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remo , bardez fernandes at his home recording studio in siolim panjim , goa cbs , polygram , magnasound remo fernandes
 remo fernandes solo_singer 8 may 1953 guitar , flute fusion , indian rock remo fernandes , prominent musician from goa 01.jpg siolim , goa , india luís remo de maria bernardo fernandes musician , singer-songwriter , actor
remo fernandes

luís remo de maria bernardo fernandes , more popularly known as remo fernandes -lrb- born 8 may 1953 -rrb- , is a pop/rock/indian fusion artist and film playback singer from the state of goa , india .
his musical work is a fusion of many different cultures and styles he 's been exposed to as a child in goa and in his later travels around the world .
such influences include goan and portuguese music , sega music from mauritius and seychelles , african music , latin music from spain and south america , the music of erstwhile european communist states , those of the dancehalls from jamaica and soca from trinidad .
writing and singing songs in english made his success more rare and distinctive in the context of the bollywood-dominated , hindi language-based , occasionally even disco music scene that was popular in the 1980s and 1990s .
his compositions in english , reflecting life and socio-political happenings in india with which every indian could identify , became popular largely with the growing , english-educated , indian middle class .
his hindi pop/rock and film songs became instant hits with the indian masses , earning him gold , platinum and double platinum discs .
a popular stage performer in india , he has also taken part in many music festivals around the world .
he has performed with international names such as jethro tull , led zeppelin and queen , to name a few .
recently he signed up as a member of the aap , a political party in india , for goa constituency .
he now writes and sings his songs in five different languages : english , hindi , french , portuguese and konkani .
