biography
Musician at the early age of four with the grand piano in his hands, he his know a singer, songwriter and multiinstrumentalist: Drums, bass, electrical and spanish guitar, tenor and alto sax, Hammond organ, synthesizer, clarinet, pan and bizet flute and trumpet. The favourite, the father of them all: the grand piano. He started at the age of 4 and by the age of 6 he was gigging with his father, also a musician (tenor and alto sax). The highlights of his small but richful carrer was an international contest called SoundMix Show (originally Dutch), where in Portugal it was named "Chuva de Estrelas" (Rain of Stars). He interpreted the Grammy winning song of his all-time idol, Elton John, Can You Feel the Love Tonight?. He end up winning the contest in Portugal, representing his country in Holland for the very first time in the contest series, winning a very honorable 2nd place, due to some voting technicalities and backstage dubious arrangements. Nevertheless, he sprung through since then with a lively career, with beautiful, lasting and rich experiences. Part of the award was the recording of an album, which he finds one of the most fulfilling of his life. He learned a great deal with the whole workout and made true friends among the producers and musicians that took part of the project. Although a modest one, it came out with some enhancements of quality and dedication, which turned out to be a sold out album wherever it marketed. All of the songs are composed by him, except two, of course the award-winning "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" and "O Sonho Vem Aí", which was composed by both Jan Van Dijck and Nuno Gomes dos Santos, which entered 1997 European Festival da Canção, but did not make the finals. He know performs as a duet with his wife, Sandra Gonçalves, who he met at Chuva de Estrelas, performing Liza Minelli's version of New York, New York. They tour occasionally throughout Portugal, they go around bar circuits in their hometown, Cascais, but, as they would like to make a bigger bang in the business, they're working on it...