| Pedro Costa | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Origin | North Bay, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Alternative Folk Electronic |
| Years active | 2008 – present |
| Associated acts | Fetal Pulse |
| Website | pedrocosta.com |
Pedro Costa is a Canadian singer, songwriter, guitarist, and music producer from Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, now living in North Bay. He is best known in Poland where he has received national airplay. Costa has had two songs in the top 50 Polish singles chart.
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Pedro Costa, of Portuguese descent, grew up surrounded by Fado, Pimba and Mainstream Top 40, and discovered additional influences on his own such as Pink Floyd, The Beatles, and Led Zeppelin. Costa began exploring his talents in high school, performing regularly with choirs and at school functions. By the end of high school he was member of the male quartet "4 Vocal FX".[1] The group performed at many community events and was best known in the community by a TV commercial for a local car dealership. At this time Pedro was also the lead singer for the local battle of the bands winning hard rock group "My Pet Fish Gus"[2] and for the Portuguese band "Malta Nova".[3]
Driven by his passion for songwriting Pedro's solo recording debut came in 2008 with the portuguese single "A beira da estrada". This was the followed by his first Alternative Rock EP "The Light". Recorded in 2009, it has generated Pedro's biggest success to date. Discovered online by Polish radio producer and personality Piotr Baron the song went on to chart in Poland's singles chart. The Light reached a peek position of 11th on May 5, 2009 (see Charts). And was ranked 85th overall for 2009.[4] According to Costa, "The Light" was also played nationally in Portugal by Rádio Renascença.[5] Some success also came in Costa's native Canada. In 2010 "Fooled Again?" was discovered by CBC radio producer Amanda Putz and featured on CBC Radio 1 show Bandwidth. The track also made the CBC radio 3 track of the day. "A serious part-time activity for him... Well, that part-time activity is not doing too bad..." - Amanda Putz[6]
After several other singles releases and collaborative efforts his first full length album "Discovery" was released March 2011.
| Song | Chart | Peak position |
Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Light | Polish Singles Chart[7] | 11 | May 2, 2009 |
| Can't Get Through | Polish Singles Chart[8] | 45 | March 13, 2010 |