A Lisbon singer-songwriter whose lean melodies and direct lyrics have marked Portuguese music since the late 2000s.
For a good frame, try 'Lenço Enxuto' and 'Eu Seguro'. They're lean and melodic, which is his thing.
His 2016 song 'Lenço Enxuto' became the center of a plagiarism dispute that stirred up talk about originality in Portuguese music. That track, along with 'Eu Seguro' and later ones like 'É Preciso Que Eu Diminua', show his consistent, melodic style. He often plays with a small band that includes guitarist Pedro Franco and bassist Paulo Furtado, keeping the music spare and vocal-forward.
Born in Lisbon in 1984, he started out playing with the band Blind Zero in the early 2000s. He went solo and put out his first album under his own name in 2008. Songs like 'Cabo do Medo' and 'Império' from his top tracks list carry that same direct quality he's maintained.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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