David Carreira
| David Carreira | |
|---|---|
 David Carreira (2014) | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | David Araújo Antunes |
| Born |
July 30, 1991 Dourdan, France |
| Genres | Pop, dance, Hip hop, R&B |
| Years active | 2008 – present |
| Labels | Farol Música |
| Website |
www |
David Araújo Antunes (born in Dourdan, Essonne, France on 30 July 1991) and better known by his artistic name David Carreira is a Portuguese pop, dance, hip hop and R&B singer and an actor and model. His debut album N.1 (2011) reached number 1 in the Portuguese charts and follow-up A força está em nós to number 2 in Portugal. Singing in Portuguese, English and French, he has developed an international career and is particularly known in French markets as well with a number of successful singles including "Obrigado la famille" and "Boom".
Beginnings
- Sports
During his youth, and upon the return of the family to Portugal, he joined in 2001 the junior formative team of Sporting Clube de Portugal, but suffering a knee injury, he quit a possible professional sports career.
- Arts and fashion
Instead of sports, Carreira concentrated more on an artistic career in music and fashion particularly as he came from a very artistic family. His father Tony Carreira was a famous singer well known by the Portuguese public and his mother Fernanda Antunes was his artistic manager. His sister Sara Antunes was already a public celebrity and his older brother Mickael Carreira had been chosen in 2007 as a promising singing star.
David's first artistic work was as a model parading events such as ModaLisboa and Portugal Fashion. He was featured in a number of advertising campaigns, notably Cacharel.
Acting career
David Carreira owes his popularity to his taking part in 2010 in the eight season of TVI's Morangos com Açúcar with the role of Lourenço Seixas 2010.
In 2012, he also appeared in the telenovela series Louco Amor also on TVI in the role of Chico, a 21-year old young man who mostly courts more aged woman by preference.
Music career
In Portugal
In October 2011, he released his debut album N.1 produced by the French production duo Tefa et Blasta that presented him as a young pop act appealing to massive audiences with a mix of pop, dance, hip hop and R&B. The album was a huge success staying 43 consecutive weeks in the Portuguese Albums Chart and peaking at number 1. The album was certified double platinum. The single "Esta noite" from the album became a major hit. David Carreira went on a big tour culminating in a concert at the Coliseu dos Recreios on 16 February 2013.
On 11 November 2013, he released his follow-up album A força está em nós with the collaborations from Snoop Dogg, Boss AC, Anselmo Ralph, Diana Chaves and the French singer Léa Castel. The album made it to number two on the portuguese Albums Chart.
In France and internationally
Simultaneously with his Portuguese career, Carreira developed an international career starting with the French-language market through a deal with Warner France. His debut single in France was "Obrigado la famille", a duo with French rapper Dry. The single was prodced by Wati B that includes major French hip hop acts like Sexion d'Assaut, Maître Gims and The Shin Sekaï.
It was an initial release of a French-language album in preparation due for release later in 2014 on Warner Music France. The album will feature a number of collaborations including rapper Dry, and singers Tal and Tunisiano. A second single called "Boom" was released from the prospective French album with david Carreira performing it live to the French public during the talk and variety program Vivement Dimanche hosted by Michel Drucker and during a special sequence where the guest was david's father Tony Carreira.
Personal life
Despite being born in France, David Carreira never attained French nationality and remained a Portuguese citizen.
His father, Tony Carreira, and brother, Mickael Carreira, are also pop singers. His mother was the manager of his father's music career. Carreira also has one younger sister, Sara, who is also a celebrity.
Discography
Albums
| Album and details | Peak positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR [1] |
FRA [2] |
BEL (Wa) [3] |
SWI [4] | |
N.1
|
1 | – | – | – |
A força está em nós
|
2 | – | – | – |
Tout recommencer
|
– | 8 | 20 | 77 |
Singles
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR [1] |
FRA [2] |
BEL (Wa) [3] | |||
| 2011 | "Esta Noite" (featuring Jmi Sissoko) |
5 | – | – | N.1 |
| 2013 | "Obrigado la famille" (featuring Dry) |
– | 55 | 53*[5] | Non-album release |
| 2014 | "Boom" | – | 50 | 53*[6] | A força está em nós |
| "Viser le K.O." (feat. Snoop Dogg) |
– | 167 | 67*[7] | ||
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts. For peak positions, added 50 positions to arrive at an equivalent Ultratop position
- Others
- 2011: "Tu"
- 2012: "Falling Into You"
- 2012: "Don't Stop the Party / Esta Noite" (remix) (featuring Lara Life & Jmi Sissoko)
- 2013: "Baby Fica" (featuring Anselmo Ralph)
- 2014: "ABC" (with Boss AC)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 PortugueseCharts.com David Carreira discography
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 LesCharts.com David Carreira discography
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 LesCharts.com David Carreira discography
- ↑ LesCharts.com David Carreira discography
- ↑ Ultratop.be/fr/ Ultratip: David Carreria feat. Dry - "Obrigado la famille" page
- ↑ Ultratop.be/fr/ Ultratip: David Carreria - "Boom" page
- ↑ Ultratop.be/fr/ Ultratip: David Carreria - "Viser le K.O." page