Rita Redshoes

Rita Pereira (born 10 July 1981), known by her stage name Rita Redshoes, is a solo musical artist from Portugal. In 1996 she sang with her first band, Atomic Bees, releasing an album in 2000 entitled love.noises.and.kisses. In 2003, she was invited to sing with David Fonseca, and shared with him the song "Hold Still" from Our Hearts Will Beat As One, his second solo album. In 2008 she released her debut solo album Golden Era. In 2010 the band Snow Patrol invited her to perform the single "Set the fire to the third bar" in Rock in Rio Lisbon.

Rita Redshoes
Rita Redshoes at Coliseu dos Recreios, 12 April 2008
Background information
Birth name	Rita Pereira
Born	10 July 1981
Origin	Loures, Portugal
Genres	Alternative rock, pop rock
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, musician, vocalist, producer
Instruments	Vocals, piano, guitar, drums, rhodes piano, synthesizer, metallophone
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Anjo da Guarda
Associated acts	David Fonseca
Website	ritaredshoes.com

Discography

• Golden Era (2008)
• Lights & Darks (2010)
• Her (2016)

Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions		Album
		POR	EUR
2008	"Hey Tom"	49	-	Golden Era
	"Dream On Girl"	38	-
	"The Beginning Song"	16	-
2009	"Choose Love"	24	-

Awards

In the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007 they were 8th (out of 19) in the New Sounds of Europe International Competition and were one of the nominees for Best Portuguese Act. In the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008 they were awarded the Best Portuguese Act and were nominees for Best European Act.

MTV Europe Music Awards

The MTV Europe Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony established in 1994 by MTV Europe.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2008	Rita Redshoes	Best Portuguese Act	Nominated

Golden Globes

The Golden Globes is an annual awards ceremony by SIC.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2009	Rita Redshoes	Best New Artist	Nominated

References

External links

• http://www.ritaredshoes.com/
• http://www.myspace.com/ritaredshoes
• http://rainbowmaker.blogspot.com/