, because where there is no food to eat, there is no comfort, there is no respect. That determines everything". Fado did not play a part in her young adult life. She worked in different jobs, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lena D'Água
Helena Maria de Jesus Águas (born 16 June 1956), known professionally as Lena d'Água, is a Portuguese singer. Biography Lena d'Água was born in Lisbon. In 1973 she enrolled briefly in Sociology but, as the 25 April 1974, Carnation Revolution came to fruition, she left university and joined a theatre group, later majoring in Education. In 1975, Lena d'Água married Ramiro Martins, the bass player of The Beatnicks. The couple had a daughter and, in May of the following year, she joined the band as lead singer, divorcing and leaving the project in 1978. Being the first woman in the country to lead a pop rock band, she became a sex symbol and a pop star; after singing with the Beatnicks and Salada de Frutas she pursued a solo career with her band Atlântida, whose first three solo albums were produced by England's Robin Geoffrey Cable. She sang Billie Holiday and Elis Regina with Portuguese jazz musicians, with whom she would later record a live album singing Portuguese classi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diogo Piçarra
Diogo Piçarra (born 19 October 1990) is a Portuguese singer. He rose to fame after winning the fifth season of '' Ídolos'', 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Mamba (band)
The Black Mamba is a Portuguese band. They represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 was the 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Rotterdam, Netherlands, following the country's win at the with the song "Arcade (song), Arcade" by Duncan Laurence. The Netherlands was se ... in Rotterdam with the song " Love Is on My Side". The band has released three albums: ''The Black Mamba'' (2010), ''Dirty Little Brother'' (2014) and ''The Mamba King'' (2018). Discography Albums Singles As lead artist As featured artist References Portuguese musical groups Musical groups established in 2010 2010 establishments in Portugal Eurovision Song Contest entrants {{europe-band-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
António Zambujo
António José Rodeia Zambujo (born September 1975) is a Portuguese singer and songwriter. One of the characteristic qualities of his music is the presence of Cante Alentejano, a regional genre that influenced him while growing up in Beja. Since 2004, António Zambujo has been performing worldwide. He has won the Amália Rodrigues Foundation prize as best male fado singer. His album ''Até Pensei Que Fosse Minha'' was nominated for the 2017 Latin Grammy Award for Best MPB Album. In 2019, his song "Sem Palavras" was nominated in the same award, this time for the Best Portuguese Language Song category. Discography * ''O mesmo Fado'' (2002) compilation * ''Por meu Cante'' (2004) CD * ''Outro Sentido'' (2007) CD * ''Guia'' (2010) CD * ''Quinto'' (2012) CD * ''Lisboa 22:38 - Ao Vivo no Coliseu'' (2013) CD * ''Rua Da Emenda'' (2014) CD * ''Até Pensei Que Fosse Minha'' (2016) CD (interpreting songs by Chico Buarque Francisco Buarque de Hollanda (born 19 June 1944), popularly know ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana Moura
Ana Cláudia Moura Pereira (born 17 September 1979), known as Ana Moura, is a Portuguese fado singer. An internationally recognized singer, she was the youngest fadista to be nominated for a Dutch Edison Award.Porto Editora – Ana Moura na Infopédia m linha Porto: Porto Editora. onsult. 2023-11-28 19:44:04 Disponível em https://www.infopedia.pt/$ana-moura Early life and career Ana Moura was born on 17 September 1979, in Santarém, Portugal. From Portuguese and some Angolan ancestry, starting in her childhood, Moura also lived in Coruche before settling with her parents in Carcavelos. Ana Moura's debut album was '' Guarda-me a Vida na Mão'' (2003), followed by '' Aconteceu'' (2004). She sang in various nightspots in Lisbon and became known on television, performing fado with António Pinto Basto. '' Para Além da Saudade'' (2007), containing songs such as "Os Buzios" or "Fado da Procura", is the album that followed ''Aconteceu''. With this album and appearances on pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carminho
Maria do Carmo Carvalho Rebelo de Andrade (born 20 August 1984), better known as Carminho (), is a Portuguese fado singer. She comes from a family of musicians, since her mother, Teresa Siqueira, was a famous fado singer. She can be considered as a crossover artist, since her eclectic work shows the heritage of both traditional and contemporary fado, as she also delves into other genres such as MPB, jazz and pop. Carminho earned stardom status in Spain after being featured on Pablo Alborán's " Perdóname" which was a number-one single in the Spanish charts. Carminho's albums ''Fado'' and ''Alma'' have achieved Platinum and Gold status in Portugal selling more than 50,000 copies combined. She received a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Portuguese Language Roots Album at the 24th Annual Latin Grammy Awards in 2023. Biography Maria do Carmo Carvalho Rebelo de Andrade was born in 20 August 1984, in the city of Lisbon, Portugal. She was introduced to fado music at an early a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bárbara Bandeira
Bárbara Sofia Holanda Bandeira (born 23 June 2001, in Azeitão (São Lourenço e São Simão), Azeitão) is a Portuguese pop singer. She is the youngest daughter of the Portuguese singer Rui Bandeira, who represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest, Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999. Career In 2011, she participated on the 4th season of Uma Canção para Ti (Portugal), Uma Canção para Ti, a Portuguese talent show for kids, and ended up being a semi-finalist. Later, in 2014 and only 13 years old she participated on ''The Voice Portugal#The Voice Kids, The Voice Kids Portugal'', she eventually chose Anselmo Ralph as a mentor and ended up being eliminated on the live shows. In 2017, her song "És Tu" was part of the soundtrack of the Portuguese telenovela Espelho d'Água. On 3 July 2022, it was announced that Bandeira would be a coach on ''The Voice Portugal#The Voice Gerações, The Voice Gerações'' alongside Mickael Carreira, Simone de Oliveira, and he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bárbara Tinoco
Bárbara Tinoco () (born 16 November 1998) is a Portuguese singer and songwriter. She became known for her participation in the reality singing competition ''The Voice Portugal'' in 2018. Two years later, she reached 2nd place at the Festival RTP da Canção. In 2021, she won the Golden Globe for Best Vocal. From 2022 to 2024, Tinoco was a coach on '' The Voice Kids Portugal''. Early life Tinoco started learning piano at school with her teacher. Despite not being a professional musician, she had inherited the family business, a musical instrument store, where Barbara spent many hours as a child. Her first instrument was a cavaquinho, given to her by her grandfather. She has two younger sisters and her mother is an accountant. She enrolled at the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, but it was in a masterclass given by João Gil for Antena 1 that she began to consider a path in music more seriously. Musical career Tinoco took her first step towards stardom in 2018 when she dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
