Filipe Pinto
Filipe Miranda Cunha Pinto known as Filipe Pinto (born in São Mamede de Infesta,[1] Matosinhos municipality, Portugal on 3 July 1988) is a Portuguese singer that won season 3 of the Portuguese reality television music competition series Ídolos in 2010.[2] He won the 2013 MTV Europe Music Award for the Best Portuguese Act.[3]
Ídolos
Pinto auditioned with the Pearl Jam song "Better Man".
During the gala live shows, he sang:
- Gala 1: Radiohead - "High and Dry"
- Gala 2: Smashing Pumpkins - "Disarm"
- Gala 3: Foo Fighters - "Times Like These"
- Gala 4: Michael Jackson - "Billie Jean"
- Gala 5: Zeca Afonso - "Venham mais Cinco"
- Gala 6: Amy Winehouse - "Valerie"
- Gala 7: Roberto Carlos - "Quero que tudo vá Pro Inferno" / U2 - "With or Without You"
- Gala 8: Guns N' Roses - "Sweet Child o' Mine" / Incubus - "Drive"
- Gala 9: Carlos Santana - "Smooth" / Ornatos Violeta - "Ouvi Dizer" / Oasis - "Don't Look Back in Anger"
- Gala 10: Whitesnake - "Here I Go Again" (as a duet with Diana) / Goo Goo Dolls - "Iris" / Nirvana - "Lithium" / Pedro Abrunhosa - "Eu Não Sei Quem Te Perdeu" (in duet with Pedro Abrunhosa)
- Gala 12: Bush - "Letting the Cables Sleep" / Pearl Jam - "Better Man" / Ornatos Violeta - "Ouvi Dizer"
He won the final against competition from the finalist and eventual runner-up Diana Piedade. In addition to a record contract, he won a 6-month scholarship to study music at London College of Music.[2] In March 2010, Ídolos also released the compilation album Ídolos Os Melhores Momentos that included Pinto's interpretation of "Ouvi Dizer".
After Ídolos
After the finals, he took part in a tour with the rest of the finalists. He also took part in a series of festivals in 2011 including Super Bock Super Rock and Festival Sudoeste.[1] After his win, he completed his education with a degree in Forestry from University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro.
His debut commercial single was "Insónia" followed by his debut studio album Cerne on Farol Records in 2012.[4][5]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Year | Peak |
|---|---|---|
| POR [6] | ||
| Cerne | 2012 | 2 |
| Planeta limpo | 2014 | 25 |
| E tudo gira | 2016 | 12 |
Singles
References
- ^ a b "Quem é Filipe Pinto (vencedor do Ídolos)". Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 6 February 2015. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021.
- ^ a b Vieira, Mário Rui. "Filipe Pinto é o vencedor do Ídolos". Blitz (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Filipe Pinto venceu "Best Portuguese Act" da MTV". RTP (in Portuguese). 30 November 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ Ferreira, Helena (4 November 2019). "Filipe Pinto: "Sinto que é preciso viver em Lisboa para se estar na música"". Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 26 January 2021.
- ^ a b Cruz, Samuel (14 March 2013). "Filipe Pinto anuncia novo single". MTV Portugal (in Portuguese).
- ^ portuguesecharts.com - Discography Filipe Pinto. Hung Medien. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
- ^ "Veja o novo videoclip de Filipe Pinto". Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 30 November 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
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- Da Weasel (2004)
- The Gift (2005)
- Moonspell (2006)
- Da Weasel (2007)
- Buraka Som Sistema (2008)
- Xutos & Pontapés (2009)
- Nu Soul Family (2010)
- Aurea (2011)
- Aurea (2012)
- Filipe Pinto (2013)
- David Carreira (2014)
- Agir (2015)
- David Carreira (2016)
- Salvador Sobral (2017)
- Diogo Piçarra (2018)
- Fernando Daniel (2019)
- Fernando Daniel (2020)
- Diogo Piçarra (2021)
- Bárbara Bandeira (2022)
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