Carlos Manuel de Marques Paião (born in Coimbra

Coimbra

Coimbra is a city in the municipality of Coimbra in Portugal. Although it served as the nation's capital during the High Middle Ages, it is better-known for its university, the University of Coimbra, which is one of the oldest in Europe and the oldest academic institution in the...

 on November 1, 1957 - August 26, 1988 in Rio Maior

Rio Maior

Rio Maior is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 272.8 km² and a total population of 21,621 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 14 parishes, and is located in the Santarém District.The present Mayor is Isaura Morais, elected by the PSD....

) was a very popular singer and song-writer in Portugal

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

.

He represented Portugal at the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1981

The Eurovision Song Contest 1981 was the 26th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 4 April 1981 at the Simmonscourt Pavilion of the Royal Dublin Society in Dublin. The presenter was Doireann Ní Bhriain...

 with the song Playback.

Carlos Paião was also a doctor, having graduated in Medicine in 1983, but his great passion was music.

Some of his songs became national hits.

In August 1988, Carlos Paião died in a car accident on N1 Road ("old" road Lisbon-Oporto) in Ponte Amieira, near Rio Maior

Rio Maior

Rio Maior is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 272.8 km² and a total population of 21,621 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 14 parishes, and is located in the Santarém District.The present Mayor is Isaura Morais, elected by the PSD....

, Santarém

Santarém (district)

The District of Santarém is located in Centro Region, Portugal, the district capital is the city of Santarém.It has an area of 6747 km² , and a population of 475,344 inhabitants.-Municipalities:...

 district, while returning from a concert. The Datsun Urvan Carlos Paião was travelling in, collided head on with a truck that was irregularly overtaking a broken car


Songs recorded by Carlos Paião:

• Playback
• Pó-de-arroz (Rice Powder)
• Souvenir de Portugal (Souvenir from Portugal)
• Vinho do Porto (Port Wine
  Port wine
  Port wine is a Portuguese fortified wine produced exclusively in the Douro Valley in the northern provinces of Portugal. It is typically a sweet, red wine, often served as a dessert wine, and comes in dry, semi-dry, and white varieties...
  
  ), a duet performed with Cândida Branca Flor
  Cândida Branca Flor
  Cândida Branca Flor was a Portuguese entertainer and traditional singer whose career spanned for decades before ending in suicide.-Biography:...
  
  
• Zero-a-zero (Nil-Nil)
• Cinderela
• Marcha do Pião das Nicas
• Ga-Gago (stu-stutterer)
• Meia-dúzia (half a dozen)
• Telefonia nas ondas do ar (Radio in the Air Waves)

Songs recorded by other artists such as Herman José, Joel Branco, Candida Branca Flôr, Amália Rodrigues

Amália Rodrigues

Amália da Piedade Rodrigues, GCSE, GCIH, , also known as Amália Rodrigues was a Portuguese singer and actress.She was known as the "Rainha do Fado" and was most influential in popularizing the fado worldwide. She was one of the most important figures in the genre's development, and enjoyed a...

, Nuno da Câmara Pereira, Peter Petersen, Florbela Queirós, Octávio de Matos, Alexandra, Rodrigo, Lenita Gentil, António Mourão, Ana, Carlos Quintas, Gabriel Cardoso, Pedro Couceiro, Vasco Rafael, Luis Arriaga, Norberto de Sousa.