Calema are a music duo from São Tomé and Príncipe with origins in Portugal formed by the two brothers António Mendes Ferreira (born 5 April 1992) and Fradique Mendes Ferreira (born 19 March 1987). The name of the duo refers to the special undulation on the African coast.[1]

Calema
Calema performing in 2022
Background information
OriginSão Tomé and Príncipe and Portugal
GenresElectronic Kizomba music
Years active2011–present
LabelsKlasszik
MembersAntónio Mendes Ferreira
Fradique Mendes Ferreira

Early life

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They started singing together at a very young age as they took music as a hobby. In 2008 they came to Portugal to pursue their professional degrees on the music industry. Fradique pursued a degree in Multimedia in Évora and António, a degree in Video Production in Lisbon. In 2011 they went to France with their family and kept on doing music, as they created their cover channel on YouTube.[2]

Career

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While they were in France, they kept entering talent shows, winning one of them called "Luso artist".[3] Three years later, Anselmo Ralph noticed them and made them enter the Portuguese music scene. Later on, they produced the album "A Nossa Vez" or simply "A.N.V" which included the song A Nossa Vez. The song ended 2017 as the most viewed music video on YouTube sung in the Portuguese language that year.[4]

In February 2019 they were announced as the composers and interpreters of the song "A Dois", which participated on the Festival da Canção 2019.[5]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions
POR

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Ni Mondja Anguené
  • Released: 2010 (POR)
  • Label: Harmonia
Bomu Kêlê
  • Released: 2014 (POR)
  • Label: Distrirecords
A Nossa Vez
  • Released: 20 October 2017 (POR)
  • Label: Klasszik
3
Yellow
  • Released: 7 February 2020 (POR)
  • Label: Klasszik
1

Live albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions
POR

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Ao vivo no Campo Pequeno
  • Released: 2019 (POR)
  • Label: Klasszik
3

Singles

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  • 2019: "A Dois"
  • 2020: "Vai"
  • 2022: "Te Amo"

References

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  1. ^ "Calema: "Há dez anos estávamos numa garagem a ver aviões a passar"". NiT (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  2. ^ "Famoso como nunca o viu | A vez dos Calema". CRISTINA (in European Portuguese). 2018-07-12. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  3. ^ "Calema Biography". Concerty.com.
  4. ^ KlassziK, Calema - A Nossa Vez, retrieved 2019-02-01
  5. ^ Lusa. "Conheça todas as músicas do Festival da Canção de 2019". www.cmjornal.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  6. ^ a b "portuguesecharts.com - Portuguese charts portal". portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
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