Jorge Palma

Jorge Manuel de Abreu Palma ComIH (born 4 June 1950) is a Portuguese singer and songwriter. A well-known and acclaimed songwriter in Portugal, Palma started his solo career in 1972 and was a busker in several cities abroad before settling back in Portugal in 1982. He achieved success in the late 1980s with songs such as "Deixa-me Rir" and "Frágil", and renewed success in 2007, with the single "Encosta-te a Mim".

Jorge Palma ComIH
Palma in 2007
Background information
Birth name	Jorge Manuel de Abreu Palma
Born	(1950-06-04) 4 June 1950 (age 74) Lisbon, Portugal
Genres	Rock pop
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, piano, guitar
Years active	1967–present
Labels	Decca Diapasão Rastilho Records Da Nova PolyGram EMI Philips Records Warner Music
Website	www.jorgepalma.pt

Palma has additionally been a member of the bands Sindicato, Rio Grande, Cabeças no Ar, and his rock project Palma's Gang.

Early life

Jorge Palma was born in Lisbon on 4 June 1950. At the age of 6, Palma learned to play the piano and to read. When he was 8 years old, he performed his first piano audition in the Portuguese National Conservatory.

In 1963, aged 13, Palma finished second in a musical contest in Mallorca, Spain. At the same time, he continued his studies, first at the Camões Secondary School and after at the Colégio Infante de Sagres in Abrantes. The following year, 1964, marks a turning point in Palma's musical preferences, in which he start leaving his classical influences and dedicates himself to pop-rock music.