“In the 90s, whenever we wanted to hear new songs from The Cure, New Order or Nick Cave, they were premiered at a concert, not on Spotify”

At Posto Emissor, Nuno Gonçalves and Fernando Ribeiro, members of the Amália Hoje project, spoke about their return to the stage, with reinterpretations of Amália's songs in the lineup that will be premiered live: “There was always the question: when will they return?”

Listen to the full answer at the top of this page, starting at 3 minutes and 17 seconds.

At Posto Emissor, Nuno Gonçalves and Fernando Ribeiro, from Amália Hoje, discussed their return to the stage, in 2024, and the future of the band, which is currently working on another album of reinterpretations of Amália Rodrigues' songs.

“There was always the question: when will they come back?”, highlighted Nuno Gonçalves. “We felt this pulse from the public, and we said: why not?”.

Specifically addressing the shows that Amália Hoje will perform at the Coliseums in Porto and Lisbon, Nuno Gonçalves drew a parallel with the 90s, referring to the fact that Amália Hoje's setlist includes new songs: “In the 90s, whenever we wanted to hear new songs by The Cure, New Order or Nick Cave, they were performed on stage, not on Spotify”, he said.

This year, the supergroup - composed of Nuno Gonçalves, Sónia Tavares (The Gift), Fernando Ribeiro (Moonspell) and singer-songwriter Paulo Praça (Turbojunkie, Plaza) - will once again sing Amália. Concerts are scheduled at the Coliseums of Porto (1 March) and Lisbon (7 March), and a second album is also in the works.