Nuno Guerreiro

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Nuno Guerreiro (born September 5, 1972 in Loulé , Portugal ) is a Portuguese singer. His repertoire includes pop songs, soul , baroque music and fados . He also works as a countertenor . He is also known in Japan .

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Nuno Guerreiro was born in Loulé in the Algarve , the southernmost province of Portugal. When he was sixteen he moved to Lisbon , where he studied singing at the Escola de Dança dance school at the ESTC , the former Conservatório . He was later discovered by the eminent Fado guitarist Carlos Paredes , a master of the Portuguese guitar . During joint appearances with Carlos Paredes, in turn, he was discovered by the singers of the group Ala dos Namorados and integrated into the group as a singer. He has been a permanent member of the ensemble since 1992. In 1998 he had an appearance with Guerreiro at the world exhibition Expo 98 in Lisbon, where he interpreted songs by Peter Gabriel , Cole Porter , Marlene Dietrich and his role model Amália Rodrigues .

In 1999 he released his first solo album "Carta de Amor" with standards in English such as " When the Saints Go Marching In ", " Amazing Grace " and " Greensleeves ". This album with arrangements by the Japanese composer Akira Senju also established his success in Japan. The album also contains a musical interpretation of a poem by Florbela Espanca . Since then he has mainly worked as a solo artist.

The openly homosexual singer was able to win the well-known singer Rui Veloso as a guest artist on his second album . The overall repertoire of Guerreiro includes baroque music - primarily as a countertenor and by Handel and Purcell - but also fados such as “Fado de Cada Um” or R&B music and soul. He appears regularly on music programs on Portuguese television.

Discography

  • Carta de Amor, 1999.
  • Tento Saber, 2002.
  • Gangster Mascarado, 2011.

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personal data
SURNAME Guerreiro, Nuno
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Portuguese singer
DATE OF BIRTH 5th September 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Loulé , Portugal