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This is a list of
Portuguese musicians in alphabetical order.
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A Naifa
A Naifa is a Portuguese music group.
Albums
* ''Canções Subterrâneas'' (2004)
* ''3 Minutos Antes da Maré Encher'' (2006)
* ''Uma Inocente Inclinação para o Mal'' (2008)
* ''não se deitam comigo corações obedientes'' (February 2012)
Refe ...
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The Act-Ups
The Act-Ups are a Portugal, Portuguese band formed in Barreiro Municipality, Barreiro, in 2001. Formed from the demise of country-punk band The Sullens, they started up with a formation consisting of three guitars, bass, organ and drums. Their fir ...
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Amália Rodrigues
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Amélia Muge
Amélia Muge (born 1952) is a Mozambique-born Portugal, Portuguese singer, instrumentalist, composer, and lyricist.Sandra Ponzanesi, Daniela Merolla, ''Migrant Cartographies: new cultural and literary spaces in post-colonial Europe'', p. 32. She i ...
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Ana Moura
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António Variações
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António Vitorino de Almeida
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António Zambujo
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Aurea
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Banda do Casaco
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Blasted Mechanism
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Blind Zero
Blind Zero are a Portuguese rock band from the city of Porto. They won the 2003 MTV Europe Music Award for the Best Portuguese Act.
History
Blind Zero started out 1994 releasing their first EP, ''Recognize'' (1995), which sold out in nine days, ...
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Brigada Victor Jara
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Bunnyranch
Bunnyranch is a Portuguese rock 'n' roll band originally from Coimbra formed by Kaló, Filipe Costa, Pedro Calhau and André Ferrão. After the departure of Filipe Costa and André Ferrão, they were replaced by João Cardoso and Augusto Cardoso. ...
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Carminho
Maria do Carmo Carvalho Rebelo de Andrade (born 20 August 1984, in Lisbon), better known as Carminho (), is a Portuguese fado and popular music singer. She comes from a family of musicians, since her mother, Teresa Siqueira, was a famous fado s ...
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Clã
Clã is a Portuguese pop rock band of a mixed nature in terms of style, ranging from moments of pure balladry, through jazzy details, to enthusiastic pop songs.
Biography
The band was formed in November 1992 in the city of Porto, consisting o ...
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Cool Hipnoise
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Corvos
Corvos is a Portuguese band. Corvos is unusual within the Portuguese music scene as it consists of a string quartet that plays mostly rock songs. Corvos mixes instrumental elements, classical origins, rock, contemporary pop music and other musi ...
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Camané
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Carlos do Carmo
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Carlos Paredes
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Cristina Branco
Cristina Branco (born 28 December 1972 in Almeirim, Ribatejo, Portugal) is a Portuguese musician. She was drawn to jazz and styles of Portuguese music before settling on fado, a choice made after being introduced to the music of Amália R ...
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David Fonseca
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Dazkarieh
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Da Vinci
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Da Weasel
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Dealema
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Delfins
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Deolinda
Deolinda () is an acoustic Portuguese "neofado" group, whose music often deals with social and political commentary. Founded in 2006, their first album was released in 2008, which went double platinum. Their second was in the top ten in Portugal ...
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Doce
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Dead Combo
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Expensive Soul
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Fausto Bordalo Dias
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Fernando Tordo
Fernando Travassos Tordo (born March 29, 1948 in Lisbon, Portugal) is Portuguese singer and songwriter. Since 2003 he has been a Commander of the Order of Merit, an honor bestowed on him by the Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio.
Considered one ...
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Fingertips
"Fingertips" is a 1963 hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's then Tamla label.
Overview
Written and composed by Wonder's mentors, Clarence Paul and Henry Cosby, "Fingertips" was originally a jazz instrumental record ...
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The Gift
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Gisela João
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GNR
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Green echo
Green is the color between cyan and yellow on the visible spectrum. It is evoked by light which has a dominant wavelength of roughly 495570 nm. In subtractive color systems, used in painting and color printing, it is created by a combi ...
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Hands on Approach
Hands on Approach are a Portugal, Portuguese pop rock band based in Setúbal. Band members are: João Luís (bass), Rui David (vocals/acoustic guitar) and Sérgio Miendes (lead guitars).
Career
In early 1996 the band's vocalist, Rui David, was ...
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Heróis do Mar
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Humanos
Humanos ( Portuguese for Humans) is a musical band from Portugal formed in 2004. The idea behind it was to bring to light some unreleased songs by an iconic Portuguese artist, a singer-songwriter from the 1980s, António Variações.
