José Cid
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | José Albano Cid de Ferreira Tavares |
| Born | February 4, 1942 Chamusca, Portugal |
| Genres | Pop rock, progressive rock, folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriter, Keyboards |
| Years active | 1956–present |
José Cid (José Albano Cid de Ferreira Tavares), born on February 4, 1942 in Chamusca, Portugal, is a Portuguese singer and composer. Abroad, Cid is best known for performing "Um grande, grande amor" at the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 and for his progressive rock album 10,000 Anos Depois Entre Vénus e Marte.
Cid has been awarded 25 Silver, eight Gold (two double), and three Platinum records.
Early life[]
Cid was born in 1942 in Chamusca, son of Francisco Albano Coutinho Ferreira and Fernanda Tavares Salter Cid Ferreira Gameiro. At age 6, he moved with his family to the municipality of Anadia.[1][2] His professional career began when he started a covers band called Os Babies ("The Babies"), in 1956.
José Cid married Gabriela Carrascalão in 2013. Carrascalão is an East Timorese journalist and artist/painter.[3] Cid and Gabriela live in a farm in Mogofores, municipality of Anadia. José Cid has one daughter, Ana Sofia Infante Pedroso (born 1964) from his first marriage with Emilia Infante Pedroso. Ana Sofia worked briefly with her father, but are currently estranged.[4]
In 1965 Cid dropped out of school, never finishing the first year of Law School at the University of Coimbra (FDUC). In the city of Coimbra in created the musical group Conjunto Orfeão with José Niza, Proença de Carvalho and Rui Ressurreição.
Cid went to Lisbon in 1965, to attend the National Institute of Physical Education (INEF). One of his colleagues at INEF was the brother of Michel, a member of the band Conjunto Mistério. After an audition he was invited to join the group, later renamed Quarteto 1111. José Cid did not graduate from INEF either, because he was called to serve as an officer of the Portuguese Air Force. At the air base of Ota he was a gym teacher between 1968 and 1972. He taught in the morning and in the afternoon he played music in a garage. On the weekends, he played with the Quarteto 1111.[2]
Quarteto 1111[]
José Cid co-founded Quarteto 1111, the first band to take a new approach to pop-rock music in Portugal, with a modern line-up and instrumentation.
Quarteto 1111 was the first symphonic rock band in Portugal. Between 1968-69 they received media attention from a hit single, "El Rei D. Sebastião", a song about the loss of the Portuguese king D. Sebastião, who supposedly died in the fields of Morocco during the battle of Alcazarquivir (a loss that would eventually lead to Portugal losing its independence from Spain). All the myths related with the return of King Sebastian – a quite anchored Portuguese myth – were fairly treated in this song. The harpsichord made its first appearance in Portuguese rock music. A single with the English version of the song was released in Great Britain. José Cid was the band leader, composer, keyboard and lead singer. The rest of the band had a classic formation influenced by the usual Beatles line-up, but with a sound and song structure reminiscent of The Moody Blues. The following album continued in the same vein, combining melodic songs with new "progressive" instruments, namely the Mellotron. Later on the band evolved to the late 1970s pop sound.
Progressive rock[]
Cid explored symphonic rock with (1974), (1976) and 10,000 Anos Depois Entre Venus E Marte (1978). The progressive concept album 10,000 Anos Depois Entre Venus E Marte was released in 1978 and was consistently featured in www.progarchives.com on the top five progressive rock albums ever, and considered "Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music".[5] Most of the songs, influenced by a sort of mix combining The Moody Blues and Pink Floyd psychedelia, were composed by Cid, some of them with the help of guitar player Mike Sergeant and drummer . Another (unfinished) project from this lineup, , explored the "Life after Death / Reincarnation" theme. Featured in the record are a poem by Natália Correia ("Creio") and two from Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen ("Quando" and "Um Dia"). Presently, work on this album has resumed, with the original lineup and the addition of younger musicians.
OTI Festival[]
In 1979 José Cid was selected by RTP to represent Portugal in the eighth edition of the OTI Festival, which was held in Caracas, Venezuela. He competed with the song "Na cabanha junto á praia" (In a little house next to the beach), which was well received in the festival to the point that he managed to get the third place with 32 points.
In 1981, one year after his participation in the Eurovision Song Contest, he was again selected by the Portuguese broadcaster to compete in the tenth edition of the OTI Festival, which was held in Mexico City. This time he was not as successful as in his previous attempt in the Latin-American song contest and he got the tenth place scoring 14 points.
Eurovision[]
The pop inclinations of José Cid led him to create, during the first half of the 1970s, a 4 piece vocal pop group (Green Windows) and to participate in the 1974 Festival da Canção with Imagens[6] and No Dia Em Que O Rei Fez Anos.[7] He also participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the song Um grande, grande amor.[8]
Present day[]
José Cid himself made a career as a songwriter and singer, and remains a popular and active musician in Portugal.
His latest album "Menino Prodígio", released in 2015, was awarded the Pedro Osório Award for the best album of the year by the Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores (SPA) (English: Portuguese Society of Authors).
