Tony Carreira

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Tony Carreira
File:Tony Carreira ao vivo em Lagoa.jpg
Tony Carreira live at Lagoa
Background information
Born (1963-12-30) December 30, 1963 (age 60)
Armadouro, Pampilhosa da Serra, Portugal
Occupation(s) 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]

O Homem Que Sou had been certified seven times platinum in Portugal. Until 2009 he has sold over 700,000 records in Portugal.[citation needed]

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). [1]

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


Compilation albums
Live albums

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
3
"Se Me Vais Deixar" 10 O Homem Que Sou
37
2011 "A Saudade De Ti" 13 O Mesmo De Sempre

References

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