Jorge Palma was awarded the Career Award at the 8th edition of PLAY – Portuguese Music Awards, in a ceremony at Coliseu dos Recreios, where names such as Carminho, Mizzy Miles, Calema, Vizinhos, Sara Correia, Plutonio and Napa were also awarded.
Musician Jorge Palma was awarded the Career Award from in a ceremony at the Coliseu dos Recreios, in Lisbon, in which artists such as Mizzy Miles, Sara Correia, Napa and Calema were also awarded.
O Career Awarddecided by the management which manages and represents the rights of multinational, national and independent publishers, which promotes PLAY, was handed over to Jorge Palma by the Secretary of State for Culture, Alberto Santos.
Visibly surprised, red carnation on the chestJorge Palma began by thanking all those who helped him throughout his life, namely “to the SUS professionals who do everything with the few resources they have”.
The musician recalled that the current Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro, “some time ago said that culture in Portugal is systematically belittled, undervalued”, adding that he is “hoping that an effective reform will actually be carried out so that our efforts are not wasted in vain”.
Jorge Palma appealed not to let the 25th of April “become a distant memory, an image that will fade away”: “We must always reinvent the spirit of April. Freedom, justice, democracy. Malta, let’s get to work, let’s make this country something that deserves to be better. Long live the 25th of April, long live Freedom, long live Democracy!”he stated.
For State Secretary of Culture, Alberto Santos, “honoring Jorge Palma is celebrating a very rare voice in Portuguese music”, ua musician who “created an interior country where many have lived”: “Always with freedom close at hand, Jorge Palma built an unmistakable and lasting signature in Portuguese music.”said Alberto Santos.
Before the award ceremony, Jorge Palma was honored with a musical performance by Tim, Sérgio Godinho, Marisa Liz, Miguel Luz, Inês Marques Lucas and Vicente and Francisco Palmathe singer’s children, who sang “Canção de Lisboa”, “Dá-me lume”, “Bairro do Amor”, “Portugal, Portugal”, “Frágil” and “A gente vai continua”.
Who were the big winners of the night?
In addition to the Career Award, awards were presented at the 8th PLAY ceremony, which was broadcast live on several RTP, radio, television and online channels. 14 categories.
The singer Carminhothe most nominated in this edition, with three nominations, took home a PLAY from Best Fado Album com “I will die of love or resist.” The PLAY of Best Albumfor which Carminho’s album was also nominated, was delivered to Mizzy Milesfor “End of Nothing”.
O Critics’ Awardwhose winner is chosen by a panel of music journalists, went to Dead Handfor “Viva La Muerte!”.
Os Calema won, for the fourth consecutive year, the PLAY for Best Group, Plutonium or of Best Male Artist, Sara Correia or of Best Female Artist and the Napa or of New Artist.
“Aperture”, by the accordionist João Barradaswon in the category of Best Jazz Albumand “Kokyyu”, by composer Luis Tinocona de Best Classical/Classical Music Album.
O Lusofonia Award went to “Vaitimbora”, by the Brazilian singer Mari Froes with the French duo Trinix. The theme “Oh Clementina”, who joins Khiaro, Luís Fialho and the Concertina Marauders was considered the Best Light and Popular Song.
In the category of Best Music Video beat “Moleirinha”, from Karetus, Conan of Osiris e Isabel Silvestrewith Voices of Manchouce e Julio Pereiracarried out by Gonçalo XZ.
In the only category whose winner is chosen by the public, Song of the Yearthe winner was “Pôr do Sol”, by Neighbors.
The ceremony for the 8th edition of PLAY featured several presentations by Neighborsof the Napawith the Children’s Choir of the Parish Council of Benfica (Lisbon) and the Coro Skolaof Nelson Freitas com Nuno Ribeiroof the Everything com Luis Trigacheiro e Buba Espinhoand of MANY.
The ceremony also included “A minute to silence the hate”a moment in which the actors Afonso Pimentel e Diogo Amaral and the singers Pedro Mafama e Thomas Wallenstein said a text to alert to the online spread of hate speech against women, thus continuing the campaign launched in December by the telecommunications operator Vodafone, with the same text said by rapper Dillaz.
