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Pedro Aires Ferreira de Almeida Gonçalves Magalhães (born 31 July 1959), known as Pedro Ayres Magalhães, is a Portuguese musician, best known as a founding member and the main songwriter of the musical group
Madredeus Madredeus () are a Portuguese musical ensemble formed in 1985, in Lisbon. Their music combines traditional Portuguese music, fado and folk music. Madredeus are one of the most successful music groups from Portugal, having sold over 3 million al ...
. Magalhães has also been a member of the pop rock band Heróis do Mar and the Portuguese supergroup Resistência.


Early life

Pedro Ayres Magalhães was born on 31 July 1959. He attended the
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in
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until the 5th grade, quitting shortly after the
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. Afterwards he joined the Academy of Musical Amateurs (''Academia dos Amadores de Música''), where he stayed until the age of 20. Magalhães studied music and classical guitar during his youth.


Career


1977–1985: First bands and Heróis do Mar

In 1977, aged 17, Pedro Ayres Magalhães joined his first band, a
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group called Os Faíscas, as a bass player. He left the band about one year later, and formed the new wave band Corpo Diplomático, where he also played bass. Corpo Diplomático released one album in 1979 and disbanded the following year. In 1981, he formed the pop rock band Heróis do Mar, along with two bandmates from Corpo Diplomático, Carlos Maria Trindade and Paulo Pedro Gonçalves. Heróis do Mar became a successful and influential band in Portugal thanks to hit singles such as "Amor" and "Paixão", and went on to release five studio albums from 1981 to 1988. In 1982, Magalhães was one of the founders of the independent record label Fundação Atlântica. Magalhães released his only solo recording in 1985, the single "Ocidente Infernal".


1985–1994: Madredeus and Resistência

In 1985, Magalhães and
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, keyboardist of the band Sétima Legião, decided to start a side project outside of rock music. They were joined by Francisco Ribeiro and Gabriel Gomes in 1986 and later recruited
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to become the singer. In 1987, they named their group
Madredeus Madredeus () are a Portuguese musical ensemble formed in 1985, in Lisbon. Their music combines traditional Portuguese music, fado and folk music. Madredeus are one of the most successful music groups from Portugal, having sold over 3 million al ...
, after the neighbourhood of Madre Deus in
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where they recorded their first studio album. In December 1987, Madredeus released their first album, ''
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''. In 1989, Heróis do Mar decided to disband. In May 1990, Madredeus released their second album '' Existir''. The album reached number-one in the Portuguese album charts. The group did their first international tour in 1991, playing in
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and
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. Around 1990, Magalhães, together with Tim (frontman of Xutos & Pontapés), Fernando Cunha and Miguel Ângelo (both from Delfins) formed a new band called Resistência. The idea for this band was to unite various musicians from the Portuguese rock sphere and create a mostly acoustic and voice-centered version of Portuguese pop-rock songs. The founding members were joined by Olavo Bilac (from Santos e Pecadores), Alexandre Frazão, Rui Luís Pereira, Fredo Margner, Fernando Júdice, Yuri Daniel and José Salgueiro for their first album and tour. In 1991, Resistência released the debut album ''Palavras Ao Vento'', which reached the top spot in the Portuguese album charts. The following year, they released the studio album ''Mano a Mano'', followed by a live album in 1993, ''Armazém 22''. Resistência went into hiatus in 1995.


1994–2007: International success with Madredeus

Madredeus released their third album '' O Espírito da Paz'' in 1994. Around the same time, the group composed the soundtrack and participated in the film '' Lisbon Story'' by
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, which was screened at the
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and released in Europe afterwards. The film and its soundtrack, released with the title ''Ainda'', gave Madredeus further international success and new audiences. Magalhães toured extensively with Madredeus during the 1990s and early 2000s. The group played shows in
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,
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,
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,
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,
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and other Lusophone countries. With their new lineup, Madredeus released four studio albums, two live albums, a compilation album and a remixes album until 2005. They achieved charted albums in
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,
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,
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,
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,
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and the
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. In 2007, Teresa Salgueiro, Fernando Júdice and José Peixoto decided to leave Madredeus, leaving Magalhães and Carlos Maria Trindade as the only remaining members.


2008–present: Banda Cósmica, return of Resistência

With Madredeus reduced to himself and Trindade, Magalhães cast a new ensemble of musicians with whom to play the music of Madredeus, to which he called A Banda Cósmica. Over the following three years, Magalhães, Trindade and A Banda Cósmica toured and released three albums, under the name Madredeus e a Banda Cósmica. In 2011, Magalhães decided to integrate two classically trained musicians, António Figueiredo and Luís Clode, and a classically trained singer, Beatriz Nunes, into Madredeus, thus ending the Banda Cósmica project. Madredeus have since released two albums, ''Essência'' and ''Capricho Sentimental''. In 2012, Magalhães joined the return of Resistência, starting with a concert in December at Campo Pequeno in
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. The group has released two new albums since their return.


Honours

* Officer of the
Order of Prince Henry The Order of Prince Henry () is a Portuguese order of knighthood created on 2 June 1960, to commemorate the quincentenary of the death of the Portuguese ''infante'' Prince Henry the Navigator, one of the main initiators of the Age of Discovery. M ...
(9 June 1994)


External links


Madredeus official website
(in Portuguese)
Resistência official website


References

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