Paulo Mendonça
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Paulo Mendonça is a Swedish funk guitarist songwriter and composer of Portuguese origin. He has released five studio albums and one live album, the first three in the 1990s[1][2] as a performing artist and sold more than 250.000 copies and as a songwriter he received 8x platinum awards.[3] In 1996 he participated at the Montreux Jazz Festival.[4] He toured with Tina Turner among others. In 2008, he collaborated on Jeff Scott Soto's album, Beautiful mess. In 2010 Mendonca worked on several songs on the Hurts album "Happiness" as a guitarist and background vocalist.[5] In 2013, he released "Does anybody wanna funk?" which featured the song Birds and the bees, a moderate success in Sweden[1] and Germany [6]
In 2017 Mendonça co-wrote the song "Funky Song"[7] for the polish singer Margaret.
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [8] | |||
| 1991 | Respect My Aim | ||
| 1993 | Different Phases | ||
| 1995 | 11 PM | ||
| 2013 | Does Anybody Wanna Funk? | 19 | |
| 2013 | Live From Pama Studio1 | ||
| 2019 | Mindcontrol |
Singles
[edit]| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [8] | NED [9] | |||
| 1994 | "If You Want My Love" | – | 49 | |
Discography and certifications as songwriter
[edit]A discography of songs written and/or produced by Paulo Mendonca.
| Year | Song | Artist | Album | Label | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "Officially Yours" | Craig David | Trust Me | Atlantic/Warner Music UK | United Kingdom (BPI): Gold |
| 2009 | "The last Words" | Kevin Borg | The Beginning' | Sony BMG | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI): Gold |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lönnberg, Lars (22 April 2013). "Funk för folket ("Funk for the people.")". Fria tidningen (Sweden) (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ BlueDesert.dk: Paulo Mendonça discography
- ^ "Paulo Mendonca ab sofort bei K-ENT – 8x Platin, made in Sweden! | K'ent Media Management Label Publishing" (in German). 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ^ "Paulo Mendonça Setlist at Montreux Jazz Festival 1996". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ^ Hurts - Happiness (in German), retrieved 2023-02-08
- ^ "Paulo Mendonca mit neuem Album 'Does Anybody Wanna Funk' im März 2013 | Burning Music". 20 February 2013.
- ^ Margaret - Monkey Business (in German), retrieved 2023-02-08
- ^ a b "SwedishCharts.com Paulo Mendonça discography page". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl Paulo Mendonça discography page". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
External links
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