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The Voice Portugal
''The Voice Portugal'' (''A Voz de Portugal'' in the first season) is a Portuguese reality singing competition and local version of ''The Voice'', originally broadcast as ''The Voice of Holland''. It premiered on 29 October 2011, on RTP1, with the first-season finale airing on 25 February 2012, crowning Denis Filipe as the winner. The show came back in 2014 with its second season with new coaches, a new co-host, a new show name, and new ''Repórteres V'' (backstage hosts). The winner of the second season was Rui Drumond. RTP1 later announced the first season of ''The Voice Kids'' and the third season of the main show. The third season premiered on 11 October 2015 with a new coach, Aurea. In its third season, the show proved to be a hit and was subsequently renewed for a fourth season, which was premiered in 2016. The series employs a panel of four coaches who critique the artists' performances. Each coach guides their teams of selected artists through the remainder of the season. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
John De Mol
Johannes Hendrikus Hubert "John" de Mol Jr. (born 24 April 1955) is a Dutch Mass media, media Business magnate, tycoon. De Mol is one of the men behind production companies Endemol and Talpa Network, Talpa. He created the reality television formats ''Big Brother (franchise), Big Brother'', ''Fear Factor (franchise), Fear Factor'' and'' The Voice (franchise), The Voice''. ''Forbes'' estimated him to be worth about United States dollar, US$1.5 billion in 2017. Endemol De Mol acquired his fortune producing television programmes. From 1997 to 1999 he developed the popular reality television series ''Big Brother (TV series), Big Brother'' with his production company, John de Mol Produkties. In 1994 his company merged with Joop van den Ende, Joop van den Ende TV-Producties into Endemol, but it still functioned on its own. He produced ''Fear Factor'', ''Love Letters'', ''1 vs. 100'' and ''Deal or No Deal'' (''Miljoenenjacht (Netherlands), Miljoenenjacht'') for Endemol. De Mol sold hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITV Studios
ITV Studios is a British multinational television production and distribution company owned by the British television broadcaster ITV plc. It handles production and distribution of programmes broadcast on the ITV network and third-party broadcasters, and is based in 12 countries across 60 production labels, with local production offices in the UK, US, Belgium, Australia, Germany, The Netherlands, Italy, Israel, France, Spain and Scandinavia. About ITV Studios not only makes programs primarily for its parent company ITV plc, but also for other networks such as the BBC and Channel 4. It was formed from a gradual amalgamation of the production divisions of all ITV plc owned 'channel three' licensees which occurred from 1994 to 2004, and for a number of years thereafter following the creation of ITV plc. The division is also responsible for ITV's production facilities The London Studios, 3SixtyMedia (based at ITV Granada, and co-owned with BBC Studios and Post Production), and lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filipa Azevedo
Filipa Daniela Azevedo de Magalhães (, born 31 July 1991), is a Portuguese singer. She is currently resident in the United Kingdom while attending music school in London. Azevedo represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Há dias assim", finishing 18th out of 25 in the final held in Oslo on 29 May 2010 in Oslo, Norway. Early life Azevedo was born in Porto and spent the first fifteen years of her life living in the village of Montezelo, close to Melres, a parish of Gondomar, in the northern Portuguese district of Porto. She enrolled at age 12 on a course in Western Concert Flute at the Porto Music Conservatory, discovering there a passion and talent for singing. She soon quit her instrument classes to pursue a musical career, signing up at age 16 for ''Família Superstar'' (the Portuguese version of '' The Superstar Family Show''). Career 2007: ''Família Superstar'' The show's judges greeted Azevedo's performance with praise: Anjos singer Sé ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deolinda Kinzimba
Deolinda Inês Caetano Kinzimba (born 11 May 1995) is an Angolan singer-songwriter and actress. Biography Kinzimba was born in Luanda and grew up in Ingombota. She said she had a happy childhood and was interested in music from a young age. Her influences include Phyllis Hyman and Selena Quintanilla. Kinzimba lived in Tanzania as a teenager because she had a sister who worked at the Angolan embassy. She moved to Guimarães, Portugal in 2014 to study and to have better opportunities. Kinzimba took a law course in Porto. In 2016, she won the third season of The Voice Portugal. Kinzimba was dubbed "the new Whitney Houston" as she performed Houston's hit song "I Have Nothing" to great acclaim. She performed " I Will Always Love You" by Mariah Carey and " A Moment Like This" by Kelly Clarkson in the finale. Kinzimba was reunited with her mother, whom she had not seen in two years. As a result of the win, Kinzimba signed a deal with Universal. In September 2016, she starred in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonor Andrade
