Hugo V. Costa

Portuguese musician, lyricist and copy writer born in Lisbon. The first band of Cyber G / Hugo Costa was Líderes Da Nova Mensagem, one of the founding bands of Portuguese Hip-Hop, and the first hip hop band to mix Hip Hop with traditional Portuguese and UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage inscribed musical genre Fado. They participated in the compilation "Rapública" and recorded one album. Costa later joined rock band Dr. Estranhoamor to write and record their first album Os Crimes Do Dr.Estranhoamor E Outras Estorias. Though independently released the album was critically acclaimed and 5 of its tracks featured the soundtracks of prime time television shows. Costa continues to write and record music with Portuguese music A-listers such as Santos & Pecadores and Viviane. In 2016 Hugo published his first novel, A Corporação Invisível (Esfera dos Livros, 2016).