Paulo de Carvalho is a Portuguese

Portuguese people

The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....

 singer.

Carvalho was a member of the band The Sheiks during the 1970s, and participated in the Festival RTP da Canção

Festival RTP da Canção

Festival da Canção or Festival RTP da Canção is the name given to the national festival, produced and broadcast by Rádio e Televisão de Portugal to choose the Portuguese entry for the Eurovision Song Contest....

 and Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest

The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...

 in 1974 and 1977. Many of Carvalho's songs were written by José Nisa, José Calvário

José Calvário

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 and Ary dos Santos

Ary dos Santos

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 as well as a poem by Alda Lara

Alda Lara

Alda Ferreira Pires Barreto de Lara Albuquerque, known as Alda Lara . Created a large poetic output in the Portuguese language. Attended Coimbra and Lisbon Universities...

 ("Mãe Negra

Mãe Negra

Mãe Negra is a Portuguese language poem written by Angolan poetess Alda Lara. Portuguese singer Paulo de Carvalho recorded it as a song....

"). He has worked with Fernando Tordo

Fernando Tordo

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, Tozé Brito, Carlos Mendes

Carlos Mendes

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 and Os Amigos

Os Amigos

Os Amigos was a Portuguese band from the seventies.The band members were Fernanda Picarra, Luisa Basto, Edmundo Silva, Ana Bola, Fernando Tordo and Paulo de Carvalho...

 and performed duets with Brito, Tordo and Dulce Pontes

Dulce Pontes

Dulce José Silva Pontes is a Portuguese songwriter and singer who performs in many musical styles, including pop, folk and classical music. She is usually defined as a world music artist...

, among others. Several greatest hits albums have been released.

Some of his best known songs are:

• "E Depois do Adeus
  E Depois Do Adeus
  "E Depois do Adeus" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974, performed in Portuguese by Paulo de Carvalho....
  
  " (1974 Eurovision Song Contest)
• "Flor sem Tempo"
• "Lisboa Menina e Moça"
• "Mãe Negra
  Mãe Negra
  Mãe Negra is a Portuguese language poem written by Angolan poetess Alda Lara. Portuguese singer Paulo de Carvalho recorded it as a song....
  
  "
• "Os Meninos do Huambo"
• "Maria Vida Fria"
• "Nini"
• "Olá como estás?" (duet with Tozé Brito)
• "Pomba Branca" (duet with Dulce Pontes
  Dulce Pontes
  Dulce José Silva Pontes is a Portuguese songwriter and singer who performs in many musical styles, including pop, folk and classical music. She is usually defined as a world music artist...
  
  )
• "Domingo na praia"

See also

• Portuguese music
• Eurovision Song Contest
  Eurovision Song Contest
  The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...