Tiago Bettencourt

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Tiago Vasconcelos de Albergaria Pinheiro Goulart de Bettencourt (Coimbra September 16, 1979) is a Portuguese singer who was the lead singer of Toranja.

Personal life

Tiago Bettencourt was born in Coimbra and moved to Lisbon. His father was born in São Jorge Island, Azores. His mother is from Coimbra[1] He attended with his brother, João, Colégio D. Luísa Sigea, located in Estoril.[2] His mother was a teacher of Portuguese language in the Salesian School in Estoril.[2]

Toranja

Main article: Toranja

In 2003, released their debut album Esquissos.

Tiago Bettencourt & Mantha

In 2006, Toranja announced an indefinite pause. Tiago Bettencourt left Portugal for Canada to record his first solo album, which came out in 2007. This work was recorded in Hotel2Tango studios in Montreal, the same studio that produced the successful album Funeral by Arcade Fire, by producer Howard Bilerman.

Tiago's backing band known as Mantha is composed of[2] Pedro Gonçalves and João Lencastre.

In 2007, they released their first album "O Jardim" (The Garden in Portuguese). One major success was the song "Canção Simples" (Simple Song).[2]

"Em Fuga", the secord album, was released in 2010.

He had a stint on the Portuguese television station TVI Canta Por Mim [3] (Sing For Me) as a celebrity where he sang alongside Dalila Carmo. Both were together until the final where he qualified in second position.

"Tiago Na Toca & Os Poetas" was released in 2011 and in 2012 he released the album "Acústico" with new versions of his songs including "A Carta".

Discography
  • O Jardim (2007)
  • Em Fuga (2010)
  • Tiago Na Toca & Os Poetas (2011)
  • Acústico (2012)

References

  1. ↑ "Tiago Bettencourt on Letras.com.br". Letras.com.pt . Retrieved 2010-05-04. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Tiago Bettencourt on Palco Principal". Palco Principal . Retrieved 2010-05-04. 
  3. ↑ "Tiago Bettencourt on IMDB". IMDB.pt . Retrieved 2010-05-04. 
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