José Cid

José Albano Cid de Ferreira Tavares (born 4 February 1942) is a Portuguese singer, composer and record producer. Internationally, Cid is best known for his 1978 progressive rock album 10,000 Anos Depois Entre Vénus e Marte and for representing Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the song "Um grande, grande amor". With a career spanning more than 60 years, Cid has been awarded 25 Silver, eight Gold and three Platinum records in Portugal. In 2019, Cid received a Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, becoming the second Portuguese singer, after Carlos do Carmo, to receive the honour. His professional career began when he started a covers band called Os Babies ("The Babies"), in 1956. In 1960, Cid began Law School at the University of Coimbra (FDUC). During his time in Coimbra, he created the musical group Conjunto Orfeão with José Niza, Proença de Carvalho and Rui Ressurreição. Cid subsequently joined the bands Trio Los Dos and Os Claves. In 1965, Cid dropped out of school, without having completed his first year, and left for Lisbon 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. Cid did not graduate from INEF either, because he was called to serve as an officer in the Portuguese Air Force. At the air base of Ota, he was a gym teacher from 1968 to 1972. His days were spent teaching in the mornings, and rehearsing during the afternoons, playing music in a garage. On the weekends, he performed with Quarteto 1111. and No Dia Em Que O Rei Fez Anos. He also participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the song Um grande, grande amor.

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. He received a Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019.

José Cid married Gabriela Carrascalão in 2013. Carrascalão is an East Timorese journalist and artist/painter. Cid and Gabriela live in a farm in Mogofores, municipality of Anadia. 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 they are currently estranged. José Cid is a liberal monarchist and openly and vigorously defends the Portuguese monarchist cause. In 2022, he said:"I am a monarchist, but I am not a monarchist of this PPM (Monarchist People's Party), mind you. Being a progressive monarchist is simple. It is what Sá Carneiro did not have the courage to assume, although he was married to a Swede, to follow the countries of northern Europe, the least corrupt, the most cultured, the best living countries in the world – and the most boring because they must be full of snow now. We have the best people in the world, the best climate in the world, the best gastronomy in the world, the best shape in the world because we have endured amazing things, from a regicide, two dictatorships, the Salazarist and the Marcelista, and another one very close to a gentleman who won with an absolute majority and who walks around on the loose in Ericeira [reference to Socialist Party's former Prime Minister of Portugal, José Sócrates]."

Album ReleaseDate Format & TracksA Lenda de El Rei D. Sebastião1967 EP (A Lenda De El Rei D. Sebastião, Os Faunos, Fantasma «POP», Gente)Balada para D. Inês1967 EP (Balada para D. Inês, Partindo se, Vale da Ilusão, Dragão)Meu Irmão / Ababilah1968 SingleDona Vitória1968 EP (Guarda Nocturno, Perspectiva, Tempo de Inocência, Dona Vitória)Nas Terras do Fim do Mundo / Bissaide1969 SingleGénese / Os Monstros Sagrados1969 SingleTodo o Mundo e Ninguém / É Tempo de Pensar em Termos de Futuro1970 SingleBack to the Country / Everybody Needs Love, Peace and Food1970 SingleDomingo em Bidonville1970 EP (João Nada, Estrada Para A Minha Aldeia, Domingo Em Bidonville, Epílogo)Quarteto 1111 (album)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)Ode to the Beatles / 11111971 SingleSabor a Povo / Uma Nova Maneira de Encarar o Mundo1972 SingleBruma Azul do Desejado (with Frei Hermano da Câmara)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)Onde, Quando, Como, Porquê, Cantamos Pessoas Vivas1974 LP (Onde, Quando, Como, Porquê, Cantamos Pessoas Vivas (parts 1 & 2)) progressive rockAntologia da Música Popular Portuguesa1981 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)Memo / Os Rios Nasceram Nossos1987 SingleA Lenda Do Quarteto 11111993 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)A Lenda De El Rei D. Sebastião Colecção Caravela1996 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)Singles e EPs2005 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)