page_title: José Cid
section_title: Progressive rock
hierarchical_section_title: José Cid / Progressive rock
caption_attribution_description: De Portugese zanger José Cid tijdens een fotosessie voor het Eurovisie Songfestival 1980
context_page_description: José Cid, born on February 4, 1942 in Chamusca, Portugal, is a Portuguese singer and composer. Abroad, Cid is best known for performing "Um grande, grande amor" at the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 and for his progressive rock album 10,000 Anos Depois Entre Vénus e Marte.
  Cid has been awarded 25 Silver, eight Gold, and three Platinum records.
context_section_description: Cid explored symphonic rock with Cantamos Pessoas Vivas (1974), Vida – Sons do Quotidiano (1976) and 10,000 Anos Depois Entre Venus E Marte (1978). The progressive concept album 10,000 Anos Depois Entre Venus E Marte was released in 1978 and was consistently featured in www.progarchives.com on the top five progressive rock albums ever, and considered "Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music". Most of the songs, influenced by a sort of mix combining The Moody Blues and Pink Floyd psychedelia, were composed by Cid, some of them with the help of guitar player Mike Sergeant and drummer Ramon Galarza. Another (unfinished) project from this lineup, Vozes do Além, explored the "Life after Death / Reincarnation" theme. Featured in the record are a poem by Natália Correia ("Creio") and two from Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen ("Quando" and "Um Dia"). Presently, work on this album has resumed, with the original lineup and the addition of younger musicians.
caption: José Cid at a promotion shoot in the Netherlands for the Eurovision Song Contest 1980
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