João Gil

João Gil, one of the most successful composers in the history of Portuguese music in recent decades, has increasingly discovered himself as a performer, as we can hear in the two new songs published in 2020, "The Exact Opposite" and "A Police March" and the most recent "Quantum".

Composer and guitarist, he is one of the most (re) known artists of Portuguese music. From Trovante to Filarmónica Gil, passing through Ala dos Namorados, Rio Grande, Cabeças no Ar, Baile Popular or, more recently, Tais Tais or Quinteto Lisboa, João Gil's life is marked by great successes that supplant the notoriety of the groups there. where it passes and where it left its strong contribution. Throughout his activity as a musician, he signed the soundtrack of some Portuguese films, such as “Ao Sul” by Fernando Matos Silva, “Rosa Negra”, “Flores Amargas” and “Adriana” by Margarida Gil. The theater is also part of his professional career, having composed for the plays "The Year of Magical Thought", "Sex, Drugs and Rock n Roll" and, more recently, for the recital of "Ode Marítima" - which lo brings together Diogo Infante, a music and poetry project of enormous national and international success, on stage. More than 40 more years of Portuguese music, João Gil distinguishes himself as the composer of some of the songs that will always be part of the national collective memory: "Saudade", "125 Azul", "Loucos de Lisboa", "Postcard dos Correios" , Among many others, are examples of songs with his signature, which have become true phenomena of popularity.