We catch up with a friend of Tomorrow magazine, the wonderful Bárbara Tinoco.
In February, we featured an exclusive Tomorrow magazine interview with Portuguese singing sensation Bárbara Tinoco. Since then, Bárbara has proved a true friend of the magazine. She kindly recorded a video clip expressing her delight at featuring in the magazine and gave us tickets for her recent sold-out show in Olhão, at which she gave us an insight into her eagerly awaited new album, due later this month.
It was in September 2018 when Bárbara first appeared on the national stage as a contestant on The Voice. She’s since had three Top-10 singles and a best-selling debut album. She’s won a Golden Globe and is now mid-way through her latest tour, with her show in Olhão celebrating the fourteenth anniversary of the Municipal Auditorium, a lovely intimate venue with a capacity for just 400 people.
On arrival at the auditorium, there were free drinks for all and a free flower, a great way of starting the evening and celebrating the venue’s anniversary. Bárbara attracts a wide range of ages, but certainly this evening, the fans waiting expectantly to see her were predominantly female, many of whom would have been around her own age of twenty-four, or younger.
Bárbara took to the stage just after 9.30 pm, accompanied by two guitarists, one of whom also provided backing vocals. Dressed in a long bouffant white dress, not dissimilar to a wedding dress (a hint perhaps?), she entertained her fans with her greatest hits, including ‘Antes Dela Dizer Que Sim’ (Before She Says Yes) and ‘Sei La’(I Don’t Know), along with tracks from her new album. One of these, titled ‘Síndrome do Impostor’ (Imposter Syndrome), offers reflections on her meteoric rise to fame. Bárbara has written one song, called ‘Goodnight’, in English but told her enraptured audience, “I promise that my new album is all in Portuguese,” teasing that “about 10 seconds will be Russian” to reflect the nationality of her boyfriend. “I had to learn the language somehow,” she said, “so my boyfriend’s mother teaches me!”
Bárbara’s an excellent performer and hearing her sing live is not dissimilar to hearing the recorded versions – her voice is that good. She seems to enjoy performing and has a great rapport with her audience. She invited audience members on stage for one song, encouraging them to sing the chorus with her. It helped create a great sense of camaraderie and fun. Later in the evening, she walked through the aisles, chatting and laughing away with her fans. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a performer engage more with their audience – she even reappeared a few minutes after the concert had ended with signing autographs and posing for photographs.
Bárbara has another sixteen concert dates scheduled for April and beyond, with more dates likely to be added. Tickets are available on Songkick and her new album is out later this month.
