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Diogo Piçarra
Diogo Piçarra (born 19 October 1990) is a Portuguese singer. He rose to fame after winning the fifth season of '' Ídolos'', the Portuguese version of ''Pop Idol'' in 2012. Biography Diogo Piçarra was born in Faro. As a 17-year-old, he formed the band "Fora da Bóia". While studying at the University of Algarve, he took a semester abroad to pursue his studies at Palacký University in the Czech Republic. In 2009, Piçarra competed on season three of '' Ídolos'', Portugal's version of ''Pop Idol''. He got to the piano phase of the competition and was eliminated. In 2010, he participated in the music TV contest '' Operação Triunfo'', but did not get through to the first round. In 2012, he tried for the third time and won season five of ''Ídolos''. As a prize, he won a car and a scholarship to a music course in London. He released his first album, ''Espelho'', in March 2015, which debuted at number one on the Portuguese music charts. In the end of March 2017, he released ...
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Faro, Portugal
Faro ( , ), officially the City of Faro (), is a Concelho, municipality, the southernmost city and capital of the district of Faro District, the same name, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. With an estimated population of 67,566 inhabitants in 2021 (with 39,733 inhabitants in the city proper, making it the biggest city and second most populous municipality in the Algarve (after Loulé) and one of the biggest in Southern Portugal), the municipality covers an area of about . The municipalities of Faro-Olhão-Loulé due to its adjacency, sharing of infrastructures and regular commute can be considered an intermunicipal community with a population of 184,578 inhabitants (2021). A :pt:Metro de Faro, Metro connecting this community is planned to be finished by 2029. History The Ria Formosa lagoon attracted humans from the Palaeolithic age until the end of prehistory. The first settlements date from the fourth century BC, during the period of Phoenician colonization of ...
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Eurovision Song Contest 2018
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21st-century Portuguese Male Singers
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Jão (singer)
João Vitor Romania Balbino (born 3 November 1994), known professionally as Jão, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter. Career 2016–2018: Career beginnings and first album Jão started posting YouTube videos of him singing Cover version, covers of popular songs in 2016. His covers caught the attention of Brazilian music producers Pedro Dash and Marcelinho Ferraz. Soon after, he signed a contract with Head Media, a Universal Music Group subsidiary. In November 2016, Jão released his debut single, "Dança pra Mim", with Pedrowl. In February 2017, Jão featured in the remix of "Medo Bobo". In October 2017, Jão released the singles "Ressaca" and "Álcool". Its music videos were directed by Gabriel Dietrich. In December 2017, Jão featured in "Só Love", a song by Seakret and Buchecha. In January 2018, Jão released an EP with 4 remixes by Zebu, Goldcash, E-Cologyk and Seakret for "Ressaca". On January 17, 2018, Jão released "Imaturo". A music video for the song directed by Pedro ...
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