International Portuguese Music Awards Announce 2021 Nominees And Catarina Furtado As Host
The International Portuguese Music Awards are excited to unveil this year’s IPMA nominees for their 9th annual awards show.
Actress and television presenter Catarina Furtado will host the 2021 IPMA. Well known for her work on several shows for RTP and SIC, she also co-hosted the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest alongside Sílvia Alberto, Daniela Ruah, and Filomena Cautela.
To ensure the safety of the artists and supporters, and due to international travel restrictions, the awards will be presented in a virtual show format on Saturday, September 25 via Facebook and YouTube. The show will also be broadcasted on The Portuguese Channel, Camões TV, Xfinity On Demand, and worldwide via RTP International on a date/time to be announced.
Awards will be presented in fourteen categories, with this year’s nominees hailing from seven different countries. In addition, two artists have been selected as finalists in the “New Talent” category. The winner will be chosen by a panel of music professionals and announced during the event. A new award category was added just for this edition, “Best Quarantine Performance”, for a live performance that was streamed over social media during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The nominees are as follows:
Music Video of the Year
“Amar do Zero” by Lookalike, Directed by Yan Badachu (PORTUGAL)
“Juro” by DWISH, Directed by Black Rose (PORTUGAL)
“Vagabond” by Mourah, Directed by Frederik Maarsen (SWITZERLAND)
“Bela” by Djodje, Directed by Wil Soldiers (PORTUGAL)
Best Instrumental Performance
“Military Suicides” by Zé Tó Lemos (PORTUGAL)
“Medusa” by In.dia (PORTUGAL)
“Aqui e Ali” by LST - Lisboa String Trio (PORTUGAL)
“Time-Knife” by Plasticine (PORTUGAL)
Best Quarantine Performance
“Inspiração Sofrida” by Cordeone (USA)
“8/80” by DWISH (PORTUGAL)
“Concert Live Stream” by Cremilda Medina (Cape Verde)
“Various Songs” by Syro (PORTUGAL)
Best World Music Performance
“Quen a Omagen da Virgen e de Séu Fillo Honrrar” by CANTUSd’Alma (PORTUGAL)
“Binene” by Sarah Namakula (UGANDA)
“Amália (Voz Magoada de Saudade)” by Zé Perdigão (CAPE VERDE)
“Aguenta (ft. Lura)” by Mário Marta (PORTUGAL)
Best Traditional Performance
“E Ele Não Vem” by Tony Gouveia (CANADA)
“Dia Só (Live) (ft. Dino d’Santiago)” by Martim Vicente (PORTUGAL)
“Cio da Terra” by Maria Monda (PORTUGAL)
“Balie do Ladrão” by Sara Vidal (PORTUGAL)
Best Fado Performance
“Todos Os Fado São Meus” by Francisco Moreira (PORTUGAL)
“Lisboa é Assim” by Rodrigo Costa Félix (PORTUGAL)
“Senhora do Xaile Preto” by Marta Raposo (CANADA)
“Ai Mas Ai De Mim (ft. Cristina Branco)” by LST Lisboa String Trio (PORTUGAL)
Best Dance Performance
“I’m Tired” by Lima (PORTUGAL)
“MOTM (Magic Of The Moment)” by GAMIIX and Moses Christopher (PORTUGAL/FRANCE)
“Big Dance” by Marc Tomé (FRANCE)
“Feelings” by FootriX and Falco (PORTUGAL)
Best Rap/Hip-Hop Performance
“Vou a Vénus Para Amar-te (ft. Luis Cruz)” by Andy Scotch (PORTUGAL)
“Voar” by Moses Christopher and ELITE 4K (PORTUGAL/FRANCE)
“Já Não Dá” by Don Falcon (FRANCE)
“Futuro Suspenso” by MK Nocivo (FRANCE)
Best Rock Performance
“Connect” by Jump The Fall (USA)
“Yours & Mine” by Nelson Sobral (CANADA)
“Abraça-me” by The Code (PORTUGAL)
“Be My Fire” by Troubleman (USA)
Best Pop Performance
“Dance In The Rain” by Bryan Fontez (CANADA)
“I Don’t Think I’m Doing This Right” by Nikita Afonso and Ty Falcoa (USA)
“Acordar” by Syro (PORTUGAL)
“Amar do Zero (ft. Pedro Gonçalves)” by Lookalike (PORTUGAL)
“Perfect” by i Tempo (CANADA)
“How Do I Begin Again” by André Aires (PORTUGAL)
Best ‘Música Popular’ Performance
“Completamente Louca” by Safira (PORTUGAL)
“Se Fui Louco Por Ti” by Nuno Miguel (PORTUGAL)
“A Guitarra Vai Tocando” by Maurício Morais (USA)
“Estou Aqui” by Márcio Amaro (PORTUGAL)
New Talent
The RedBeds (PORTUGAL)
Isabel Mesquita (PORTUGAL)
Song of the Year
“Dance In The Rain” by Bryan Fontez (CANADA), written by Bryan Fontez
“Connect” by Jump The Fall (USA), written by Randy Bettencourt, Tim Johnson, Ron Rich, and Steve Kilroy
“Looking Back” by Rebecca Correia (USA), written by Rebecca Correia and Beth Nielsen Chapman
“I Don’t Think I’m Doing This Right” by Nikita Afonso and Ty Falcoa (CANADA/USA), written by Nikita Afonso and Ty Falcoa
The People’s Choice Award is the only category voted on by the general public through the IPMA website. Voting is expected to commence next week. Only the four artists/bands that receive the most votes become the official nominees, and the one with the highest amount of votes will be announced as the winner.
The 2021 International Portuguese Music Awards has a star-studded lineup of appearances and performances including Carminho, Piruka, Rita Guerra, Olavo Bilac, Barbara Bandeira, Cremilda Medina, Anjos, Luis Sequeira and many more. In 2018, Sequeira was nominated for an Oscar for best costume design for the film The Shape of Water, directed by Guillermo del Toro.
IPMA Media Contact:
Diane Fontes
press@ipmaawards.com
401-300-IPMA