In 2016, Cid released his first album in Spain.[9][10] He received a Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019.[11]
Discography[]
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With Quarteto 1111[]
| Album | Release Date |
Format & Tracks |
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| 1967 | EP (A Lenda De El-Rei D. Sebastião, Os Faunos, Fantasma «POP», Gente) | |
| 1967 | EP (Balada para D. Inês, Partindo-se, Vale da Ilusão, Dragão) | |
| 1968 | Single | |
| 1968 | EP (Guarda Nocturno, Perspectiva, Tempo de Inocência, Dona Vitória) | |
| 1969 | Single | |
| 1969 | Single | |
| 1970 | Single | |
| 1970 | Single | |
| 1970 | EP (João Nada, Estrada Para A Minha Aldeia, Domingo Em Bidonville, Epílogo) | |
| 1970 | LP (Prólogo, João Nada, Domingo em Bidonville, Estrada Para A Minha Aldeia, A Fuga dos Grilos, As Trovas do Vento Que Passa, Pigmentaçäo, Maria Negra, Lenda de Nambuangongo, Escravatura, Epílogo) | |
| 1971 | Single | |
| 1972 | Single | |
| (with ) | 1973 | LP (Vem Senhor Jesus, Graças Ao Senhor, O Sonho, Hino da Esperança, Bruma Azul do Desejado, Estrela do Mar, Saudai o Senhor, Hino de Natal, Paz na terra, Um Presépio Em Belém) |
| 1974 | LP (Onde, Quando, Como, Porquê, Cantamos Pessoas Vivas (parts 1 & 2)) - progressive rock | |
| 1981 | Compilation (A Lenda de El-Rei D. Sebastião, Os Faunos, Balada para D. Inês, Partindo-se, Dona Vitória, Nas Terras do Fim do Mundo, Meu Irmão, Domingo Em Bidonville, João Nada, As Trovas do Vento Que Passa, Back to The Country, Ode to The Beatles, Uma Nova Maneira de Encarar o Mundo) | |
| 1987 | Single | |
| 1993 | Compilation (Os Faunos, A Lenda de El-Rei D. Sebastião, Balada para D. Inês, Partindo-se, Dona Vitória, Meu Irmão, Dragão, Os Monstros Sagrados, Génese, Bissaide, Nas Terras do Fim do Mundo, Domingo Em Bidonville, João Nada, As Trovas do Vento Que Passa, Maria Negra, Todo O Mundo E Ninguém, É Tempo de Pensar Em Termos de Futuro, Back to The Country, Ode to The Beatles, Uma Nova Maneira de Encarar o Mundo) | |
| 1996 | Compilation (A Lenda de El-Rei D. Sebastião, Meu Irmão, Ode to The Beatles, As Trovas do Vento Que Passa, Domingo Em Bidonville, Balada para D. Inês, Dona Vitória, João Nada, Dragão, Nas Terras do Fim do Mundo, Pigmentação, Fantasma Pop) | |
| 2005 | Compilation (A Lenda De El-Rei D. Sebastião, Os Faunos, Gente, Balada Para D. Inês, Partindo-Se, Dona Vitória, Nas Terras Do Fim Do Mundo, Meu Irmão, Domingo Em Bidonville, João Nada, As Trovas Do Vento Que Passa, Epílogo, Back To The Country, Ode To The Beatles, Uma Nova Maneira De Encarar O Mundo) |
with Green Windows[]
| Album | Release Date |
Format & Tracks |
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| 1973 | Single | |
| 1974 | Single | |
| 1974 | EP ( No Dia Em Que O Rei Fez Anos, Doce E Fácil Reino Do Blá, Blá, Blá, Count James, Bola De Cristal, A Rosa Que Te Dei, Imagens, Another Time To Live, Another Time To Die, Cantiga Portuguesa, Uma Nova Maneira de Encarar O Mundo, Vinte Anos) | |
| 1975 | Single | |
| 1977 | Compilation ( 20 Anos, Rita Rita Limão, Só Eu Sei, Meu Amor, Uma Nova Maneira De Encarar O Mundo, Quem Te Manda Sapateiro, Imagens, Lembranças, No Dia Em Que O Rei Fez Anos, Historia Alegre, Bola De Cristal, O Que Custar, Doce E Fácil, Reino Do Blá, Blá, Blá) |
Solo work[]
| Album | Release Date |
Format & Tracks |
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| José Cid | 1971 | First solo album. Features poems by Jorge Amado and Natália Correia; one theme by Gilberto Gil |
| 1971 | First solo single | |
| 1972 | EP | |
| 1972 | EP | |
| 1972 | EP. Camarada, Retrospectiva, Viagem, Corpo Abolido | |
| 1973 | Single | |
| 1974 | with Green Windows | |
| 1974 | Single | |
| 1975 | Single | |
| 1975 | Single | |
| 1976 | Single | |
| 1977 | Progressive rock EP | |
| 1977 | Single | |
| 1977 | Single | |
| 1977 | Single | |
| 10,000 Anos Depois Entre Venus E Marte | 1978 | Progressive rock Album |
| 1978 | EP | |
| 1978 | Single | |
| 1978 | Single | |
| 1978 | Single | |
| 1978 | Single | |
| 1978 | Single | |
| 1979 | LP | |
| 1979 | Single | |
| 1980 | LP | |
