Carlos Paião

Carlos Manuel de Marques Paião (born in Coimbra on November 1, 1957 - August 26, 1988 in Rio Maior) was a very popular singer and song-writer in Portugal. He penned some 500 songs, some of which became national hits, including:

Play-back (with which he represented Portugal at the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest)
Pó-de-arroz (Rice Powder)
Souvenir de Portugal (Souvenir from Portugal)
Vinho do Porto (Port Wine), a duet performed with Cândida Branca Flor
Zero-a-zero (Nil-Nil)
Cinderela
Marcha do Pião das Nicas
Ga-Gago (stu-stutterer)
Meia-dúzia (half a dozen)
Telefonia nas ondas do ar (Radio in the Air Waves)

Additionally, he was an instrumentalist (having begun to play the accordion at age five) and a producer.

Carlos Paião was also a doctor, having graduated in Medicine in 1983, but his great passion was music.

Carlos Paião was killed in a car accident in Ponte Amieira, near the city of Rio Maior, in August 1988, while returning from a concert.

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