Filipe Pinto
# Filipe Pinto

Filipe Miranda Cunha Pinto known as Filipe Pinto (born in São Mamede de Infesta, Matosinhos municipality, Portugal on 3 July 1988) is a Portuguese singer that won season 3 of the Portuguese reality television music competition series Ídolos in 2010. He won the 2013 MTV Europe Music Award for the Best Portuguese Act.

## Ídolos

Pinto auditioned with the Pearl Jam song "Better Man".

During the gala live shows, he sang:

* Gala 1: Radiohead - "High and Dry"
* Gala 2: Smashing Pumpkins - "Disarm"
* Gala 3: Foo Fighters - "Times Like These"
* Gala 4: Michael Jackson - "Billie Jean"
* Gala 5: Zeca Afonso - "Venham mais Cinco"
* Gala 6: Amy Winehouse - "Valerie"
* Gala 7: Roberto Carlos - "Quero que tudo vá Pro Inferno" / U2 - "With or Without You"
* Gala 8: Guns N' Roses - "Sweet Child o' Mine" / Incubus - "Drive"
* Gala 9: Carlos Santana - "Smooth" / Ornatos Violeta - "Ouvi Dizer" / Oasis - "Don't Look Back in Anger"
* Gala 10: Whitesnake - "Here I Go Again" (as a duet with Diana) / Goo Goo Dolls - "Iris" / Nirvana - "Lithium" / Pedro Abrunhosa - "Eu Não Sei Quem Te Perdeu" (in duet with Pedro Abrunhosa)
* Gala 12: Bush - "Letting the Cables Sleep" / Pearl Jam - "Better Man" / Ornatos Violeta - "Ouvi Dizer"

He won the final against competition from the finalist and eventual runner-up Diana Piedade. In addition to a record contract, he won a 6-month scholarship to study music at London College of Music. In March 2010, Ídolos also released the compilation album Ídolos Os Melhores Momentos that included Pinto's interpretation of "Ouvi Dizer".

## After Ídolos

After the finals, he took part in a tour with the rest of the finalists. He also took part in a series of festivals in 2011 including Super Bock Super Rock and Festival Sudoeste. After his win, he completed his education with a degree in Forestry from University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro.

His debut commercial single was "Insónia" followed by his debut studio album Cerne on Farol Records in 2012.

## Discography

### Albums

| Title | Year | Peak |
| - | - | - |
| Title | Year | POR |
| Cerne | 2012 | 2 |
| Planeta limpo | 2014 | 25 |
| E tudo gira | 2016 | 12 |

### Singles

* 2012: "Insónia"
* 2015: "E Tudo Gira"
* 2017: "Amor tem Si"
