Diogo Piçarra

Diogo Piçarra
Diogo Piçarra in 2018
Background information
Birth name Diogo Miguel Ramires Piçarra
Born (1990-10-19) 19 October 1990
Faro, Portugal
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
Instruments
Years active 2006–present
Labels Universal Music Portugal
Website Universal Music

Diogo Miguel Ramires Piçarra (born 19 October 1990) is a Portuguese singer. He won the fifth season of the Portuguese version of Pop Idol in 2012.

Biography

Diogo Piçarra was born in Faro, and as a 17-year old 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, Diogo 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 he 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 in 'Ponto de Partida' and April Ivy in '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 Chester was one of his childhood heroes.

In January 2018, it was announced that he would be participating on Festival da Canção 2018, to sing a song that he composed, called "Canção do Fim". This is his first attempt at this competition, which allows the winner to participate on 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 plagiarised "Open Your Eyes", a 1976 song performed by the Maranatha Singers.[6][7]

Discography

Albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
POR
[8]
Espelho (Mirror) 1 *AFP: Platinum[10]
do=s (Two) 1 *AFP: Gold[10]

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
POR

[12]

"Dialeto" 2016 27 do=s
"200" 2017 97
"Dois" 72
"Caminho" 87
"Erro" 78
"História" 43
"Já Não Falamos" 49
"Não Sou Eu"(featuring April Ivy) 70
"Ponto de Partida"(featuring Valas) 95
"Só Existo Contigo" 47
"Canção do Fim" — Festival da Canção 2017
"Paraíso" 2018 39 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | Non-album single(s)
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
POR

[12]

"Entre as Estrelas"
(Jimmy P featuring Diogo Piçarra)		 2016 91 Essência
"Wall Of Love"
(Karetus featuring Diogo Piçarra)		 65 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | Non-album single(s)
"Não Sei"
(Mia Rose featuring Diogo Piçarra)		 2017 — Tudo Para Dar
"Trevo (Tu)"
(Anavitória featuring Diogo Piçarra)		 — data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | Non-album single(s)
"Até ao Fim"
(Agir featuring Diogo Piçarra)		 2018 10 No Fame
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. ↑ "V centru pozornosti: Evropské státy na společné cestě - Erasmus+ - European Commission". Erasmus+ (in Czech). Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "BLITZ – Diogo Piçarra é o vencedor do concurso Ídolos". Blitz (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "do=s: Diogo Piçarra vai lançar novo álbum". Sábado (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  4. ↑ "Diogo Piçarra: "A minha música é muito mais que uma balada..."". ESC PORTUGAL | A Eurovisão em Português. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  5. ↑ "BLITZ – Festival da Canção 2018: os intérpretes, os convidados, as homenagens e todos os pormenores que precisa de saber". Jornal blitz (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  6. ↑ Borges, Liliana. "Festival da Canção. Diogo Piçarra desiste após acusação de plágio". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  7. ↑ https://www.movenoticias.com/2018/02/afinal-musica-da-iurd-falada-apos-festival-tambem-nao-original/
  8. ↑ "portuguesecharts.com – Discography Diogo Piçarra". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  9. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "portuguesecharts.com - Portuguese charts portal". www.portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  10. 1 2 "Diogo Piçarra Alcança o Galardão de Ouro com "do=s" e o Galardão de Platina com "Espelho"". amusicaportuguesa.blogs.sapo.pt. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
  11. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "portuguesecharts.com - Portuguese charts portal". www.portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  12. 1 2 Hung, Steffen. "portuguesecharts.com - Discography Diogo Pi%E7arra". portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  13. ↑ ""Dialeto" de Diogo Piçarra é o "Melhor Single Nacional"". Sul Informação (in Portuguese). 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  14. ↑ Livre, Antena. "DIOGO PIÇARRA: Single "História" atinge o galardão de Platina" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-08-13.


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