Gil Semedo

Gil Semedo Moreira (born October 25, 1974) is a recording artist and performer.

Biography

Semedo was born on the Cape Verde islands in western Africa and moved to Netherlands at the age of six. In 1989 when he was fifteen years old, he was a finalist on the "Henny Huisman Sound Mix Show", a popular Netherlands TV program, on which he performed an imitation of Michael Jackson.

Semedo's style of music is a combination of traditional Cape Verdean styles, such as Coladera, Funaná, and Batuque, as well as other styles such as Zouk, pop and rhythm and blues.

In 1999, Semedo suffered an accident in which one of his feet was amputated.

He also attended the Gamboa Fesvial in Praia and was featured with 100,000 fans.

Discography

Since 1991, Semedo has released nine albums which have together sold over 500,000 copies:
*"Menina" (1991)
*"Separadu" (1993)
*"Caboswing" (1993)
*"Doom Da Da Doom" (1995)
*"Verdadi" (1996) with Maria Julia
*"Bodona" (1997)
*"Nos Lider" (1999)
*"Best of Gil" (2001)
*"Nha Vitória" (2006)
*"Dedicacon" (2002)
*"CaboPoP" (2008)

He has also performed in Europe, the United States and Africa.

External links

* [http://www.gilsemedo.com Official website]