Living Tales / Members
João Carneiro
BassistJoão was born on November 13, 1992 in Santo Tirso. He started playing bass at the age of 16 and he took part to several garage bands competitions. In 2011, together with Ricardo Carvalho, he founded the band Opium, a project that lasted 4 years. João joined Living Tales as bass player in April 2017. His music preferences include symphonic metal, progressive metalcore and nu metal.
Paulo Silva
KeyboardistPaulo was born on April 7, 1993 in Vila Nova de Gaia. At the age of 6, he started his journey in music by joining the choir group ‘Clavezinhas de Sol’. Later, he began his keyboard career by attending a music school and the ‘Maia Conservatory of Music’. Paulo joined Living Tales as keyboardist in September 2018. He is also founder of other two ongoing projects: ‘Ouve Cidade’ and ‘Criador’, which reflects his eclectic music taste.
Ricardo Carvalho
DrummerBorn on October 11, 1983 Ricardo started to play the drums at the age of 17 in a small garage band. In 2003, he founded the band Innerless, a project that lasted till 2010. In 2011, together with João Carneiro, he founded the band Opium where he was a guitarist for 4 years. Ricardo joined Living Tales as second guitarist in September 2018. In July 2019, he became the new drummer. His music preferences include progressive metal/rock, metalcore and symphonic metal.
Luis Oliveira
GuitaristBorn on January 7, 1979 Luis learned to play the guitar at age 15 as an autodidact. At the age of 17 he started playing in several bands performing on small concerts all over the country. In 2008 he founded Living Tales band. His music preferences range from classic to pop, funk, rock and metal in their various strands: heavy, thrash, progressive and symphonic.
Silvia Bellora
VocalistSilvia was born on July 8, 1985 in Novara, Italy. From a very young age, she developed a strong passion for music and singing. She attended singing lessons in her hometown at the school ‘Voiceland’ with the teachers Paul Rosette and Leila Livnjak, who have numerous collaborations with national and international artists. From 2007 to 2011, Silvia was the lead singer of the Italian rock cover band Wild Side, where she was known as “Vixen” due to the ’70s-‘80s music influences. For professional reasons, she moved to Portugal in 2013. In July 2016, Silvia joined Living Tales as lead singer.
