Santamaria (band)

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Santamaria (Holy Mary) is a Portuguese eurodance and pop group. They are one of the most important pop bands in the country. They are also the pioneers of Eurodance in Portugal.

history

Santamaria, after the practice of naming things or bands after saints, which is not uncommon in Portugal , was founded in Porto in 1998 by Luis Marante, Filipa Lemos and their brother To Lemos. It was the first Eurodance band in the musical history of Portugal.

The band regularly landed in the top 5 of the Portuguese pop charts, the first albums sold over 100,000 times each, the album Sem Limite even 150,000 times. The band received 21 silver and two gold records . In total, the band has sold around a million records in Portugal and Brazil to date, a success that has not yet been achieved and that is unique for Portugal. They have given a good 800 concerts since they were founded.

The band is regularly featured on Portuguese television and is also known to many citizens who do not listen to pop music.

Internationally, the band is best known in Brazil and the former colonies of Portugal. Tours took them to countries with a strong Portuguese minority , where they then performed in front of their compatriots. They played in Canada , USA , Brazil, South Africa , France , Switzerland , Great Britain , Germany and Luxembourg . The song Happy Maravilha was created in 1998 with the Danish Eurodance singer Whigfield .

The band's best known hits were or are Falesia de Amor , Happy Maravilha , Let's Go to Party and Let's Go to Africa . The band sings in Portuguese, but often sprinkles in English words so that the songs are not purely in Portuguese.

Members

  • Filipa Lemos (born August 11, 1979), actually Marlene Filipa de Sousa Lemos , she is the singer of the group. Her brother, To Lemos, is also a member of the band.
  • To Lemos (born January 3, 1973), brother of Filipa Lemos, he is also one of the co-producers of the group. He often works on the percussions .
  • Luis Marante (born February 10, 1981), actually Americo Luis Soares Marante , son of the singer Marante, the second co-producer and also busy with the percussion and also works as a professional photographer.
  • Lucas Junior (born April 2, 1973). With us since 2007 and also co-producer, DJ and second singer in the group.
  • Magda Monteiro (born July 29, 1982), actually Elisabete Magda de Oliveira Monteiro , has been there from the start, background singer.
  • Maria Joao Valente (* 1988) is the second background singer. She has been a member of the group since 2011.

In addition, a total of 20 people are busy with the light show, the pyrotechnics and the rest of the band. For Portugal, a big expense for a music group.

Awards

  • Globus de Ouro, 2002
  • Premio Romantica FM, 2008

Discography (albums)

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
PT PT
2003 Boogie Woogie PT5 (13 weeks)
PT
2005 2 beat PT6 (17 weeks)
PT
2006 8th PT10 (7 weeks)
PT
Hits singles PT20 (3 weeks)
PT
2007 Elements PT6 (7 weeks)
PT
2008 Virtual PT15 (5 weeks)
PT
2009 Xplosion PT8 (8 weeks)
PT
2010 Play PT6 (11 weeks)
PT
2012 Let's dance PT14 (10 weeks)
PT
2014 15 anos ao vivo PT10 (9 weeks)
PT
2015 gold PT12 (6 weeks)
PT

More albums

  • 1998: Eu be do it
  • 1999: Sem Limit
  • 2000: Voar
  • 2001: Reflexus
  • 2009: 10 anos ao vivo
  • 2010: Sem Limites
  • 2012: Let's Dance

Web links

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  1. ↑ Chart sources: PT