Diogo Piçarra
Piçarra in 2023
Piçarra in 2023
Background information
Birth nameDiogo Piçarra
Born (1990-10-19) 19 October 1990
Faro, Portugal
OriginPortugal
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active2006–present
LabelsUniversal Music Portugal
Websitewww.universalmusic.pt/artista/diogopicarra

Diogo 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. As a 17-year-old, he 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, 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 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 on "Ponto de Partida" and April Ivy on "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 this was one of his childhood heroes.

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

From 2019 to 2023, Piçarra was featured as a coach on The Voice Portugal. [8]

Discography

Albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
POR
[9]
Espelho (Mirror) 1
do=s (Two)
  • Released: 31 March 2017
  • Label: Universal[12]
 1
South Side Boy
  • Released: 29 November 2019
  • Label: Universal
 1

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

[14]

"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 2018
"Paraíso" 2018 39 Non-album single(s)
"A Dónde Vas"
(with António José)		 2019 76
"Coração" 68
"—" 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

[14]

"Entre as Estrelas"
(Jimmy P featuring Diogo Piçarra)		 2016 91 Essência
"Wall Of Love"
(Karetus featuring Diogo Piçarra)		 65 Non-album single(s)
"Não Sei"
(Mia Rose featuring Diogo Piçarra)		 2017 — Tudo Para Dar
"Trevo (Tu)"
(Anavitória featuring Diogo Piçarra)		 — Non-album single(s)
"Até ao Fim"
(Agir featuring Diogo Piçarra)		 2018 10 No Fame
"Aqui"
(Jão featuring Diogo Piçarra)		 2018 — Lobos
"—" 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 European Portuguese). Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "do=s: Diogo Piçarra vai lançar novo álbum". Sábado (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Diogo Piçarra: "A minha música é muito mais que uma balada..."". ESC PORTUGAL | A Eurovisão em Português. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "BLITZ – Festival da Canção 2018: os intérpretes, os convidados, as homenagens e todos os pormenores que precisa de saber". Jornal blitz (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  6. ↑ Borges, Liliana. "Festival da Canção. Diogo Piçarra desiste após acusação de plágio". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "Afinal a música da IURD falada após o Festival também não é original". 27 February 2018.
  8. ↑ The Voice Portugal
  9. ↑ "portuguesecharts.com – Discography Diogo Piçarra". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "portuguesecharts.com – Portuguese charts portal". portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "Diogo Piçarra Alcança o Galardão de Ouro com "do=s" e o Galardão de Platina com "Espelho"". amusicaportuguesa.blogs.sapo.pt. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "portuguesecharts.com – Portuguese charts portal". portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  13. ↑ "Diogo Piçarra on Instagram: "Melhor forma de começar a semana...já não há descrição possível. Obrigado a vocês por estas dádivas ❤️ #dois @umusicpt @lhastprod @karetus…"". Retrieved 26 November 2018 – via Instagram.
  14. 1 2 Hung, Steffen. "portuguesecharts.com – Discography Diogo Pi%E7arra". portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  15. ↑ "Dialeto" de Diogo Piçarra é o "Melhor Single Nacional". Sul Informação (in European Portuguese). 4 April 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  16. ↑ Livre, Antena. "DIOGO PIÇARRA: Single "História" atinge o galardão de Platina" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 13 August 2018.


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