Tony de Matos

Antonio de Matos was created in the town of Porto, Portugal, on Oct 28, 1924. With both parents professional stars in the Companhia Desmontável de Teatro Rafael, functionality came normally to Antonio. He started singing at an extremely young age, executing alongside his parents in the theaters around Porto. By age 21 he previously taken a posture being a vocalist for the Emissora Nacional, which he empty a short while later. Antonio had taken a rest from professional functionality for an interval of nearly 3 years in his early twenties. Starting a show on the Café Luso in Lisbon for renowned fado musician Julio Peres, de Matos produced such a solid impression on market members and membership management as well that he was provided a residency and remained there, executing for 3 years. In 1950 de Matos was taken up to Madrid by manufacturer Manuel Simõha sido to create his initial recordings. The melody “Cartas de Amor” among others stated in those classes became national strikes. By the first ’50s he previously journeyed to and from Brazil, where he acted in stage takes on, headlined in the Copacabana, and documented. By enough time he came back to Portugal in 1967, strikes such as for example “Therefore Nos Dois” and “Vendaval” got produced him a nationwide star. Through the entire 1960s, de Matos made an appearance in well-known Portuguese films just like a Cancao da Suadade and Rapazes de Taxis, making popularity as an acting professional aswell as a specialist vocalist. Though his film profession thrived in the ’70s and he was commissioned for several EPs and singles, de Matos didn’t make an effective single record until his 1985 launch, Romantico. His following and final single release made an appearance in 1988, entitled Cantor Latino, which he interpreted the repertoire of fellow fado performers and Portuguese giants like Rui Veloso and João Gil. Tony de Matos passed away a year down the road June 8, 1989, having dropped victim to tumor. Different compilations of his function and a “reside in concert” Dvd and blu-ray of his 1985 efficiency in the Coliseu dos Recreios had been released after his loss of life and remain well-known today.