Fingertips (band)

The band has performed in Rock in Rio Lisbon, Vilar Mouros Festival and in collaboration with Queen and Paul Rodgers, The Corrs, George Michael, Nelly Furtado and The Cure.

All 'Bout Smoke N' Mirrors was one of the biggest hits of 2003, with the songs Melancholic Ballad (For The Leftlovers) and How Do You Know Me becoming two of the most downloaded and listened-to singles on Portuguese radio stations.

Melancholic Ballad (for the Leftlovers), directed by João Costa Menezes and with the participation of actress Débora Monteiro,[1] was selected for International Festivals in Torrelavega (Spain), Leicester and London (England) and Clermont Ferrand (France).

On the same year, Fingertips opened for The Corrs concert,[3] in the Municipal Stadium of Braga, they acted in the main stage of the Vilar de Mouros Festival.

On 19 January 2005, the Fingertips recorded their first live DVD, based on an acoustic concert given at nightclub ACT Porto.

On 24 February 2010, from the partnership between LG Electronics, RFM (one of the most heard Portuguese radios) and the Fingertips launched an unprecedented contest.

The RFM / LG Challenge toured eight cities in the country in the first phase, with a set of hearings for the candidates who signed up for the competition.

On 8 May 2010, the final with 6 finalists was held in São Pedro do Sul, Viseu district, with Joana Gomes becoming the new voice of the Fingertips.

The guitar solo brings back memories of past decades and delicate cuts with passion, in an individual and intense chorus.

Composed by producers Rui Saraiva and Helder de Matos and marks the arrival of lyricist Virgílio Fino, a Londoner with big Portuguese roots.

In the concert, two special guests participated: the guitarist Alexandre Almeida and the Brazilian musician/singer Zé Ricardo, who performed the first single from the band "Simple Words" as a duet.

This tour was supported by RFM radio station, SIC television and partners PT/TMN, MusicBox, Tiffosi and Terras do Demo.

They develop a new creative work in their studio and receive the support of Safta Jaffery (Muse, Stone Roses, Coldplay, Radiohead) and Ron Saint Germain (Jimi Hendrix, U2, Michael Jackson, Red Hot Chili Peppers, etc.).

In 2014 the Fingertips began the international promotion with concerts in Brazil[10] (São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro) and in China at the West Bund Music Festival.

[11] In 2015 they travel to Los Angeles to record new original material with producer Mark Needham (The Killers, Imagine Dragons, Fleetwood Mac, Moby, etc.).

Meanwhile, the international promotion continues with showcases in Los Angeles, Toronto, Brighton, Amsterdam, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai, Berlin and other cities.

In 2016 they began a trip through Europe, passing through Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Berlin where they film a video documentary under the direction of director Vasco Mendes.

Still in 2016 the Fingertips presented at the Casa da Música in Porto a concert to the Portuguese audience that mirrors the creative work they have developed in recent months.