Search, a literary persona/pseudonym created by the author during his teenage years, wrote mainly in English (Pessoa would later switch to writing exclusively in his native Portuguese language).
The band pays tribute to the work of Fernando Pessoa by adopting his pseudonym's name and playing original indie pop/rock songs built around his poetry.
[4] Alexander Search's self-titled debut album was released in June 2017, peaking at number 3 in the Portuguese charts.
[5] Salvador Sobral, "Benjamin Cymbra" – vocals (2016–2020) Júlio Resende, "Augustus Search" – keyboards, piano (2016–present) Daniel Neto, "Marvel K." – electric guitar (2016–present) André Nascimento, "Sgt.
William Byng" – electronics, keyboards (2016–present) Joel Silva, "Mr. Tagus" – drums, percussion (2016–present)