António Manuel Mateus Antunes (born 30 December, 1963), known professionally as Tony Carreira, is a

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

singer and musician. Born in the small rural locality of Armadouro, Pampilhosa da Serra, he moved to Paris at age 10 with his

emigrant Emigration is the act of leaving a resident country or place of residence with the intent to settle elsewhere (to permanently leave a country). Conversely, immigration describes the movement of people into one country from another (to permanentl ...

parents. He lived there for 20 years. Carreira has had several hits since 1991, becoming during the 2000s one of the most renowned and best-selling popular singers in his home country. Tony Carreira has performed sold out concerts in one of the largest venues in Portugal, the

Pavilhão Atlântico Altice Arena (formerly MEO Arena; also referred to by its original name, Pavilhão Atlântico) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Lisbon, Portugal. The arena is among the largest indoor arenas in Europe and the largest in Portugal with a capacit ...

Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...

, and also at the

Olympia The name Olympia may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film * ''Olympia'' (1938 film), by Leni Riefenstahl, documenting the Berlin-hosted Olympic Games * ''Olympia'' (1998 film), about a Mexican soap opera star who pursues a career as an athlet ...

in Paris. ''O Homem Que Sou'' has been certified seven times platinum in Portugal. Up to 2009, he sold over 700,000 records in Portugal. '' Nos fiançailles France/Portugal'', released in February 2014, includes duets with several French artists such as

Natasha St-Pier Natasha St-Pier (born 10 February 1981) is a Canadian singer of Acadian origin who has spent most of her career in France. She was coach in the second and third season of The Voice Belgique (''The Voice of Belgium''). Career Natasha St-Pier r ...

Vincent Niclo Vincent Niclo (born in Paris on 6 January 1975) is a French pop opera tenor singer. Musical theatre Vincent Niclo comes from a family of artists and was interested in theatre and took courses at the Cours Florent acting school particularly with R ...

Gérard Lenorman Gérard Lenorman (born 9 February 1945) is a French singer-songwriter. Lenorman was born at the Château de Bénouville, Calvados (Normandy) when it was a maternity hospital. He is the son of Madeleine Lenormand and an unknown German soldier. ...

Michel Sardou Michel Charles Sardou (; born 26 January 1947) is a French singer and occasional actor. He is known not only for his love songs ("La maladie d'amour", "Je vais t'aimer"), but also for songs dealing with various social and political issues, su ...

Dany Brillant Dany Brillant (; né Daniel Cohen-Biran, 28 December 1965 in Tunis), is a French singer of a Jewish- Tunisian origin. Born in Tunis, his parents immigrated to France while he was a newborn infant. They settled in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois n ...

Serge Lama Serge Lama (born Serge Claude Bernard Chauvier on 11 February 1943 in Bordeaux) is a French singer and songwriter. His most famous song is '' Je suis malade'', written with Alice Dona. It has been written for Dalida and later performed by a nu ...

Anggun Anggun Cipta Sasmi (; born 29 April 1974), better known as Anggun C. Sasmi or more often mononymously as Anggun, is an Indonesian-born French singer-songwriter and television personality. Born in Jakarta, she began performing at the age of sev ...

Didier Barbelivien Didier René Henri Barbelivien (born 10 March 1954 in Paris) is a French author, lyricist, songwriter and singer. Beginning in the 1970s, he wrote a number of successful songs for artists such as: Dalida, Johnny Hallyday, Michel Sardou, Daniel G ...

Lisa Angell Lisa Angell (born Virginie Vetrano, 21 September 1968 in Paris) is a French singer who represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "N'oubliez pas". Career Early beginnings From the ages of 11 to 14, Angell competed in ...

and

Hélène Ségara Hélène Ségara (), born Hélène Aurore Alice Rizzo on 26 February 1971, is a singer of Music of France, French, Armenians, Armenian and Italy, Italian descent, who came to prominence playing the role of Esméralda (The Hunchback of Notre-Dame ...

