Matias Damásio (born 9 May 1982) is an
Angola
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n musician, singer and songwriter in popular music,
romantic music
Romantic music is a stylistic movement in Western Classical music associated with the period of the 19th century commonly referred to as the Romantic era (or Romantic period). It is closely related to the broader concept of Romanticism—the ...
and in
Kizomba
Kizomba is a dance and musical genre that originated in Angola in 1984.
Kizomba means "party" in Kimbundu, a Bantu language spoken by the Ambundu in Angola.
Origin and evolution
Music genre
The origins of kizomba can be traced to late-1970 ...
. He also enjoys great popularity in Portugal through his albums ''Por amor'' that reached number 4 in Portuguese Albums Chart in 2016 and ''Augusta'' that peaked the albums chart in Portugal in 2018.
Having been born in
Benguela
Benguela (; Umbundu: Luombaka) is a city in western Angola, capital of Benguela Province. Benguela is one of Angola's most populous cities with a population of 555,124 in the city and 561,775 in the municipality, at the 2014 census.
History
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, Angola, Damásio moved to
Luanda
Luanda () is the capital and largest city in Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major industrial, cultural and urban centre. Located on Angola's northern Atlantic coast, Luanda is Angola's administrative centre, its chief seaport ...
for better opportunities. He began his career in 2000, singing at religious festivals. He participating for the first time in a television contest ''Estrelas no Palco'' (meaning Stars on Stage) where he was a finalist. Later he took part with the band Maravilha and João Alexandre in the contest ''Domingão Coca-Cola'' finishing runner-up. His debut appearance on television was on
Angolan Public Television in 2003. He has released a number of albums and took part in major festivals. Having won a great number of awards in Angola, including Best Male Singer and Best Song on top Rádio Luanda 2015 and Best Song in the same event in 2017. He found great success in Portugal with the song "Loucos" in 2016 featuring Héber Marques engaging in a tour in the country and appearances at the major Sudoeste festival and at the Coliseu of Lisbon and Porto.
Blitz: Matias Damásio nos Coliseus de Lisboa e Porto
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Discography
Albums
*''Vitória'' (2005)
*''Amor É Festa Na Lixeira'' (2009)
*''Por Angola'' (2012)
*''Por Amor'' (2015 and 2016) (peaked #4 in Portugal)[PortugueseCharts: Matias Damásio page]
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*''Augusta'' (2018) (peaked #1 in Portugal)[
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Songs / Videos
(Selective)
*2007: "Porquê"
*2008: "MBoa Ana"
*2009: "A Outra"
*2012: "Kwanza Burro"
*2013: "Saudades de Nós Dois"
*2015: "Papa"
*2015: "Agi sem Pensar"
*2015: "Loucos" (feat. Héber Marques)
*2017: "I Wanna Be Your Hero" (bilingual, Portuguese and English)
*2017: "Porque queramos vernos" (Vanesa Martín
Top 100 España is a record chart published weekly by PROMUSICAE (Productores de Música de España), a non-profit organization composed by Spain and multinational record companies. This association tracks record sales (physical and digital) in ...
feat. Matias Damásio)
*2017: "Matemática do Amor"
*2018: "Nada Mudou"
*2018: "Voltei com Ela"
*2019: "Teu Olhar"
References
External links
YouTube Matias Damásio VEVO channel
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21st-century Angolan male singers
1982 births
Living people
People from Benguela