Fernando Ribeiro

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Fernando Ribeiro
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Fernando Ribeiro during concert in Klub Studio, Kraków, Poland 2007
Background information
Birth nameFernando Miguel Santos Ribeiro
Also known asLangsuyar
Born (1974-08-26) August 26, 1974 (age 49)
Origin Portugal
Genres Gothic metal, black metal, folk metal, doom metal
Occupation(s) Singer, lyricist, poet
Instrument(s) Vocals
Years active1989 - present
Website moonspell.com

Fernando Ribeiro (Lisbon, August 26, 1974) is a Portuguese singer, vocalist and lyricist for the Portuguese gothic metal band Moonspell. In addition to this activity, he is also a writer and translator. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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Life and career

Raised in Brandoa, just outside of Lisbon, Fernando Ribeiro formed Morbid God in 1989, which later changed its name to Moonspell in 1992. [7] Concurrently with his musical endeavors, as a young adult, Ribeiro studied philosophy at the University of Lisbon for a period of time with the unfulfilled aim of becoming a high school philosophy teacher. [8] [9] He has published three books of poetry, namely, Como Escavar um Abismo (2001), As Feridas Essenciais (2004), and Diálogo de Vultos (2007). He has also written a book of prose, Senhora Vingança (2011). [10]

He also took part in the project "A Sombra Sobre Lisboa - Lovecraftian Tales in the City of Seven Hills". A literary work featuring several authors and invoking Lovecraft's worlds adapted to the city of Lisbon. He wrote the introductions to The Best Stories of Howard Phillips Lovecraft, published in 2005, and translated the comic biography Lovecraft into Portuguese. [11]

He has also written regularly for the Portuguese metal magazine LOUD! in a monthly column entitled The Eternal Spectator. [12]

Amalia Hoje live at Fnac, in Porto, 2009. Ribeiro is the second from the left, Nuno Goncalves is playing the piano, and Sonia Tavares is the female singer. Paulo Praca is the first from the right. Hoje.jpg
Amália Hoje live at Fnac, in Porto, 2009. Ribeiro is the second from the left, Nuno Gonçalves is playing the piano, and Sónia Tavares is the female singer. Paulo Praça is the first from the right.

In 1998, he was also one of the founders of the Daemonarch music project. [13]

In 2009, he was part of the Amália Hoje project, which, together with Sónia Tavares, Nuno Gonçalves and Paulo Praça, re-recorded some of Amália Rodrigues' classics. [14] In the same year he also took part in a song by the band Bizarra Locomotiva, called "Anjo Exilado" from the album Álbum Negro [15] and in the Orfeu Rebelde project, released by Optimus Discos. [16]

In 2022, Fernando Ribeiro was chosen to play the role of a high member of the clergy, Gabriel Malagrida, for a documentary in the History TV channel about the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. [17] [18] [19]

Personal life

He has been married since 2017 to Sónia Tavares, lead singer of the band The Gift. They have a son, Fausto, born in 2012, and live in Alcobaça. [20] [21] Ribeiro is a supporter of FC Porto and attributes that personal preference to his father's influence since he was a fan of the northern sports club and was born in Mondim de Basto, in Vila Real District, Northern Portugal. [22]

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References

  1. ↑ "Fernando Ribeiro: O português é um bocadinho medroso". www.jornaldenegocios.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  2. ↑ SAPO. "Hoje conversamos com Fernando Ribeiro, vocalista dos Moonspell e autor de "Café Kanimambo"". SAPO 24 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  3. ↑ "Entrevista Fernando Ribeiro - MOONSPELL -". www.spautores.pt/ (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  4. ↑ SAPO. "Fernando Ribeiro, dos Moonspell: "Transformei o meu fascínio pela Brandoa num objeto artístico"". SAPO Mag (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  5. ↑ "Fernando Ribeiro (Moonspell): "Os Sétima Legião eram das raras bandas nacionais que nos faziam sentir que não estávamos sozinhos na Europa"". Expresso (in Portuguese). 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  6. ↑ Spijker, Sebastiaan (2019-03-13), Metal on Loud: Another Word with Fernando Ribeiro (Short), Randy Gerritse, Fernando Ribeiro, Metal Media Productions, retrieved 2023-09-28
  7. ↑ "Moonspell: ″Os fãs permitem às bandas de metal ter uma existência mais independente″". www.dn.pt (in European Portuguese). 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  8. ↑ Digital, Bismuto Labs-Web Design e Marketing (2021-06-09). "Entrevista. Fernando Ribeiro: "Seria professor de filosofia se não estivesse na música"". Comunidade Cultura e Arte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  9. ↑ "Fernando Ribeiro: "Sou um professor de filosofia frustrado"". www.sabado.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  10. ↑ "Fernando Ribeiro, dos Moonspell, vai estrear-se como escritor de um romance". NiT (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  11. ↑ "Fernando Ribeiro - Região de Cister" (in European Portuguese). 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  12. ↑ "MOONSPELL: "THE ETERNAL SPECTATOR GOES TO AMERICA", por Fernando Ribeiro [exclusivo] • LOUD!" (in European Portuguese). 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  13. ↑ "Fernando Ribeiro: "As pessoas estão encrespadas contra tudo e contra todos" ― Entrevista". Fernando Ribeiro: “As pessoas estão encrespadas contra tudo e contra todos” ― Entrevista (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-09-28.
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  15. ↑ pendulo.pt. "Álbum Negro". Rastilho Records. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  16. ↑ "Orfeu Rebelde, inesperada ode a Miguel Torga". Jornal Expresso (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  17. ↑ "Fernando Ribeiro dos Moonspell é um cardeal na primeira experiência como ator: veja as fotos". Expresso (in Portuguese). 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  18. ↑ "Fernando Ribeiro, dos Moonspell, é ator em documentário sobre terramoto". Notícias ao Minuto (in Portuguese). 2022-11-04. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  19. ↑ Lobo, Renata Lima (2022-10-21). "O terramoto de 1755 abalou Lisboa, mas também o pensamento, sugere novo documentário". Time Out Lisboa (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  20. ↑ "Sónia Tavares e Fernando Ribeiro casaram-se!". Lux. 2017-09-18. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  21. ↑ Fernandes, Nélia (2023-04-17). "Sónia Tavares assinala 11.º aniversário do filho com foto ternurenta: "Aquele que me continua"". SIC (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-09-28.
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