Leonor Margarida Coelho Andrade, also known as Ella Nor (born 13 September 1994) is a Portuguese singer and actress. She represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Há um mar que nos separa". Career In 2014, Andrade participated in season two of ''The Voice Portugal''. She was eliminated on episode 13. After ''The Voice'', Andrade joined the cast of RTP1 telenovela '' Água de Mar'', where she played Joana Luz. On 19 February 2015, Andrade was announced as one of the twelve participants of Festival da Canção 2015 with the song "Há um mar que nos separa". On 7 March 2015, she won the competition and thus was selected to represent Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. Discography Albums Singles Music videos See also *Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 Portugal participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Há um mar que nos separa" written by Miguel Gameiro. The song was performed by Leonor Andrade. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariana Bandhold
Mariana Vasconcelos Bandhold, more popularly known by her stage name as Mariana Bandhold, is a Portuguese- American singer, actress, and songwriter from the Portuguese Riviera. She was a contestant in the second season of The Voice Portugal. Career Bandhold began singing at the age of 7. Bandhold was already acting by the age of 12, when she starred as Louisa von Trapp in famed Portuguese director Filipe La Féria's 2007 production of ''The Sound of Music'', at the Teatro Politeama in Lisbon. in 2007, Bandhold and her mother, singer Ana Vasconcelos, starred together as a team in '' Família Superstar'', a family-based, team song competition. In 2014, Bandhold participated in the second season of The Voice Portugal, being coached by Mickael Carreira. She advanced as a semifinalist, but was eliminated in the live shows. Bandhold's mother would go on to participate in season three of The Voice Portugal. Personal life Bandhold was born in Cascais, on the Portuguese Riviera, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mafalda De Castro
''Mafalda'' () is an Argentine comic strip written and drawn by cartoonist Quino. The strip features a six-year-old girl named Mafalda, who reflects the Argentinian middle class and progressive youth, is concerned about humanity and world peace, and has an innocent but serious attitude toward problems. The comic strip ran from 1964 to 1973 and was very popular in Latin America, Europe, Quebec and Asia. Its popularity led to books and two animated cartoon series. ''Mafalda'' has been praised as masterful satire. History The comic strip artist Quino created ''Mafalda'' in 1963. He had received a proposal by fellow artist Miguel Brascó, and the comic strip would be a covert advertisement for the "Mansfield" line of products of the Siam Di Tella company. The characters would use their products, and all of them would have names starting with "M". The name "Mafalda" was selected as an homage to one of the characters of the 1962 Argentine film ''Dar la cara''. The comic strip was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dino D'Santiago
The Portuguese Albums Chart ranks the best-performing albums in Portugal, as compiled by the Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. See also * List of number-one singles of 2018 (Portugal) References {{Portuguese charts Number one albums Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ... Albums 2018 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Voice Portugal (season 1)
The first season of the Portuguese reality talent show ''A Voz de Portugal'' (''The Voice Portugal'') premiered on October 29, 2011 on RTP1. The coaching panel consisted in singer-songwriter Paulo Gonzo, rock duo Anjos, YouTube sensation Mia Rose and GNR lead vocalist Rui Reininho. Catarina Furtado Catarina Cardoso Garcia da Fonseca Furtado (born 25 August 1972) is a Portuguese television presenter, actress and UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador. Catarina was born in Lisbon and is a daughter of RTP journalist Joaquim Furtado. Career Throughout ... was the show host, and Diogo Beja was the season's backstage host, also known as ''Repórter V''. Teams ;Color key * Winner * Runner-up * Third place * Fourth place * Eliminated in Live shows * Eliminated in Battles Blind Auditions ;Color key : Coach hit his or her "I WANT YOU" button : Contestant defaulted to this coach's team : Contestant elected to join this coach's team : Contestant eliminated with no coach pressing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raquel Tavares
Raquel Filipa Tavares (born 11 February 1985) is a Portuguese former Fado singer.Eurovision Dance Contest In January 2020, she took a break from her professional career to pursue a life away from the stage. Career Raquel Tavares won a popular fado song contest in : known as "Grande Noite do Fado”. She sings regularly at “Bacalhau de Molho”, one of the most famous fado houses in . She has performed all around |
Daniela Mercury
Daniela Mercury (born Daniela Mercuri de Almeida on July 28, 1965) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, dancer, producer, actress and television host. In her solo career, Mercury has sold over 20 million records worldwide and had 24 Top 10 singles in the country, with 14 of them reached No. 1. Winner of a Latin Grammy for her album '' Balé Mulato – Ao Vivo'', she also received six Brazilian Music Award, an APCA award, three Multishow Brazilian Music Awards and two awards at VMB: Best Music Video and Photography. In 1991, Mercury released her self-titled album, which was followed by '' O Canto da Cidade'' a year later, boosting her career as a national artist and taking the axé music to the evidence. Over the years, Mercury released several albums, generating great singles like "Swing da Cor", " O Canto da Cidade", " À Primeira Vista", "Rapunzel", "Nobre Vagabundo", " Ilê Pérola Negra", " Mutante", " Maimbê Dandá", " Levada Brasileira", " Oyá Por Nós", among others. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
