David Araújo Antunes (born 30 July 1991), better known by his artistic name David Carreira, is a Portuguese

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. His debut album '' N.1'' (2011) reached number 1 in the Portuguese charts and follow-up ''A força está em nós'' to number 2 in Portugal. Singing in

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, he has developed an international career and is particularly known in French markets as well with a number of successful singles including "Obrigado la famille" and "Boom".

Early life

Sports

Growing up after his family moved back to Portugal, he joined the junior formative team of Frossos football club in 2001, but suffering a knee injury, he was forced to quit a possible pro sports career.

Arts and fashion

Instead of sports, Carreira concentrated more on an artistic career in music and fashion, particularly since he comes from a very artistic family. By this time, his father

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was a famous singer who was well known by the Portuguese public and his mother Fernanda Antunes was his father's manager. His sister Sara Antunes was already a public celebrity and his older brother

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was having a singing career since 2007. David Carreira's first venture was as a model parading events such for "ModaLisboa" and "Portugal Fashion". He was featured in a number of advertising campaigns, notably for

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Career

Acting career

David Carreira participated in 2010 in the eighth season of Morangos com Açúcar from TVI in the role of "Lourenço Seixas". In 2012, he also appeared in the

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series '' Louco Amor'' also on TVI in the role of Chico, a 21-year-old who dates and hooks up with older women.

Music career

In October 2011, he released his debut album '' N.1'' produced by the French production duo Tefa et Blasta which presented him as a young pop act appealing to massive audiences with a mix of pop, dance, hip hop and R&B. The album was a huge success staying 43 consecutive weeks in the Portuguese Albums Chart and peaking at number 1. The album was certified double platinum. The single "Esta noite" from the album became a major hit. David Carreira went on a big tour culminating in a concert at the Coliseu dos Recreios on 16 February 2013. On 11 November 2013, he released his follow-up album ''

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'' with the collaborations from

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and the French singer

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. The albon the Portuguese Album Charts. Simultaneously with his Portuguese career, Carreira developed an international career starting with the French-language market through a deal with Warner France. His debut single in France was "Obrigado la famille", a duo with French rapper Dry. The single was produced by

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who has produced major French hip hop acts like

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. The single was an initial release from the forthcoming French-language album in 2014 on Warner Music France. The album featured a number of collaborations including rapper Dry, and singers Tal and

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. A second single called "Boom" was released, and was promoted by David Carreira performing it live on the French talk and variety program ''Vivement Dimanche'' hosted by Michel Drucker and during a special sequence where the guest was David's father Tony Carreira.

Personal life

Despite being born in France, David Carreira never attained French citizenship and remained a Portuguese citizen. His father,

, and brother,

, are also pop singers. His mother is the manager of his father's music career. Carreira also had one younger sister, Sara, who before her passing was also a celebrity and singer. David Carreira was a footballer at Sporting Clube Portugal during his childhood and adolescence, but only that a knee injury interrupted this virtue. Then in 2011 David Carreira began his career creating his first album. David Carreira, like his father and brother, is also a very famous singer. But besides being a singer, David Carreira is also a Portuguese composer model and actor. David Carreira has also participated in several soap operas such as Amor no ar, which was created in 2000 and ended in 2001.

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

EPs

Singles

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts. Others *2011: "Tu" *2011: "Esta Noite" *2012: "Falling Into You" *2012: "Don't Stop the Party / Esta Noite" (remix) (featuring Lara Life & Jmi Sissoko) *2013: "Baby Fica" (featuring

) *2014: "Boom" (feat. Leck) *2014: "Haverá Sempre Uma Música" **2015: "Haverá Sempre Uma Música" (Trackstorm Remix) *2014: "ABC" (with Boss AC) *2015: "Falling for U Girl" (Diana Chaves) *2015: "Rien à envier" *2015: "Primeira Dama" *2017: "Lucia" *2017: "Ficamos por aqui" *2018: "És só tu" (feat. Inês Herédia) *2018: "O problema é que ela é Linda" (feat. Deejay Télio, Mc Zuka) *2018: "Cuido de você" (with Kell Smith) *2018: "Gosto de ti" (feat. Sara Carreira) The 3 Project *2016: "Intro" (part 1) *2016: "Señorita" (feat.

) (part 2) *2016: "Dizias que não" (part 3) *2016: "Dama do business" (feat. Plutónio) (part 4) *2016: "Primeira Dama" (part 5) *2016: "Transição" (part 6) *2016: "In Love" (feat. Ana Free) (part 7) *2016: "Não fui eu" (part 8) Featured in *2015: "Piqué" (

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feat. David Carreira)

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carreira, David 1991 births Living people 21st-century Portuguese male singers People from Dourdan Portuguese male television actors Portuguese male models Portuguese pop singers