Tony Carreira
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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...
romantic singer. Born in the small rural locality of Armadouro, Pampilhosa da Serra
Pampilhosa da Serra
Pampilhosa da Serra is a town in Pampilhosa da Serra Municipality of the Coimbra District, in Portugal....
, he moved to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
at age 10 with his emigrant
Emigration
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parents, and lived there for 20 years. Carreira has had several hits since 1991, becoming during the 2000s one of the most renowned and best-selling popular singers in his home country. Tony Carreira sold out concerts in one of the largest venues in Portugal, the Pavilhão Atlântico
Pavilhão Atlântico
Pavilhão Atlântico is an indoor arena in Lisbon, Portugal. Pavilhão Atlântico holds 20,000 people and was built in 1998 for Expo '98.-History:...
in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
, and also at the Olympia
Paris Olympia
The Olympia is a music hall in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. Located at No. 28, Boulevard des Capucines, its closest métro/RER stations are Madeleine, Opéra, Havre – Caumartin and Auber....
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
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His most recent album, O Homem Que Sou , has been certified seven times platinum in Portugal.
He has sold over 700.000 records in Portugal.
Studio albums
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| 1999 | Dois Corações Sozinhos
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| 2002 | Passionita Lolita
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| 2005 | Vagabundo Por Amor
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| 2006 | A Vida Que Eu Escolhi
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| 2008 | O Homem Que Sou
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| 2010 | O Mesmo de Sempre
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Live albums
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| 2003 | Ao Vivo No Pavilhao Atlantico
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| 2006 | Ao Vivo No Coliseu
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Compilations
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| 2008 | Best Of - 20 Anos De Cancoes
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| 2010 | Reste - Best Of
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Singles
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O Que Vai Ser De Mím (quando Fores Embora) | 2 | A Vida Que Eu Escolhi |
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Porque E Que Vens? | 2 | O Homem Que Sou |
| Se Me Vais Deixar | 10 | O Homem Que Sou | |
| 2011 | A Saudade De Ti | 13 | O Mesmo De Sempre |
Year-end charts
"Porque e que vens?"| 2009 | Portugal Singles Chart | 3 |
"Se me vais deixar"
| 2009 | Portugal Singles Chart | 37 |
Plagiarism accusations
In August 2008, the Portuguese Society of Authors (SPA) collected reports regarding possible cases of plagiarism against Tony Carreira. The references made to plagiarism related to three particular songs titled Depois de Ti (Mais Nada); Ai Destino, Ai Destino; and Leva-me ao Céu. SPA stated: "We have heard the songs and reached the conclusion that, there is one song, Depois de Ti, which is an apparent copy without authorization. This is a serious situation in which Tony Carreira and Ricardo Landum have signed to be the owners of the song." The SPA referred to blogs as The Real Tony (www.overdadeirotony.blogspot.com) and Konga's Blog (kongas.vox.com), which compares Depois de Ti (Mais Nada) (theme registered in the SPA (Portugal) in 1999) with Después de Ti...¿Qué? popularized by Mexican Christian Castro and signed by Rudy Perez (song included in the album Lo Mejor de MíLo Mejor De Mi
Lo Mejor de Mí is a Latin Pop album by Cristian Castro, credited for this recording simply as "Cristian."This album received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Latin Pop Album at the Grammy Awards of 1998, losing to Romances by Luis Miguel...
, 1997). The copyright and publishing of Rudy Perez belong to the Universal Music Publishing Group
Universal Music Publishing Group
Universal Music Publishing Group is a music publishing company and is part of the Universal Music Group.UMPG owns or administers more than 1 million copyrights. They are one of the largest music publishing businesses in the world with more than 47 offices in 41 countries...
. That is, any authorization for use of a work done by this composer has to be given by this entity. Along with Universal, the Portuguese newspaper Diário de Notícias
Diário de Notícias
Diário de Notícias is a Portuguese daily newspaper, founded in Lisbon, on December 29, 1864 by Tomás Quintino Antunes and Eduardo Coelho. It gradually became one of the best known Portuguese newspapers...
(DN) found that these rumours were being assessed. For a plagiarism to be considered obvious and proven fact, it is necessary to meet a number of conditions and a formal investigation has to take place. The source of the Portuguese Society of Authors contacted by DN also reminded that in these cases it is usual that the publishers request involve all the work of the artist in question for further analysis. In cases where the plagiarism is considered, the most usual is the call for a compensation that corresponds to the size of the artist in question and that, somehow, equivalent to the sales and royalties
Royalties
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collected.