David Fonsec ...
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Jorge Palma
Jorge Manuel de Abreu Palma (born 4 June 1950) is a Portuguese singer and songwriter.
A well-known and acclaimed songwriter in Portugal, Palma has achieved success with songs such as "Deixa-me Rir", "Frágil" and "Encosta-te a Mim".
Early lif ...
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José Afonso
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José Mário Branco
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Katia Guerreiro
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Legendary Tigerman
Paulo Furtado (born 9 September 1970) is a Portuguese singer-songwriter who performs under the stage name The Legendary Tigerman. Furtado started his music career in the lates 1980s when he joined the psychobilly band Tédio Boys. After leaving ...
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Loto
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Madredeus
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Mafalda Arnauth
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Mafalda Veiga
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Mão Morta
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Mariza
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Moonspell
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Nonstop
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Ocaso Épico
Farinha Master (1957–2002, real name ''Carlos Cordeiro'') was a Portuguese experimental musician and performer. Most notably was the mentor of Ocaso Épico in 1981, a project that incorporated synthpop, electronica, industrial music, minimalism a ...
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Ornatos Violeta
Ornatos Violeta are a Portuguese rock band from Porto. The band, often referred to simply as Ornatos, consists of vocalist Manel Cruz, bassist Nuno Prata, guitarist Peixe and drummer Kinörm, with Elísio Donas at the keyboard. Their main period ...
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Paco Bandeira
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Paulo de Carvalho
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Paulo Gonzo
Alberto Ferreira Paulo (born 1 November 1956), known professionally as Paulo Gonzo, is a Portuguese singer and songwriter.
His 1997 compilation album ''Quase Tudo'' was certified 6-times Platinum by the AFP and is one of the best selling albums ...
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Pedro Abrunhosa
Pedro Machado Abrunhosa (born 20 December 1960) is a Portuguese singer, songwriter, musician and composer. Trained in jazz music, Abrunhosa started his career in the 1980s playing in jazz bands and teaching in music and art schools in Porto. He ...
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Pólo Norte
Pólo Norte ("North Pole" in English) was a Portuguese pop-rock band, formed in Belas, Sintra in 1992. They were one of Portugal's most successful bands in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
History
Pólo Norte was formed in 1992 by Miguel Game ...
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Primitive Reason
Primitive Reason are an alternative cross-over rock band based in Lisbon, Portugal, with Guillermo de Llera (voice, percussion, didgeridoo), Abel Beja (guitar), Luís Pereira (bass), Tino Dias (drums), and Rui Travasso (Saxophone).
Their 6th ful ...
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Quarteto 1111
Quarteto 1111 was a Portugal, Portuguese progressive rock and psychedelic rock band founded in Estoril in 1967. Originally it was formed by Miguel Artur da Silveira (drums), José Cid (vocals and keyboard), António Moniz Pereira (guitar) and Jorg ...
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Quinta do Bill
Quinta do Bill (Bill's Farm in English) is a Portuguese Celtic folk rock musical group formed in 1987 near Tomar.
Beginning
In September 1987 at Mr. Guilherme's (Portuguese cognate for William, and so known as Bill) farm Quinta do Bill (Bi ...
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Rouxinol Faduncho
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Rui Penha
Rui Penha (Porto, October 16, 1981 - Porto, is a Portuguese musician, composer, and conductor.
Life
Penha received his first musical education at the age of six, studying piano and harpsichord. In 2006, he graduated in Music Education and Compo ...
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Rui Veloso
Rui Manuel Gaudêncio Veloso ComIH (born 30 July 1957) is a Portuguese singer-songwriter and musician.
Commonly called "The father of Portuguese rock" (Portuguese: ''O pai do rock português''), Veloso was a major figure in the boom of Portugues ...
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Sérgio Godinho
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Sétima Legião
Sétima Legião was a Portuguese rock band, active from 1982 when it was formed by friends Pedro Oliveira, Rodrigo Leão and Nuno Cruz until 2000. They named the band Sétima Legião after the Roman Seventh Legion sent to Lusitânia in the firs ...
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Silence 4
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Stockholm Lisboa Project
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Salvador Soblar
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The Gift
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Toranja
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UHF
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Underground Sound of Lisbon
Underground Sound of Lisbon (sometimes shortened to USL) is a collaboration between Portuguese house music producers Rui da Silva (then known as Doctor J) and DJ Vibe (real name Tó Pereira), who were active between 1993 and 2001. In 2014, USL r ...
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Vitorino
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Wraygunn
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Xutos e Pontapés
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X-Wife
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