Delfins was a
Portuguese
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** Port ...
pop-rock
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band, from
Cascais
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. Its lead vocalist was Miguel Ângelo. Other members of the group were
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,
Fernando Cunha,
Silvestre Magalhães,
Pedro Molkov and
João Carlos Magalhães. The band was one of the major
pop-rock
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music groups in Portugal in the 90s, and made various appearances in the Portuguese National Finals for the
Eurovision Song Contest.
In 1998, the Delfins contributed "Canção De Engate (In Variações Memory Remix)" to the AIDS benefit compilation album ''
Onda Sonora: Red Hot + Lisbon'' produced by the
Red Hot Organization
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Since its inception in 1989, over 400 artists, producers and directors have contributed to over 15 compilati ...
.
The Band sold more than half a million records, and in 2009 the group officially announced a permanent band retirement.
Albums
*1987 ''Libertação''
*1988 ''U outro lado existe''
*1990 ''Desalinhados''
*1993 ''Ser Maior-uma história natural''
*1994 ''Breve Sumário da História de Deus''
*1996 ''Saber a Mar''
*1998 ''Azul''
*2000 ''Del7ins''
*2002 ''Babilónia''
*2005 ''De Corpo e Alma'' (Live)
Singles
*1984 Letras
*1985 A Casa da Praia (é apenas um sentimento)
*1987 O Caminho da Felicidade
*1988 1 Lugar ao Sol
*1988 Bandeira
*1991 Se eu pudesse um Dia
*1993 Ao Passar um Navio
*1993 Ser Maior
*1995 A Queda de um Anjo
*1997 Saber a Mar
*2000 Hoje
*2000 Vive
Compilations
*1995 O Caminho da Felicidade - O melhor dos Delfins
*2003 O Caminho da Felicidade 2
See also
List of best-selling albums in Portugal
External links
Official siteMySpace
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Portuguese musical groups
Golden Globes (Portugal) winners
People from Cascais