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Diogo Piçarra (born 19 October 1990) is a Portuguese singer. He won the fifth season of the Portuguese version of Pop Idol in 2012.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Diogo Piçarra |
| Born | 19 October 1990 (age 33) Faro, Portugal |
| Origin | Portugal |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Universal Music Portugal |
| Website | www |
Diogo Piçarra was born in Faro. As a 17-year-old, he formed the band "Fora da Bóia". While studying at the University of Algarve, he took a semester abroad to pursue his studies at Palacký University in the Czech Republic.[1]
In 2009, Piçarra competed on season three of Ídolos, Portugal's version of Pop Idol. He got to the piano phase of the competition and was eliminated. In 2010, he participated in the music TV contest Operação Triunfo, but did not get through to the first round. In 2012, he tried for the third time and won season five of Ídolos. As a prize, he won a car and a scholarship to a music course in London.[2]
He released his first album, Espelho, in March 2015, which debuted at number one on the Portuguese music charts. In the end of March 2017, he released his second album, do=s,[3] collaborating with artists such as Valas on "Ponto de Partida" and April Ivy on "Não Sou Eu".
In 2017, he tattooed the face of the late Chester Bennington from Linkin Park on his leg to pay homage to him, stating that this was one of his childhood heroes.
In January 2018, it was announced that Piçarra would participate in Festival da Canção 2018, singing a song that he composed, called "Canção do Fim". This was his first attempt at this competition, which allows the winner to participate in Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon.[4][5] Days before the Grand Final of Festival da Canção 2018, and after winning the second semi-final with the maximum score, he decided to leave the competition, due to accusations that he had plagiarised "Open Your Eyes", a 1976 song performed by the Maranatha Singers.[6][7]
From 2019 to 2023, Piçarra was featured as a coach on The Voice Portugal. [8]
- ^ "V centru pozornosti: Evropské státy na společné cestě – Erasmus+ – European Commission". Erasmus+ (in Czech). Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "BLITZ – Diogo Piçarra é o vencedor do concurso Ídolos". Blitz (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "do=s: Diogo Piçarra vai lançar novo álbum". Sábado (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "Diogo Piçarra: "A minha música é muito mais que uma balada..."". ESC PORTUGAL | A Eurovisão em Português. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "BLITZ – Festival da Canção 2018: os intérpretes, os convidados, as homenagens e todos os pormenores que precisa de saber". Jornal blitz (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ Borges, Liliana. "Festival da Canção. Diogo Piçarra desiste após acusação de plágio". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ "Afinal a música da IURD falada após o Festival também não é original". 27 February 2018.
- ^ The Voice Portugal
- ^ "portuguesecharts.com – Discography Diogo Piçarra". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "portuguesecharts.com – Portuguese charts portal". portuguesecharts.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Diogo Piçarra Alcança o Galardão de Ouro com "do=s" e o Galardão de Platina com "Espelho"". amusicaportuguesa.blogs.sapo.pt. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "portuguesecharts.com – Portuguese charts portal". portuguesecharts.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Diogo Piçarra on Instagram: "Melhor forma de começar a semana...já não há descrição possível. Obrigado a vocês por estas dádivas ❤️ #dois @umusicpt @lhastprod @karetus…"". Retrieved 26 November 2018 – via Instagram.
- ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "portuguesecharts.com – Discography Diogo Pi%E7arra". portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Dialeto" de Diogo Piçarra é o "Melhor Single Nacional". Sul Informação (in European Portuguese). 4 April 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ Livre, Antena. "DIOGO PIÇARRA: Single "História" atinge o galardão de Platina" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 13 August 2018.