PROVIDENCE – The 2023 Worldwide Portuguese Music Awards (IPMA) will see some large names from the Portuguese-speaking world take the stage on the Windfall Performing Arts Middle on Could 20.
Mariza Liz, Plutonio, Ruby Anderson, Eratóxica, Diogo Piçarra, Toy, Pedro Abrunhosa and Dulce Pontes make up the star-studded roster of performers of the eleventh annual ceremony.
Their names had been revealed at a launch get together on Nov. 18 on the Rhode Island Conference Middle to announce the main points for the following awards present.
“At this time, we start a brand new decade,” mentioned João Gonçalves, who served as grasp of ceremonies for the ‘intimate’ occasion attended by about 300 company.
“However the distinction is that this time we’ll start with the consolation of understanding that we had been capable of present a world stage for the highest Portuguese performers,” he added. “And, extra importantly, we additionally supplied this international outlet for younger performers who’re working very laborious to change into as achieved… in order that they will flip their desires into actuality.”
The IPMAs acknowledge excellent achievement within the music {industry} by worldwide artists of Portuguese ancestry.
In the course of the internationally televised occasion, awards are introduced in 13 classes, together with rock, rap, fado, pop, music video, and finest new expertise.
“Our imaginative and prescient is to deliver the IPMA to the world and permit artists from all corners of the world to actually discover their skills and present their work,” mentioned Manuel da Costa, IPMA new companion and president of MDC Media Group of Canada. And in doing so, “we’re selling our tradition.”
IPMA co-founder José “Zach” Xavier mentioned one of many organizers’ targets is to all the time preserve a way of freshness.
“We need to do one thing particular yearly, all the time higher and completely different,” he mentioned. “Final yr was our tenth anniversary – a giant yr – however we really feel this yr goes to be higher.”
Final yr, IPMA organizers took a leap of religion by shifting the present and after-party to the PPAC, which holds virtually thrice as many spectators because the earlier venue in New Bedford the place the present was held since its inception.
This yr, organizers determined to take the 2023 IPMA after-party to a brand new venue, The Strand Ballroom & Theatre.
“We’re excited to be again in Windfall,” mentioned IPMA Co-Founder David Saraiva, earlier than thanking sponsors and group members for his or her assist.
“With out you, there wouldn’t be a present,” he mentioned. “We’ve to maintain the tradition alive. We’ve to maintain producing one thing that you’re happy with, high quality not amount, to make one thing you’re happy with attending.”
His remarks had been adopted by a brief video unveiling the 2023 performers.
“What an ideal lineup,” reacted Katherine Soares, chair of the Portuguese-American Management Council of the US (PALCUS), who travelled from New Jersey to attend the occasion. “I can’t wait to come back again in Could for the present.”
Ricardo Farias, who has been invited to co-host the awards present for a few decade, mentioned the IPMAs elevate the Portuguese group, not simply in the US however around the globe.
“Individuals know what IPMA is, however around the globe they don’t seem to be as fortunate as us as a result of they will’t go and be part of it,” he mentioned. “All of us who’ve been there, we all know what kind of present it’s. We all know that the most effective of the most effective all the time reveals up on stage.”
2023 IPMA to characteristic a world-class performer lineup
The video introducing the 2023 IPMA performers drew nice applause from the viewers.
Dulce Pontes is considered one of Portugal’s most worldwide singers and has had outstanding collaborations with artists comparable to Andrea Bocelli, Caetano Veloso, and Cesária Évora. In 1991, she represented Portugal within the Eurovision Track Contest. Pontes is credited with contributing to the revival of fado music within the 90s. Her tune “Canção do Mar” appeared on the soundtrack of the Hollywood movie Primal Concern, starring Richard Gere.
Pedro Abrunhosa has a music profession that spans again to the 80s that earned him an IPMA “Lifetime Achievement Award” in 2015. At one level he was one of many best-selling artists within the Portuguese record-industry. Abrunhosa is a co-founder of the Jazz College of Porto.
Toy has a 50-year profession that features collaborating in a number of TV and radio applications and travelling to South Africa, Canada, and throughout Europe to carry out.
Diogo Piçarra is a multi-platinum recording artist and has been a coach on The Voice Portugal since 2019. In 2018 and 2021, he was awarded the MTV Europe Music Award for Finest Portuguese Act. He has hit a number of the greatest music pageant phases comparable to Rock in Rio Lisboa.
Marisa Liz has been a coach on The Voice Portugal since 2014. She was the lead singer of the pop rock band Amor Electro till 2019, and lately launched her first single in her new solo enterprise.
Plutonio has launched hit after hit within the rap scene and has been experimenting with afrobeats, which has change into more and more in style in Portugal. His third full-length album from 2019 “Sacrifício: Sangue, Lágrimas & Suor” contained 4 singles that entered the Portuguese Prime 10 and had been licensed both gold or platinum. In 2021, he was nominated for the MTV Europe Music Award for Finest Portuguese Act.
Ruby Anderson is thought for her previous soul really feel and sultry voice. This Luso-Canadian gained recognition as a finalist on Rise 2 Fame Youth Expertise Search, after which she would signal with MDC Music in Toronto. She was nominated within the IPMA “Pop” class in 2022.
Eratóxica is a New England-based rock band with six albums to their identify. They routinely tour in the US, Canada, and within the Azores. They carried out on the first IPMA in 2013.
Launch get together company handled to performances by Fernando Daniel and Rebecca Correia
Launch get together company had been handled to dwell performances from Rochester native and nation musician Rebecca Correia and Portugal’s musical phenomenon Fernando Daniel, who has launched two best-selling albums since profitable The Voice Portugal in 2016.
“It’s good to be again in my residence base,” mentioned Rebecca Correia, the granddaughter of an Azorean immigrant.
For Fernando Daniel – who turned a worldwide sensation after his blind audition on The Voice Portugal performing Adele’s “When We Had been Younger” went viral and earned practically 120 million views – this was his first journey to the US.
Though this efficiency was very completely different from what he’s accustomed to, as his live shows usually appeal to tens of 1000’s, he mentioned this was a dream come true as a result of he all the time wished to carry out in the US.
“I’m virtually 7,000 kilometers from Portugal and I didn’t really feel distant from Portugal. I felt like I used to be in Portugal too. I felt at residence. It was a really stunning night time,” he instructed O Jornal.
At present engaged on his third album to be launched subsequent April, the 26-year-old singer mentioned he wish to return to the US to carry out for bigger audiences and hinted at the potential for recording some songs in English.
“I need to embrace new challenges and make investments extra in my worldwide profession,” he instructed O Jornal. “I hope to return to the U.S. extra instances.”
IPMA submissions being accepted via Nov. 30
Submissions for every IPMA class are being accepted via Nov. 30. All songs submitted will need to have been recorded and launched between Dec. 1, 2021 and Nov. 30, 2022. For all of the IPMA guidelines and laws in addition to buy tickets for the present and after-party, go to ipmaawards.com
