David Carreira
David Araújo Antunes (born 30 July 1991), better known by his artistic name David Carreira, is a Portuguese singer, actor and model. His debut album N.1 (2011) reached number 1 in the Portuguese charts and follow-up A força está em nós to number 2 in Portugal. Singing in Portuguese, English and French, he has developed an international career and is particularly known in French markets as well with a number of successful singles including "Obrigado la famille" and "Boom".
Also recorded as David Araújo Antunes
David Carreira

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- Name
- David Carreira
- Birth Name
- David Araújo Antunes
- Born
- 30 July 1991
- Birthplace
- Dourdan, France
- Full name
- David Araújo Antunes.
- Nationality
- Portugal · France
- Occupation
- singer · actor · model · musician
- Fields
- pop music
- Honours
- MTV Europe Music Award for Best Portuguese Act
- Languages
- Portuguese
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David Araújo Antunes (born 30 July 1991), better known by his artistic name David Carreira, is a Portuguese singer, actor and model. His debut album N.1 (2011) reached number 1 in the Portuguese charts and follow-up A força está em nós to number 2 in Portugal. Singing in Portuguese, English and French, he has developed an international career and is particularly known in French markets as well with a number of successful singles including "Obrigado la famille" and "Boom".
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — David Carreira • Birth Name — David Araújo Antunes • Born — 30 July 1991 • Birthplace — Dourdan, France • Origin — Portugal • Genre — * Pop • dance • Hip hop • R&B • Years Active — 2008–present • Label — Farol Música • Website — www.davidcarreira.com.pt
Sports
Sports
Growing up after his family moved back to Portugal, he joined the junior formative team of Frossos football club in 2001, but suffering a knee injury, he was forced to quit a possible pro sports career.
Arts and fashion
Arts and fashion
Instead of sports, Carreira concentrated more on an artistic career in music and fashion, particularly since he comes from a very artistic family. By this time, his father Tony Carreira was a famous singer who was well known by the Portuguese public and his mother Fernanda Antunes was his father's manager. His sister Sara Antunes was already a public celebrity and his older brother Mickael Carreira was having a singing career since 2007. David Carreira's first venture was as a model, parading events such for "ModaLisboa" and "Portugal Fashion". He was featured in a number of advertising campaigns, notably for Cacharel.
Acting career
Acting career
David Carreira participated in 2010 in the eighth season of Morangos com Açúcar from TVI in the role of "Lourenço Seixas". In 2012, he also appeared in the telenovela series Louco Amor also on TVI in the role of Chico, a 21-year-old who dates and hooks up with older women.
Music career
Music career
In October 2011, he released his debut album N.1 produced by the French production duo Tefa et Blasta which presented him as a young pop act appealing to massive audiences with a mix of pop, dance, hip hop and R&B. The album was a huge success staying 43 consecutive weeks in the Portuguese Albums Chart and peaking at number 1. The album was certified double platinum. The single "Esta noite" from the album became a major hit. David Carreira went on a big tour culminating in a concert at the Coliseu dos Recreios on 16 February 2013. On 11 November 2013, he released his follow-up album A força está em nós with the collaborations from Snoop Dogg, Bxsoss AC, Anselmo Ralph, Diana Chaves and the French singer Léa Castel. The albon the Portuguese Album Charts. Simultaneously with his Portuguese career, Carreira developed an international career, starting with the French-language market through a deal with Warner France. His debut single in France was "Obrigado la famille", a duo with French rapper Dry. The single was produced by Wati B who has produced major French hip hop acts like Sexion d'Assaut, Maître Gims and The Shin Sekaï. The single was an initial release from the forthcoming French-language album in 2014 on Warner Music France. The album featured a number of collaborations including rapper Dry, and singers Tal and Tunisiano. A second single called "Boom" was released, and was promoted by David Carreira performing it live on the French talk and variety program Vivement Dimanche hosted by Michel Drucker and during a special sequence where the guest was David's father Tony Carreira.
