website years_active notable_instruments birth_place label article_title name background birth_date genre origin birth_name occupation
-lsb- http://www.armandogama.com armandogama.com -rsb- 1971 & ndash ; present piano luanda , angola columbia records armando gama
 armando gama solo_singer 01 april 1954 pop , , singer-songwriter , lisbon , portugal armando antónio capelo diniz da gama singer-songwriter
armando gama

armando antónio capelo diniz da gama -lrb- born april 1 , 1954 in luanda , angola -rrb- is a portuguese singer-songwriter and baritone opera singer , whose physical trademark for decades has been his shoulder-length jet black hair .
gama grew up in a colonial family in angola and lived there until the age of 17 .
upon moving to portugal in 1971 , he scored the first of many # 1 hits on the portuguese music charts .
he is well-versed in performing piano and solfège , having studied them at the portuguese music conservatory in luanda .
in his four-decade music career , he has sold over five million records in portugal alone .
he became well-known internationally performing at the eurovision song contest 1983 , singing the song `` esta balada que te dou , '' ranking 13th out of 20 countries .
gama is still performing today , now presenting a live show called `` armando gama : the fifth beatle , '' in which he performs cover versions of well-known beatles songs .
