Carlos Paião
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Carlos Manuel de Marques Paião (born at Coimbra on November 1, 1957 - August 26, 1988 at Rio Maior) was a very popular singer and song-writer in Portugal. He penned some 500 songs, some of which became national hits, including:
- Play-back (with which he represented Portugal at the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest)
- Pó-de-arroz (Rice Powder)
- Souvenir de Portugal (Souvenir from Portugal)
- Vinho do Porto (Port Wine), a duet performed with Cândida Branca Flor
- Zero-a-zero (Nil-Nil)
- Cinderela
- Marcha do Pião das Nicas
- Ga-Gago (stu-stutterer)
- Meia-dúzia (half a dozen)
- Telefonia nas ondas do ar (Radio in the Air Waves)
Additionally, he was an instrumentalist (having begun to play the accordion at age five) and a producer.
Carlos Paião was also a doctor, having graduated in Medicine in 1983, but his great passion was music.
Carlos Paião was killed in a car accident in Ponte Amieira, near the city of Rio Maior, in August 1988, while returning from a concert.
