List of Portuguese musicians
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- Ban
- Banda do CasacoBanda do CasacoBanda do Casaco are a Portuguese Prog-Folk band active from 1974 to 1984 considered by some to be one of Portugal's greatest Progressive rock bands...
- Belle Chase Hotel
- Blasted MechanismBlasted MechanismBlasted Mechanism is a Portuguese electro-rock band known for its highly theatrical live shows involving elaborated alien-themed costumes as a backdrop to their music....
- Blind ZeroBlind ZeroBlind Zero are a Portuguese rock band from the city of Porto. They have won the 2003 MTV Europe Music Award for the Best Portuguese Act.-History:...
- Blunder
- Brigada Victor JaraBrigada Víctor JaraThe Brigada Víctor Jara is a Portuguese folk band, with a career of more than 30 years and among the most influential bands of the Portuguese folk....
- Bunnyranch
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- Cebola Mol
- Chapa Dux
- ClãClãClã 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. They are currently regarded as one of the best Portuguese bands...
- Cool HipnoiseCool HipnoiseCool Hipnoise is a Portuguese musical group. The band was formed in Lisbon in 1994 by Tiago Santos , João Gomes , Paulo Muiños , Nuno Reis , Francisco Rebelo and Melo D . Initially an acid jazz band, over the years its sound incorporated other influences like reggae and dub music...
- CorvosCorvosCorvos is a Portuguese band. The word signifies crows in portuguese.-Music:Corvos is quite uncommon within the Portuguese music scene. It is constituted by four elements with classical music formation that play mostly rock songs...
- CamanéCamanéCamané is a male vocalist, and a forerunner of the new generation of fado male singers. "The greatest fadista since Amalia Rodrigues and Maria da Fe," is how British biographer David Bret, describes him....
- Carlos do CarmoCarlos do CarmoCarlos do Carmo, ComIH is a Portuguese fado singer, one of the finest in the "Lisbon Song"...
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- Danças Ocultas
- Da Vinci
- Da WeaselDa WeaselDa Weasel was a Portuguese hip-hop band from Almada, fronted by MCs Pacman and Virgul. They were one of the oldest hip-hop projects in Portugal, having been created in 1993 and terminated in 2010, and notorious for being a full session band, instead of relying on a DJ and samples...
- DealemaDealemaDealema is one of the oldest Rap groups from Portugal. They started with the group Factor X with Mundo Segundo, Mike, DJ Guze and a mix with Fullashit, Pina and Morpheus groups....
- DelfinsDelfinsDelfins is a Portuguese pop-rock band, from Cascais. Its lead vocalist is Miguel Ângelo.In 1998, the Delfins contributed "Canção De Engate " to the AIDS benefit compilation album Onda Sonora: Red Hot + Lisbon produced by the Red Hot Organization.-Albums:*1987 Libertação *1988 U outro lado...
- Despe e Siga
- Dixie Gang
- DoceDoceDoce was a Portuguese female band from the 1980s. It was one of the first girl bands in Europe.The girls took part in the Portuguese national final in order to represent the country in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the song "Doce" , but came second, and in 1981 with the song "Ali-Bábá, um...
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- Mão MortaMão MortaMão Morta is a Portuguese avant-garde rock band that started its activities in 1985 in Braga. The group's name means "dead hand", based on a traditional Portuguese nursery rhyme. They are generally considered to be one of the most important bands in the Portuguese rock scene...
- MadredeusMadredeusMadredeus is a Portuguese band. Their music combines traditional Portuguese music with influences of modern folk music...
- MarizaMarizaMariza is the stage name of a popular fado singer. She was born Marisa dos Reis Nunes on 16 December 1973 in Lourenço Marques, Mozambique. At the time, Mozambique was known as the Portuguese Overseas Province of Mozambique....
- Mesa
- Micro
- Mind Da Gap
- Ministars
- Mler Ife Dada
- MoonspellMoonspellMoonspell is a Portuguese gothic metal band from Brandoa, Lisbon. Formed in 1992, the group released their first EP Under the Moonspell in 1994, a year before the release of their first album Wolfheart...
- MordorMordorIn J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth, Mordor or Morhdorh was the dwelling place of Sauron, in the southeast of northwestern Middle-earth to the East of Anduin, the great river. Orodruin, a volcano in Mordor, was the destination of the Fellowship of the Ring in the quest to...
- More República Masónica
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- Rádio Macau
- RampRamp (band)Ramp is a Portuguese heavy metal band. They began their career in 1989.Their heavy metal is more similar to that which is played in America, rather than its European counterpart. They are often called the "Portuguese Metallica"....
- Renderfly
- Repórter Estrábico
- ResistênciaResistenciaResistencia may refer to:* Resistencia, Chaco, a city in Argentina* Resistencia International Airport , an airport in Chaco Province, Argentina* Resistencia Civil, Civil resistance* La Resistencia, a 1972 Argentine film...
- Rui PenhaRui PenhaRui Penha Rui Penha Rui Penha (Porto, October 16, 1981 - Porto, is a Portuguese musician, composer, and conductor.-Biography:Rui Penha has received his first musical education at the age of six, studying piano and harpsichord. In 2006, he graduated in Music Education and Composition from the...
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- Santos & Pecadores
- Sétima LegiãoSétima LegiãoSétima Legião were a Portuguese rock band active from 1982 when it was formed by friends Pedro Oliveira, Rodrigo Leão and Nuno Cruz until 2000...
- Sheiks
- Silence 4Silence 4Silence 4 is a Portuguese band, formed in 1996, who mostly sung in English. They released two albums to highly critical acclaim, Silence Becomes It and Only Pain Is Real . The band hasn't officially disbanded, but went on an undetermined hiatus after 2001. Lead singer David Fonseca is currently...
- Sitiados
- Sloppy JoeSloppy joeA sloppy joe is an American dish of ground beef, onions, sweetened tomato sauce or ketchup and other seasonings, served on a hamburger bun. Commercially made sauces are also available. Textured vegetable protein may be used as a vegetarian substitute for the meat...
- Stockholm Lisboa ProjectStockholm Lisboa ProjectStockholm Lisboa Project is a Portuguese/Swedish folk music band consisting of Simon Stålspets , Sérgio Crisóstomo , Liana , Filip Jers...
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- TantraTantraTantra , anglicised tantricism or tantrism or tantram, is the name scholars give to an inter-religious spiritual movement that arose in medieval India, expressed in scriptures ....
- TáxiTaxiTaxi and similar words may refer to:* Taxicab, for transportation* Taxiing, moving an aircraft on the ground under its own power- Similar words :* Taxis:...
- Terrakota
- The Fingertrips
- The GiftThe Gift (band)The Gift is a Portuguese alternative pop/rock band, formed in 1994. They have released five albums to date. In 2005 they won the MTV Europe award for best Portuguese act.-Biography:...
- ToranjaToranjaToranja is a Portuguese rock band with a flair for lyrics with a rebellious tone. Their first album "Esquissos" was greeted with some acclaim in Portugal. "Segundo" is the title of their second - and ironically named - album which established Toranja as one of the relevant names of the new...
- Trovante
- Teup
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- ZedIsANeonLight
- Zoë
- Zorg