Miguel Guedes (born 10 May 1972, in

Porto Porto or Oporto () is the second-largest city in Portugal, the capital of the Porto District, and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropol ...

) is a Portuguese musician, songwriter, singer, and the lead vocalist of Portuguese band Blind Zero. He is also a lawyer, and has a column where he writes about politics on the Portuguese journal Jornal de Notícias. He is an employee of the GDA - ''Cooperativa de Gestão dos Direitos dos Artistas Intérpretes ou Executantes'', dealing with

related rights In copyright law, related rights (or neighbouring rights) are the rights of a creative work not connected with the work's actual author. It is used in opposition to the term "authors' rights". ''Neighbouring rights'' is a more literal translation ...

issues. Miguel Guedes appears on the weekly RTP programme ''Trio D'Ataque'' (with Nuno Miguel Gonçalves and others) where he talks about football and expresses his point of view as a lover of football and a supporter of FC Porto. Since February 2023 he has been the chairman of

Coliseu do Porto The Coliseum of Porto ( pt, Coliseu do Porto) is a Portuguese theatre and concert venue in the municipality of Porto, in northern Portugal, with a capacity for a standing audience of 4000. A leading venue for music and cultural events in Porto, t ...

. He votes Bloco de Esquerda and writes for the official party's online publication Esquerda.net. Guedes graduated from the

University of Coimbra The University of Coimbra (UC; pt, Universidade de Coimbra, ) is a public research university in Coimbra, Portugal. First established in Lisbon in 1290, it went through a number of relocations until moving permanently to Coimbra in 1537. The u ...

with a degree in law.

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21st-century Portuguese male singers Portuguese songwriters Male songwriters Portuguese musicians 1972 births Musicians from Porto University of Coimbra alumni Living people Portuguese association football commentators {{Portugal-musician-stub