biography
Jorge Loureiro (Jorge Manuel Dias dos Santos Loureiro) is a singer and concertina player born on 28 October 1970 in the parish of Pousa, in Barcelos. He started playing the concertina at the age of 10 and, at 15, joined a folk group in the municipality of Vila Verde. He dedicates himself to traditional and popular Portuguese music, particularly to cantares ao desafio, and has recorded nine works in this style with various singers from the North.
In 2001 he recorded 'Saudades do meu pai', his greatest hit, and in 2011 he released his first album with his band, 'Aos teus pés eu vou rezar'. He performed with his band at the Festas em Honra de S. Bento, in Marinhas (Esposende), in 2026.
