Tony Carreira
| Tony Carreira | |
|---|---|
 Tony Carreira live at Lagoa | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
December 30, 1963 Armadouro, Pampilhosa da Serra, Portugal |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Website |
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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.
O Homem Que Sou had been certified seven times platinum in Portugal. Until 2009 he has sold over 700,000 records in Portugal.
In August 2008, the Portuguese Society of Authors (SPA) announced that it had received several complaints about possible plagiarism by Tony Carreira. The complaints related to three songs: "Depois de Ti (Mais Nada)", "Ai Destino, Ai Destino" and "Leva-me ao Céu". SPA concluded that the song "Depois de Ti (Mais Nada)", is an apparent unauthorized copy of the song "Después de Ti Qué?", made popular by Christian Castro. No action was taken however because SPA had not received an official complaint from the rights owners, who are represented by Universal Music Publishing. According to Universal Music the matter was "under investigation" (as of 2008).
Nos fiançailles France/Portugal includes duets with several french artists such as Michel Sardou or Serge Lama.
His most recent album, Sempre, was released in 2014.
Tony Carreira is the father of pop singers David Carreira and Mickael Carreira.
Discography
Albums
- Studio albums
- 1991 É Verão Portugal (Discossete)
- 1992 Canta Canta Portugal (Discossete)
- 1993 Português De Alma E Coração (Espacial)
- 1994 Adeus Amigo (Espacial)
- 1995 Ai Destino (Espacial)
- 1996 Adeus Até Um Dia (Espacial)
- 1997 Coração Perdido (Espacial)
- 1998 Sonhador, Sonhador (Espacial)
- 1999 Dois Corações Sozinhos (Espacial)
- 2001 Cantor de Sonhos (Espacial)
- 2002 Passionita Lolita (POMME)
- 2004 Vagabundo Por Amor (Espacial)
- 2006 A Vida Que Eu Escolhi (Espacial)
- 2008 O Homem Que Sou (Farol)
- 2010 O Mesmo de Sempre (Farol)
- 2014 Nos fiançailles France/Portugal (Sony Music Smart)
- 2014 Sempre (Farol)
- 2016 Mon fado (Farol)
- Compilation albums
- 2008 Best Of 20 Anos de Canções (Espacial)
- 2010 Reste - Best Of
- 2012 Essencial (Farol)
- Live albums
- 2000 Ao Vivo No Olympia (Espacial)
- 2003 15 anos de Canções - Ao Vivo No Pavilhão Atlântico (Espacial)
- 2006 Ao Vivo No Coliseu (Espacial)
- 2013 Tony Carreira 25 Anos (Farol)
International charting
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (Wa) |
FR [2] |
SWI | ||
| 2003 | Passionita Lolita | — | 116 | — |
| 2010 | Reste - Best Of | — | 122 | — |
| 2014 | Nos fiançailles, France / Portugal | 27 | 4 | 40 |
| 2016 | Mon fado | 112 | 15 | 93 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | Year-end positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | ||||
| 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 | |
| "Se Me Vais Deixar" | 10 | O Homem Que Sou | | |
| 2011 | "A Saudade De Ti" | 13 | O Mesmo De Sempre |
References
- ↑ (Portuguese) Angelo Barata, Tony Carreira, Portugal Música (November 12, 2008)
- ↑ "Discography Tony Carreira". French Charts Portal.
External links
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