David Carreira
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David Carreira (2014)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | David Araújo Antunes |
| Born |
July 30, 1991 Dourdan, France |
| Origin | Portugal |
| Genres | Pop, dance, Hip hop, R&B |
| Years active | 2008 – present |
| Labels | Farol Música |
| Website | www |
David Araújo Antunes (born in Dourdan, Essonne, France on 30 July 1991) and better known by his artistic name David Carreira is a Portuguese pop, dance, hip hop and R&B singer, an actor and model. His debut album N.1 (2011) reached number 1 in the Portuguese charts and follow-up A força está em nós to number 2 in Portugal. Singing in Portuguese, English and French, he has developed an international career and is particularly known in French markets as well with a number of successful singles including "Obrigado la famille" and "Boom".
Growing up after his family moved back to Portugal, he joined the junior formative team of Frossos futebol clube in 2001, but suffering a knee injury, he was forced to quit a possible pro sports career.
Instead of sports, Carreira concentrated more on an artistic career in music and fashion, particularly since he comes from a very artistic family. By this time, his father Tony Carreira was a famous singer who was well known by the Portuguese public and his mother Fernanda Antunes was his father's manager. His sister Sara Antunes was already a public celebrity and his older brother Mickael Carreira was having a singing career since 2007.
David's first venture was as a model parading events such for "ModaLisboa" and "Portugal Fashion". He was featured in a number of advertising campaigns, notably for Cacharel.
David Carreira owes his popularity to taking part in 2010 in the eighth season of TVI's Morangos com Açúcar with the role of "Lourenço Seixas".
In 2012, he also appeared in the telenovela series Louco Amor also on TVI in the role of Chico, a 21-year-old who dates and hooks up with older women.
In October 2011, he released his debut album N.1 produced by the French production duo Tefa et Blasta which presented him as a young pop act appealing to massive audiences with a mix of pop, dance, hip hop and R&B. The album was a huge success staying 43 consecutive weeks in the Portuguese Albums Chart and peaking at number 1. The album was certified double platinum. The single "Esta noite" from the album became a major hit. David Carreira went on a big tour culminating in a concert at the Coliseu dos Recreios on February 16th 2013.
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