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'''Rita Redshoes''' (Rita Pereira) is a solo artist from [[Portugal]]. In 1997 she sang with her first band, [[Atomic Bees]], releasing an album in 2000 entitled ''love.noises.and.kisses''. In 2003, she was invited to play piano with [[David Fonseca]], and shared with him the song “Hold Still” from ''Our Hearts Will Beat As One'', his second solo album. In 2008 she released her debut solo album ''Golden Era''. In 2010 the band Snow Patrol invited her to perform the single "Set the fire to the third bar" in Rock in Rio Lisbon. She is an active spokesman for the [[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa]] regarding [[Copyright infringement of audio-visual works|Copyright infringement]] on the [[Internet]]. <ref>''[http://www.publico.pt/Tecnologia/industria-fonografica-internacional-sauda-crescimento-dos-downloads-legais-mas-lamenta-pirataria-digital_1476270 IFPI Digital Music Report de 2011]'', Publico.</ref> <ref>''[http://www.cmjornal.xl.pt/detalhe/o-dia-em-imagens/o-secretario-geral-do-cds-pp-jose-lino-ramos-e-a-vice-presidente-teresa-caeiro-discutiram-com-mafalda-arnauth-david-fonseca-e-andre-sardet-os-efeitos-da-pirataria-na-musica-nacional-joao-miguel-rodrigues O Dia em Imagens]'', Correio da Manha.</ref>
'''Rita Redshoes''' (Rita Pereira) is a solo artist from [[Portugal]]. In 1997 she sang with her first band, [[Atomic Bees]], releasing an album in 2000 entitled ''love.noises.and.kisses''. In 2003, she was invited to play piano with [[David Fonseca]], and shared with him the song “Hold Still” from ''Our Hearts Will Beat As One'', his second solo album. In 2008 she released her debut solo album ''Golden Era''. In 2010 the band Snow Patrol invited her to perform the single "Set the fire to the third bar" in Rock in Rio Lisbon. She is an active spokeswoman for the [[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa]] regarding [[Copyright infringement of audio-visual works|Copyright infringement]] on the [[Internet]]. <ref>''[http://www.publico.pt/Tecnologia/industria-fonografica-internacional-sauda-crescimento-dos-downloads-legais-mas-lamenta-pirataria-digital_1476270 IFPI Digital Music Report de 2011]'', Publico.</ref> <ref>''[http://www.cmjornal.xl.pt/detalhe/o-dia-em-imagens/o-secretario-geral-do-cds-pp-jose-lino-ramos-e-a-vice-presidente-teresa-caeiro-discutiram-com-mafalda-arnauth-david-fonseca-e-andre-sardet-os-efeitos-da-pirataria-na-musica-nacional-joao-miguel-rodrigues O Dia em Imagens]'', Correio da Manha.</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==

Revision as of 04:13, 13 February 2011

Rita Redshoes

Rita Redshoes (Rita Pereira) is a solo artist from Portugal. In 1997 she sang with her first band, Atomic Bees, releasing an album in 2000 entitled love.noises.and.kisses. In 2003, she was invited to play piano with David Fonseca, and shared with him the song “Hold Still” from Our Hearts Will Beat As One, his second solo album. In 2008 she released her debut solo album Golden Era. In 2010 the band Snow Patrol invited her to perform the single "Set the fire to the third bar" in Rock in Rio Lisbon. She is an active spokeswoman for the Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa regarding Copyright infringement on the Internet. [1] [2]

Discography

Singles

Year Title Chart Positions Album
POR EUR
2008 "Hey Tom" 49 - Golden Era
"Dream On Girl" 38 -
"The Beginning Song" 16 -
2009 "Choose Love" 24 -

Awards

In the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007 they were 8th (out of 19) in the New Sounds of Europe International Competition and were one of the nominees for Best Portuguese Act. In the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008 they were awarded the Best Portuguese Act and were nominees for Best European Act.

MTV Europe Music Awards

The MTV Europe Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony established in 1994 by MTV Europe.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2008 Rita Redshoes Best Portuguese Act Nominated

Golden Globes

The Golden Globes is an annual awards ceremony by SIC.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2009 Rita Redshoes Best New Artist Nominated

References

  1. ^ IFPI Digital Music Report de 2011, Publico.
  2. ^ O Dia em Imagens, Correio da Manha.