| Um grande, grande amor | 1980 | EP |
| Um grande, grande amor | 1980 | Single |
| 1980 | Single | |
| 1980 | LP | |
| 1981 | Single | |
| 1981 | LP | |
| 1981 | Single | |
| 1981 | LP | |
| 1982 | Single | |
| 1982 | LP. Se Eu Fizesse Amor Contigo, Desencontro, Magia, Depois Da Meia Noite, Na Manhã Do Meu Viver, Desde Que Me Ames Um Pouco, Uma Lágrima, O Cantor Na T.V., A Não Ser Que, Depois De Ti | |
| 1983 | Single | |
| 1983 | Single | |
| Moura Encantada | 1984 | Single |
| 1985 | Single | |
| 1985 | Single | |
| 1986 | Chovia Em Paris, Velho Moinho, Uma Balalaika, Tudo Bem, Tudo Bem, Como Um Condor A Voar, Caminheiro Da Noite De Estrelas, Os Teus Secretos Segredos, Ha | |
| 1986 | Single | |
| 1987 | LP | |
| 1987 | Single | |
| 1988 | Single | |
| José Cid | 1989 | LP |
| 1990 | LP | |
| 1991 | LP | |
| 1992 | LP | |
| 1994 | LP | |
| 1994 | LP | |
| 1996 | Dedicated to the East Timor independence. | |
| 1996 | LP | |
| 1996 | LP | |
| 1998 | LP | |
| 1999 | Jazz album recorded in one take in April 1999 | |
| 1999 | LP | |
| 2000 | LP | |
| 2001 | LP | |
| 2002 | Duet album featuring songs with Paulo de Carvalho, Quinta do Bill, Vitorino and Waldemar Bastos | |
| 2003 | LP | |
| 2003 | LP | |
| 2004 | "Best of" album, double platinum | |
| 2006 | Double platinum. Tracks: Na Cabana Junto à Praia, A Lenda de El-Rei D. Sebastião, 20 anos, O Melhor Tempo da Minha Vida (Original), Ontem, Hoje e Amanhã, A Rosa Que Te Dei, Verdes Trigais em Flor, O Poeta, o Pintor o Músico, Velho Moinho, Nossa Senhora do Tejo (unreleased theme from the soap opera), Junto à Lareira, Mulher, Café Contigo (Original), Cai Neve em Nova Iorque, Não Tenho Lágrimas, Sonhador, Balada Para D. Inês, S. Salvador do Mundo, Há | |
| 2006 | ||
| 2007 | Double album released on June 21, 2007. Tracks:
CD 1 Como O Macaco Gosta De Bananas, Tôpo De Gama, A Pouco E Pouco (“Favas Com Xóriço!”), Amanhã De Manhã, Deus Inventou O Rock, Portuguese Boys, A Minha Música, Um Grande, Grande Amor, Beatlemania, Strawberry Fields Forever, Ego, Jardim À Beira Mar, O Pintor Não Morreu (duet with Paulo de Carvalho), Magia, Veneno Bom, Bola De Cristal, Doce E Fácil Reino Do Blá, Blá, Blá, Yesterday Today And Tomorrow CD 2
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| Album scheduled for release in September 2009 | ||
| New original album scheduled for release in 2007 (delayed). | ||
| Progressive rock album, based in work started in the 70's after 10,000 Anos Depois Entre Venus E Marte, featuring the thematics of reincarnation and life after death. Several song were played live in 2014. Was due to be released in 2016, but is currently in limbo. |
See also[]
- Quarteto 1111
- 10,000 Anos Depois Entre Venus E Marte
- Green Windows
- Progressive rock
- Portuguese rock
- (1987 's album on which Cid has worked)
References[]
- ^ "Aula Magistral de José Cid". SIC (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-05-30.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Gonçalves, Miguel. José Cid. http://www.casadasletras.leya.com/pt/memorias-e-biografias/jose-cid/. ISBN 9789897413025.
- ^ "José Cid partilha fotos do casamento com Gabriela Carrascalão". Lux. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
- ^ "José Cid não fala com a filha". SAPO Lifestyle. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
- ^ [1] Top Prog Rock Music Albums List (filtered for 1978)[2].
- ^ Festival RTP 1974 - Green Windows - Imagens on YouTube
- ^ Festival RTP 1974 - Green Windows - No Dia Em Que O Rei Fez Anos on YouTube
- ^ Um grande, grande amor @ José Cid - Festival Eurovisão 1980 on YouTube
- ^ RTP, RTP, Rádio e Televisão de Portugal - Daniela Santiago -. "José Cid lança álbum em castelhano" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-05-30.
- ^ "José Cid tem um novo single... em espanhol" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-05-30.
- ^ Cantor-Navas, Judy (August 22, 2019). "El Puma, Joan Baez, Omara Portuondo & Others to Receive Latin Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Awards". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
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