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Slimmy
Slimmy, born Paulo Fernandes, is a Portuguese singer/songwriter who combines various genres of rock, especially electro rock. He has an irrelevant visual look and an addictive musical style and has achieved mainstream success after an appearance on the Portuguese soap opera ''Morangos com Açúcar''. His music has also appeared in one episode of '' CSI''. His song, "Self Control," has been featured on Sky Sports. Life and career 1999–2005: early life and career beginnings In 1999 and 2000, Slimmy’s career took hold from the impact generated around a third prize at the Roland Masters Of The Groove 2000. From that point he began to develop a musical approach that combined rhythms and electronic instrumentation of dance within the rock genre. The first demos were recorded with producer Rodolfo Cardoso in 2003. The collection that had been developed during the previous years did not pass unnoticed by the national and international music scene, catching the attention of noticeable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Be Someone Else
''Be Someone Else'' is the second studio album by Portuguese singer-songwriter Slimmy. Saul Davies was first set to be the producer of the album, however, such collaboration wasn't possible and Slimmy started working on the album with his longtime producers Quico Serrano and Mark J Turner. Other musicians joined Slimmy for the recording of the album: Paulo Garim in the bass and Tó-Zé in the drums, who already worked with slimmy in ''Beatsound Loverboy'', and Gustavo Silva, in the keyboards and Daniel Santos in the guitar as guest musicians. He mentioned that all production process happened because of him and that he was the one with the "last word" on his projects, not the bands or producers that he worked with. Originally due for release in May 2010, the album's release was pushed back to June 14, 2010. The album was released in three formats: the physical standard edition, the physical deluxe edition with 2 discs and the digital format featuring 10 tracks. Slimmy defined the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beatsound Loverboy
''Beatsound Loverboy'' is the debut studio album by Portuguese singer-songwriter Slimmy. Slimmy started working on the album with his longtime producers Quico Serrano and Mark J Turner. Other two producers joined Slimmy for the recording of the album: Saul Davies and Rodolfo Cardoso. The relationship between Slimmy and the other producers was always good and Slimmy feels that that provided a good production for the album. He mentioned that he started to compose and write songs in 2000, than record them and play them alive. However, the project only began to take concrete steps, when Slimmy, in 2004, moved to London. The album was released on September 17, 2007 in Portugal. The album was released in two formats: the physical edition, featuring 11 tracks; and the digital edition also featuring 11 tracks. In summer 2007 Slimmy returned to Portugal to promote his projects because he felt that he wasn't recognized in his country. Slimmy said that "honestly, I think it came out better. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Should Never Leave Me (Before I Die)
"You Should Never Leave Me (Before I Die)" is a song by Slimmy, released in 2008 as the third and final single from his debut album ''Beatsound Loverboy''. The song peaked at number 48 in the Portugal Singles Chart, making it Slimmy's lowest charted single to date. "You Should Never Leave Me (Before I Die") was part of the soundtrack of the 6th season of the same soap opera. Background "You Should Never Leave Me (Before I Die)" was unveiled as the album's third and final single. The song was written by Slimmy and produced by Quico Serrano and Mark J Turner. It was also released to MySpace on January 1, 2007, and released as a digital single on November 25, 2008. "You Should Never Leave Me (Before I Die") was part of the soundtrack of the 6th season of the same soap opera. Music video The video was filmed at the Casa da Música and at the Máus Hábitos bar in Porto, Portugal. The video was directed and produced by António Vieira and co-produced by Up Town Films, the cinematograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slimmy Unplugged
''Slimmy Unplugged'' is the debut live album by Portuguese singer-songwriter Slimmy. It was recorded on 19 and 20 June 2008 at Tertúlia Castelense. It was released and available through Optimus in a limited digital edition during the months of November and December 2008 at the Optimus Store, for a price of €2. Background By the end of 2008, Optimus presented a new format of concerts, starting in December, at the Optimus Store house of music that opened in Porto at the time. These special performances for 100 guests only, had floor space designed especially for events related to music. Deliberately restricted, these concerts had the objective to ensure a more intimate and familiar, especially in thinking most devoted fans of each guest artist. For each of these concerts, Optimus offered 50 double tickets, which would be allocated through the site ''musica.optimus.pt'' and to the customers who subscribed to certain services or features. Slimmy performed on two days: on 19 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beatsound Loverboy (song)
"Beatsound Loverboy" is a song by Slimmy, released in 2007 as the lead single from his debut album ''Beatsound Loverboy''. The song peaked at number 42 in the Portugal Singles Chart. The song also appeared on the soundtrack to ''Morangos com Açúcar'' soap opera. Background "Beatsound Loverboy" was unveiled as the album's lead single. The song was written by Slimmy and produced by Quico Serrano and Mark Turner. It was released to MySpace on 1 January 2007, and was released as digital single on 6 September 2011. "Beatsound Loverboy" was part of the soundtrack of the 5th season of the Portuguese soap opera Morangos com Açúcar (Slimmy played this song in the last episode). Music video The video starts with a girl dancing to the song in a room, while Slimmy is watching her through a laptop. After this, the scene changes and shows several performances of Slimmy performing the song while wearing different outfits. Than, the scene changes again and shows Slimmy arriving to an abando ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Show Girl (Slimmy Song)
"Show Girl" is a song by Slimmy, released in 2008 as the second single from his debut album ''Beatsound Loverboy''. The song peaked at number 44 in the Portugal Singles Chart. "Showgirl" is part of the soundtrack of the Portuguese TV series "Rebelde Way". Background "Show Girl", also written by Slimmy and produced by Quico Serrano and Mark Turner, was released to MySpace as the second single of the album on the same day "Beatsound Loverboy" was released and was released as a digital single on May 26, 2008. It premiered on the Antena 3 radio station on the same day. "Showgirl" together with the song "Bloodshot Star" is part of the soundtrack of the Portuguese TV series "Rebelde Way". Music video The video starts with six girls "coming out" from a curtain like they were entering on stage. Than, we can see Slimmy in a black background walking towards us while singing to the song. Next to him there are two girls kissing each other. The video is followed by a scene where we can see S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Be Someone Else (song)
"Be Someone Else" is a song by Slimmy, released in 2010 as the lead single from his second studio album ''Be Someone Else''. The single wasn't particularly successful, charting anywhere. A music video was also made for "Be Someone Else", produced by Riot Films. It premiered on June 27, 2010, on YouTube. Background "Be Someone Else" was unveiled as the album's lead single A lead single (also known as a debut single) is the first single to be released from a studio album by an artist or a band, usually before the album itself is released and also occasionally on the same day of the album's release date. Release s .... The song was written by Fernandes and produced by Quico Serrano and Mark J Turner. It was released to MySpace on January 1, 2010. Music video A music video was also made for "Be Someone Else", produced by Riot Films. It premiered on June 27, 2010, on YouTube. The music video features two different scenes which alternate with each other many times during the vid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Portuguese Male Singers
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Anjo Como Tu (born 1969), Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist
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Glitter
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The Games You Play
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Portugal
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