After 25 years with Delfins and a farewell sold out tour in 2009, he started his solo career in 2012, releasing his album "Primeiro/First". He's also a writer (5 novels and his autobiography "Um Lugar ao Sol/A Place in the Sun" - 2010, Babel), a HND Coordinator and teacher in Creation and Production in Music course at the ETIC Institute, Lisbon, and the portuguese voice of Toy Story's Woody (amongst other Disney characters, like Pocahonta's John Smith or Hercules).
Miguel Angelo is best defined as a singer, songwriter and a performer, even though he has, over his career, reached into a wide diversity of areas such as literature, theatre, TV and the Universe of film soundtrack and animation. He was born in Cascais (03/04/1966) and still lives around.
With his band Delfins, and for 25 years, he became the top selling and touring Portuguese artist, and performed in Spain, France, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Germany, UK, South Africa, Cape-Vert, Mozambique, Brazil, Timor, Macau, US and Canada.
He also made history with Portuguese supergroup Resistência, a breakthrough success from 1991 to 1994.
From 1995 to 1998, he was in Brazil with Delfins performing live and recording "Saber a Mar" between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. This record had the participation of Roberto Fréjat (Barão Vermelho), Gabriel, O Pensador, Paulinho Moska and other musicians associated with artists like Djavan or A Cor do Som, and sold in Portugal about 300 thousand units, surpassing the sextuple platinum award.
He recorded in Spain, in 1998, with Alex de la Nuez, a Delfins record sung in Castelhano, named “Azul”, by request from BMG.
In 2011 he recorded a duet and a vídeo in Madrid with La Frontera, “Viento para Aterrissar”.
In France, with Cap Magellan’s production, he performed at Le Zénith and La Cigalle in the 90's. This Organization presented him in 2012 with the Prix D’Honneur at the Mairie de Paris, attended by the president Bertrand Delanoë.
A solo musical career: always the songs, now more acoustic - the organic energy of the rhythm of the stares and breathing - always the history of popular music, that fascinates him since a young age.
“Primeiro” was released in Portugal in late 2012, together with the digital EP “Ray’s Bar”. “Primeiro” travelled through the more intimate auditoriums and into the larger festivals and to crowds of up to 40.000 people.
In October 2013 Miguel released "O Teu Natal," an original Christmas song turned into a national radio hit.
On April 3rd 2014 Miguel released his Iphone app which went straight to #2 on the Top paid music apps in Portugal. On this same day his new single, "MUSA", which can be found exclusively on this app, started airing on all Portuguese Radio Stations.
Musa
Miguel Angelo Lyrics
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Não te vás embora
E se voz desafinar
Não a cales agora
Tu não me faltes nunca
Tu não me faltes nunca
Sem ser literatura
Faz da guitarra inerte e sem som
Instrumento de cura
E se a sede nos secar
E se a fome nos tombar
Tu não me faltes nunca
Tu não me faltes nunca
Acedo a tempo de tudo
Liberta a cabeça do pobre cisudo
Empurra sem medo este corpo a pesar
Empurra sem medo este corpo a pesar
Tu não me faltes nunca
Tu não me faltes nunca
Nunca me faltes
Nunca me faltes
The lyrics of Miguel Angelo's song "Musa" convey the message of the importance of companionship and supportive relationships in times of crisis. The opening lines, "E se o grito nos falhar / Não te vás embora" (And if our screams fail us / Don't go away) set up a scenario where the singer might feel helpless and alone, but they are pleading with someone to stay by their side. The next line, "E se voz desafinar / Não a cales agora" (And if our voice trembles / Don't silence it now) encourages the listener to continue speaking up, even if they feel vulnerable or uncertain.
Throughout the song, Miguel Angelo highlights the power of art and creativity to heal and connect people. He implores his muse to bring him a simple, raw poem, rather than something overly polished or formal. He wants to make music that can help soothe the pain of the world: "Faz da guitarra inerte e sem som / Instrumento de cura" (Turn the silent, lifeless guitar / Into an instrument of healing).
The final verse speaks to the uncertainty and fragility of life. We all face moments where we are thirsty, hungry, and weighed down by the challenges of existence. But even in those moments, the singer asks the listener to stay with them and keep pushing forward. "Empurra sem medo este corpo a pesar" (Push without fear this heavy body) is a call to action, an insistence to keep moving forward through whatever obstacles come our way.
Overall, the lyrics of "Musa" are a testament to the power of human connection, creativity, and resilience. It is a reminder that we all need someone to lean on, someone to inspire us, and someone with whom we can create something beautiful.
Line by Line Meaning
E se o grito nos falhar
If our cry fails us
Não te vás embora
Don't leave me
E se voz desafinar
And if our voice goes out of tune
Não a cales agora
Don't quiet it now
Tu não me faltes nunca
You never fail me
Tu não me faltes nunca
You never fail me
Trás me um poema simples e cru
Bring me a simple and raw poem
Sem ser literatura
Not literature
Faz da guitarra inerte e sem som
Make the inert and silent guitar
Instrumento de cura
An instrument of healing
E se a sede nos secar
And if thirst dehydrates us
E se a fome nos tombar
And if hunger brings us down
Tu não me faltes nunca
You never fail me
Tu não me faltes nunca
You never fail me
Acedo a tempo de tudo
I agree to everything in time
Liberta a cabeça do pobre cisudo
Free the head of the poor nerd
Empurra sem medo este corpo a pesar
Push this body with courage and weight
Empurra sem medo este corpo a pesar
Push this body with courage and weight
Tu não me faltes nunca
You never fail me
Tu não me faltes nunca
You never fail me
Nunca me faltes
Never fail me
Writer(s): Miguel Angelo Da Cos Magalhaes
Contributed by Julia N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Miguel Angelo
Um fim-de-semana na Moura Encantada - local mágico tão distante e tão perto - uns livros no bolso, uma guitarra no saco, o retiro que todos nós precisamos, uns para o repouso, outros para o desencadear de algo...
O video de MUSA foi realizado por Edgar Keats e captou esses momentos de peso para quem lhes "veste a pele". A criação só é uma libertação se resultar de verdadeiros episódios de dúvida, incerteza e até alguma ansiedade. A bruma interior antes do Sol.
maria manuela Costa
fantástico ,beijinhos
doris Kohl
Linda voz!!!!!Abraços!!!!!
Fatima Santos
Sem dúvida!
Serafim Rocha
Como sempre a dar boa música,para mim um dos melhores do nosso Portugal...!!
Fatima Santos
Obrigada! Miguel, tão profundo como o seu olhar.
sara ivone
Obrigada Miguel Ângelo. Não se pode saber o que seriam as nossas vidas sem a tua.
Maria Nunes
já tinha saudades desta sonoridade!!! Obrigada!
;D
Fernando Costa
Este tema, conjuntamente com o videoclip...bom. Muito bom. Parabéns. És grande.
americo tomaz
BELISSIMO.