Diogo Piçarra

Diogo Miguel Ramires Piçarra (born 19 October 1990) is a Portuguese singer. He won the fifth season of the Portuguese version of Pop Idol in 2012.

Diogo Piçarra
Diogo Piçarra in 2018
Background information
Birth name	Diogo Miguel Ramires Piçarra
Born	(1990-10-19) 19 October 1990 Faro, Portugal
Origin	Portugal
Genres	Pop Electropop Pop rock
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Universal Music Portugal
Website	Universal Music

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]

Discography

Albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
		POR [8]
Espelho (Mirror)	Released: 16 March 2015 Label: Universal[9]	1	AFP: Platinum[10]
do=s (Two)	Released: 31 March 2017 Label: Universal[11]	1	AFP: Platinum[12]
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 [13]
"Dialeto"	2016	27	AFP: Platinum[14]	do=s
"200"	2017	97
"Dois"		72
"Caminho"		87
"Erro"		78
"História"		43	AFP: Platinum[15]
"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 2017
"Paraíso"	2018	39		rowspan="3" data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | 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.

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		POR [13]
"Entre as Estrelas" (Jimmy P featuring Diogo Piçarra)	2016	91	Essência
"Wall Of Love" (Karetus featuring Diogo Piçarra)		65	data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | Non-album single(s)
"Não Sei" (Mia Rose featuring Diogo Piçarra)	2017	—	Tudo Para Dar
"Trevo (Tu)" (Anavitória featuring Diogo Piçarra)		—	data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | 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 Portuguese). Retrieved 15 April 2017.
3. "do=s: Diogo Piçarra vai lançar novo álbum". Sábado (in 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 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. https://www.movenoticias.com/2018/02/afinal-musica-da-iurd-falada-apos-festival-tambem-nao-original/
8. "portuguesecharts.com – Discography Diogo Piçarra". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
9. "portuguesecharts.com – Portuguese charts portal". portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
10. "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.
11. "portuguesecharts.com – Portuguese charts portal". portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
12. "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.
13. Hung, Steffen. "portuguesecharts.com – Discography Diogo Pi%E7arra". portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
14. "Dialeto" de Diogo Piçarra é o "Melhor Single Nacional". Sul Informação (in Portuguese). 4 April 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
15. Livre, Antena. "DIOGO PIÇARRA: Single "História" atinge o galardão de Platina" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 August 2018.