2019 IPMA STREAMING UNTIL APRIL 24

The rebroadcast of the 2019 International Portuguese Music Awards will be available for one week on our official YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/ipmaawards

Performers include:

New Talent finalists Peter Serrado from Canada, and Lioness from Luxembourg

Rebecca Correia………a Massachusetts-based, veteran singer-songwriter with over 200 songs to her credit. She co-wrote a song with four-time Grammy-winner Keb' Mo' who’s album was nominated for Best Americana Album at the 2015 GRAMMY Awards.

Cordeone ……….a French-born Portuguese musician who after studying to learn accordion at the age of 9, went on to teach himself to play piano, classic guitar, Portuguese guitar, Brazilian percussion, drums, and the bass. His unique style borrows from jazz, fado, Brazilian music, funk, reggae and hip hop.

The CODE ......a pop-rock band based in the Azores who in 2018 won the IPMA rock category award.

Sam The Kid ……….a Portuguese rapper and producer, considered to be one of the most important names of Portuguese hip-hop. This rap icon has been praised by critics since his first album in 1998 and has participated in projects such as “Orelha Negra” and “Mundo Segundo & Sam the Kid”.

Rita Guerra ……….she started her recording career in the early 90’s and went on to make a name for herself on the stage of the famous Casino do Estoril. She has been featured in Portuguese soundtracks of animated films such as “The Lion King” and “The Little Mermaid”. In 2003, she represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest.

João Pedro Pais …….this singer-songwriter released his debut album in 1997 and is now celebrating a 20-year career with 420,000 records sold to date. In 2004, he performed at the first edition of the Rock In Rio Festival in Lisbon, sharing the main stage with some of the greatest names in pop music, such as Britney Spears and Black Eyed Peas.

Nuno Bettencourt with special guest Kevin Figueiredo of Extreme! Nuno is the Portuguese-American guitar virtuoso who is best known as the lead guitarist of the Boston-based, multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated rock band Extreme. They sold over 10 million records worldwide with hits such as "More Than Words" and "Hole Hearted”. Nuno also toured with mega pop-star Rihanna on four of her world tours.