Tony Carreira

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Tony Carreira
Tony Carreira live at Lagoa
Background information
Born	(1963-12-30) December 30, 1963 Armadouro, Pampilhosa da Serra, Portugal
Occupations	Singer
Years active	1991–present
Website	www.tonycarreira.com

Tony Carreira (born António Manuel Mateus Antunes on December 30, 1963) is a Portuguese musician. Born in the small rural locality of Armadouro, Pampilhosa da Serra, he moved to Paris at age 10 with his emigrant parents.^[1] He lived there for 20 years. Carreira has had several hits since 1991, becoming during the 2000s one of the most renowned and best-selling popular singers in his home country. Tony Carreira sold out concerts in one of the largest venues in Portugal, the Pavilhão Atlântico in Lisbon, and also at the Olympia in Paris.^{[citation needed]}

His most recent album, O Homem Que Sou, has been certified seven times platinum in Portugal. He has sold over 700,000 records in Portugal.^{[citation needed]}

In August 2008, the Portuguese Society of Authors (SPA) collected reports regarding possible cases of plagiarism against Tony Carreira. The references made to plagiarism related to three particular songs titled "Depois de Ti (Mais Nada)", "Ai Destino, Ai Destino" and "Leva-me ao Céu". SPA stated: "We have heard the songs and reached the conclusion that, there is one song, "Depois de Ti", which is an apparent copy without authorization.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Albums

Tony Carreira in concert at Carcavelos, in 2006

Studio albums

Year	Title	Chart positions		Certifications (sales thresholds)
Year	Title	POR	FRA	Certifications (sales thresholds)
1999	Dois Corações Sozinhos Released:1999	29	—	AFP certification: - Portugal sales: - Worldwide sales: -
2002	Passionita Lolita Released: 2003	—	150	AFP certification: - Portugal sales: - Worldwide sales:
2005	Vagabundo Por Amor Released: 2005	2	—	AFP certification: 5xPlatinum Portugal sales: 100,000+ Worldwide sales: 100,000+
2006	A Vida Que Eu Escolhi Released:2006	1	—	AFP certification: 7xPlatinum Portugal sales: 140,000+ Worldwide sales: 140,000+
2008	O Homem Que Sou Released:2008	1	—	AFP certification: 7xPlatinum Portugal sales: 140,000+ Worldwide sales: 140,000+
2010	O Mesmo de Sempre Released:2010	1	—	AFP certification: 4xPlatinum Portugal sales: 85,000+ Worldwide sales: 85,000+
2012	Essencial Released:2012	1	—	AFP certification: 2xPlatinum Portugal sales: 55,000+ Worldwide sales: 55,000+

Live albums

Year	Title	Chart positions		Certifications (sales thresholds)
Year	Title	POR	FRA	Certifications (sales thresholds)
2003	Ao Vivo No Pavilhao Atlantico Released: 2003	2	—	AFP certification: 3xPlatinum Portugal sales: 70,000+ Worldwide sales: 70,000+
2006	Ao Vivo No Coliseu Released: 2006	3	—	AFP certification: 2xPlatinum Portugal sales: 55,000+ Worldwide sales: 55,000+

Compilations

Year	Title	Chart positions		Certifications (sales thresholds)
Year	Title	POR	FRA	Certifications (sales thresholds)
2008	Best Of - 20 Anos De Cancoes Released:2008	2	—	AFP certification: 2xPlatinum Portugal sales: 50,000+ Worldwide sales: 50,000+
2010	Reste - Best Of Released:2010	-	116
2010	Best Of - 20 Anos De Cancoes - Volume 2 Released:2010	4	-	AFP certification: Platinum Portugal sales: 20,000+ Worldwide sales: 20,000+

Singles

Year	Title	Chart Positions	Album	Year-end positions
Year	Title	POR	Album	Year-end positions
2007	"O Que Vai Ser De Mím (quando Fores Embora)"	2	A Vida Que Eu Escolhi
2009	"Porque E Que Vens?"	2	O Homem Que Sou	3
2009	"Se Me Vais Deixar"	10	O Homem Que Sou	37
2011	"A Saudade De Ti"	13	O Mesmo De Sempre

References

↑ (Portuguese) Angelo Barata, Tony Carreira, Portugal Música (November 12, 2008)

External links

Tony Carreira - Website Oficial

Persondata
Name	Carreira, Tony
Alternative names
Short description	Portuguese musician
Date of birth	December 30, 1963
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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