. The album ''Sempre'' was released in 2014. His most recent album, ''Mon Fado'', was released in 2016. Tony Carreira is the father of three children: Sara Carreira, a TV personality and singer, killed in a car crash on December 5, 2020, and the pop singers

David Carreira David Araújo Antunes (born 30 July 1991), better known by his artistic name David Carreira, is a Portuguese singer, actor and model. His debut album '' N.1'' (2011) reached number 1 in the Portuguese charts and follow-up ''A força está em n� ...

and

Mickael Carreira Mickael Carreira (born Mickael Araújo Antunes on 3 April 1986) is a Portuguese pop singer and songwriter. He is most famous for his ballads and the romanticism of his songs made him one of the best selling artists in Portugal. In total, his alb ...

Discography

Albums

;Studio albums * 1991 ''É Verão Portugal'' (Discossete) * 1992 ''Canta Canta Portugal'' (Discossete) * 1993 ''Português De Alma E Coração'' (Espacial) * 1994 ''Adeus Amigo'' (Espacial) * 1995 ''Ai Destino'' (Espacial) * 1996 ''Adeus Até Um Dia'' (Espacial) * 1997 ''Coração Perdido'' (Espacial) * 1998 ''Sonhador, Sonhador'' (Espacial) * 1999 ''Dois Corações Sozinhos'' (Espacial) * 2001 ''Cantor de Sonhos'' (Espacial) * 2002 ''Passionita Lolita'' (POMME) * 2004 ''Vagabundo Por Amor'' (Espacial) * 2006 ''A Vida Que Eu Escolhi'' (Espacial) * 2008 ''O Homem Que Sou'' (Farol) * 2010 ''O Mesmo de Sempre'' (Farol) * 2014 ''Nos fiançailles France/Portugal'' (Sony Music Smart) * 2013 ''Sempre'' (Farol) * 2016 ''Mon fado'' (Sony Music Smart) * 2017 ''Sempre Mais'' (Sony Music Portugal) * 2017 ''Le Coeur des Femmes'' (Sony Music France et Smart) * 2018 ''As Canções das nossas vidas'' - acoustic (Sony Music Portugal et Regi-concerto lda) ;Compilation albums * 2008 ''Best Of 20 Anos de Canções'' (Espacial) * 2010 ''Reste - Best Of'' * 2011 ''Best Of 20 Anos de Canções Vol. 2'' (Espacial) * 2012 ''Essencial'' (Farol) ;Live albums * 2000 ''Ao Vivo No Olympia'' (Espacial) * 2003 ''15 anos de Canções - Ao Vivo No Pavilhão Atlântico'' (Espacial) * 2008 ''Ao Vivo No Coliseu'' (Espacial) * 2013 ''Tony Carreira 25 Anos'' (Farol)

International charting

Singles

Controversies

In August 2008, the Portuguese Society of Authors (SPA) announced that it had received several complaints about possible plagiarism by Tony Carreira. The complaints related to three songs: "Depois de Ti (Mais Nada)", "Ai Destino, Ai Destino" and "Leva-me ao Céu". SPA concluded that the song "Depois de Ti (Mais Nada)", is an apparent unauthorized copy of the song " Después de Ti...¿Qué?", composed by

Rudy Pérez Rudy Amado Pérez (born May 14, 1958) is a Cuban-born American musician, songwriter, composer, producer, arranger, sound engineer, musical director and singer, as well as entertainment entrepreneur, and philanthropist. His area of specialty is b ...

and first performed by

José Feliciano José Montserrate Feliciano García (born September 10, 1945) () is a Puerto Rican musician, singer and composer. He recorded many international hits, including his rendition of the Doors' "Light My Fire" and his self-penned Christmas song " ...

. No action was taken however because SPA had not received an official complaint from the rights owners, who were represented by

Universal Music Publishing Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) is a North American music publishing company and is part of the Universal Music Group. It was formerly known as MCA Music Publishing until it merged with PolyGram. Universal Music Publishing is the worl ...

. According to Universal Music the matter was "under investigation". In 2017, Tony Carreira was formally accused of plagiarism by the Portuguese Public Prosecution Service.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carreira, Tony 1963 births Living people 20th-century Portuguese male singers Portuguese songwriters Male songwriters 21st-century Portuguese male singers People from Pampilhosa da Serra