Biography: Paulo César Pinheiro, Paulo Da Portela, Paulo de Carvalho, Paulo Diniz, Paulo Massadas, Paulo Moura, Paulo Ricardo, Paulo Sérgio Santos, Pavel Nuñez, Pedernales,

Browse Celebrities by Category

Video Clips

Celebrities A-Z

Celebrities - p

Paulo César Pinheiro Biography, Photos, Pictures

One of the best poets of Musica Popular Brasileira, Paulo César Pinheiro wrote over 1,500 songs with more than 100 different partners Over 700 of his songs have been recorded and re-recorded, adding up to 900 discographical registers by over 120 interpreters, in almost 300 different records

Paulo Da Portela Biography, Photos, Pictures

Excellent amateur sambista Paulo da Portela wrote sambas that were recorded by some of the best interpreters of the Golden Age of Song in Brazil He was also the founder of the samba school of Portela, together with Antônio Rufino, Benício dos Santos, Manuel Gonçalves, and others

Paulo de Carvalho Biography, Photos, Pictures

The drummer and background singer for popular Portuguese band the Sheiks in the mid-’60s, Paulo de Carvalho found fame after stepping into the limelight as a soloist Leaving the Sheiks in 1968, de Carvalho went on to win the Festival RTP of Song in 1974 and 1976

Paulo Diniz knew success in the ’70s with compositions and interpretations soaked with the freewheeling spirit of those times, a mixture of post-1968 protest with the joyous character of Bahian music

Paulo Massadas Biography, Photos, Pictures

Paulo Massadas debuted as a professional bassist in the mid-’60s in groups led by Lafayette and Lincoln Olivetti In the ’80s, he became highly famous throughout the country for songs written with Michael Sullivan, such as “Um Dia de Domingo” and “Transas e Caretas

One of Brazil’s best proponents and keepers of the gafieira tradition (popular ballrooms historically linked to the Carioca folklore tradition of highly artistic and swinging dancing and playing) and one of the best choro players, Paulo Moura is an internationally awarded musician whose high standards make it easy for him to cross boundaries between classical and popular music, both performing and arranging in small ensembles or large symphonic orchestras

Paulo Ricardo Biography, Photos, Pictures

Paulo Ricardo was the leader of RPM, a pop/rock band that was a great commercial success in Brazil He left the band in 1989 when he recorded his first solo album, Paulo Ricardo

Paulo Sérgio Santos Biography, Photos, Pictures

Paulo Sérgio Santos is one of the Brazil’s best wind players Blending a solid background of training with a passion and talent for popular music, mainly the choro, he was embraced by popular musicians, with whom he developed important projects

Mostly influenced by Spanish singer/songwriters, Latin rock acts from South America and Afro-Caribbean rhythms, Pavel Nuñez became involved in music after attending piano classes at a young age

The Queretaro, Mexico-based Norteño quintet Pedernales formed in 1990, enjoying their international breakthrough six years later with their EMI label debut Del Mono Colorado; Paso del Cienpies followed a year later, and in 1998 the group returned with Chupale Al Mango