Carlos Paião

Carlos Manuel de Marques Paião (born at Coimbra on November 1, 1957 - August 26, 1988 at Rio Maior) was a very popular singer in Portugal.

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Coimbra - November 1 - 1957 - August 26 - 1988 - Rio Maior

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He was also a great composer, having penned some 500 songs. Some of his works became hits, including:

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• Play-back
• Pó-de-arroz (Rice Powder)
• Souvenir de Portugal (Souvenir of Portugal)
• Vinho do Porto (Port Wine), a duet performed with Cândida Branca-Flor
• Zero-a-zero (Nil to Nil)
• Cinderela
• Marcha do Pião das Nicas
• Ga-Gago
• Meia-dúzia
• Telefonia nas ondas do ar (Radio in the Sea's Waves)

Additionally, he was an instrumentalist (having begun to play the accordion at age five) and a producer.

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

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Carlos Paião was killed in a car accident in Ponte Amieira, near the of city of Rio Maior, in August 1988, while returning from a concert.

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