Personal life
Personal life
Born in France, Carreira never had French citizenship and was a Portuguese citizen. His father, Tony Carreira, and brother, Mickael Carreira, are also pop singers. His mother is the manager of his father's music career. Carreira also had one younger sister who died, Sara, who was also a singer.[1]
Studio albums
Studio albums
• Title — Details — Peak positions • POR — FRA — BEL (Wa) — SWI • N.1 — *Release date: 17 October 2011 *Label: Farol Música *Format: CD, download digital *Certification: POR: 2× Platinum — 1 — — — — — — • A força está em nós — *Release date: 2013 *Label: Farol Música *Format: CD, download digital *Certification: POR: Platinum — 2 — — — — — — • Tout recommencer — *Release date: 2014 *Label: Warner Music France *Format: CD, download digital *Certification: — — — 8 — 20 — 21 • 3 — *Release date: 4 December 2015 *Label: Regi Concerto *Format: CD, digital download — 1 — — — — — — • 1991 — *Release date: 19 May 2017 *Record label: Warner, Regi Concerto *Format: CD, digital download — 14 — 54 — — — 58 • 7 — *Release date: 2018 *Label: Sony, Regi Concerto *Format: CD, digital download — 1 — — — — — — • Oyto — *Release date: 2023 *Label: Sony, Regi Concerto *Format: CD, digital download — 1 — — — — — —
Live albums
Live albums
• Title — Details — Peak positions • POR • 360° Live campo pequeno — *Release date: 18 November 2016 *Record label: Sony *Format: CD, digital download — 3
EPs
EPs
• Title — Details • David Carreira – EP24 — *Release date: 7 July 2014 *Record label: Warner Music *Format: Digital download
Singles
Singles
• Year — Title — Peak positions — Album • POR — FRA — BEL (Wa) • 2011 — "Esta Noite" (featuring Jmi Sissoko) — 5 — — — — — N.1 • 2013 — "Obrigado la famille" (featuring Dry) — — — 55 — 3* (Ultratip) — Non-album release • 2014 — "Boom" — — — 50 — 3* (Ultratip) — A força está em nós • "Viser le K.O." (featuring Snoop Dogg) — — — 167 — 4* (Ultratip) — Tout recommencer • 2017 — "Domino" — — — 177 — — — 1991 • Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts. Others • 2011: "Tu" • 2011: "Esta Noite" • 2012: "Falling Into You" • 2012: "Don't Stop the Party / Esta Noite" (remix) (featuring Lara Life & Jmi Sissoko) • 2013: "Baby Fica" (featuring Anselmo Ralph) • 2014: "Boom" (feat. Leck) • 2014: "Haverá Sempre Uma Música" • 2015: "Haverá Sempre Uma Música" (Trackstorm Remix) • 2014: "ABC" (with Boss AC) • 2015: "Falling for U Girl" (Diana Chaves) • 2015: "Rien à envier" • 2015: "Primeira Dama" • 2017: "Lucia" • 2017: "Ficamos por aqui" • 2018: "És só tu" (feat. Inês Herédia) • 2018: "O problema é que ela é Linda" (feat. Deejay Télio, Mc Zuka) • 2018: "Cuido de você" (with Kell Smith) • 2018: "Gosto de ti" (feat. Sara Carreira) The 3 Project • 2016: "Intro" (part 1) • 2016: "Señorita" (feat. Mickael Carreira) (part 2) • 2016: "Dizias que não" (part 3) • 2016: "Dama do business" (feat. Plutónio) (part 4) • 2016: "Primeira Dama" (part 5) • 2016: "Transição" (part 6) • 2016: "In Love" (feat. Ana Free) (part 7) • 2016: "Não fui eu" (part 8) Featured in • 2015: "Piqué" (Sultan feat. David Carreira)
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
David Carreira was recorded at birth as David Araújo Antunes. He also worked under the name David Carreira. The authorities additionally record the heading David Araújo Antunes.
Identity
Identity
David Carreira is recorded as having received MTV Europe Music Award for Best Portuguese Act.
Life and career
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Life and career
The full dated record · 1 entries
1991
David Carreira born at Dourdan.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 113548936X, 1991 (Zusammenstellung, David Carreira).
Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
- VIAF cluster 122350781 for David Carreira, aggregating national library name authorities.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q322854: David Carreira
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- “David Carreira”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.Sara Carreira, daughter of Portuguese singer Tony Carreira, died in a tragic car accident. Plataforma Media. 6 December 2020.
- 2.PortugueseCharts.com David Carreira discography
- 3.LesCharts.com David Carreira discography
- 4.LesCharts.com David Carreira discography
- 5.Hitparade.ch David Carreira discography
- 6.Ultratop.be/fr/ Ultratip: David Carreria feat. Dry - "Obrigado la famille" page
- 7.Ultratop.be/fr/ Ultratip: David Carreria - "Boom" page
- 8.Ultratop.be/fr/ Ultratip: David Carreria - "Viser le K.O." page
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