Jump to content
 







Main menu
   


Navigation  



Main page
Contents
Current events
Random article
About Wikipedia
Contact us
Donate
 




Contribute  



Help
Learn to edit
Community portal
Recent changes
Upload file
 








Search  

































Create account

Log in
 









Create account
 Log in
 




Pages for logged out editors learn more  



Contributions
Talk
 



















Contents

   



(Top)
 


1 Family  





2 Musical work  





3 Work on Portuguese TV  





4 Collaborations  





5 References  





6 External links  














Luís Jardim






Nederlands
Norsk nynorsk
Português
 

Edit links
 









Article
Talk
 

















Read
Edit
View history
 








Tools
   


Actions  



Read
Edit
View history
 




General  



What links here
Related changes
Upload file
Special pages
Permanent link
Page information
Cite this page
Get shortened URL
Download QR code
Wikidata item
 




Print/export  



Download as PDF
Printable version
 
















Appearance
   

 






From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 

(Redirected from Luis Jardim)

Luís Alberto Figueira Gonçalves Jardim (born 4 July 1950) is a Portuguese percussionist born on the island of Madeira. He is best known for his work with producer Trevor Horn.

Family

[edit]

Jardim is a cousin of Alberto João Jardim (former president of the regional government of Madeira).

Musical work

[edit]

Jardim's career includes music composition, production, arrangements, and studio work. He took part in the UK selection process for the Eurovision Song Contest 1981, fronting the group 'Headache' in the A Song for Europe contest broadcast on BBC1. The song, "Not Without Your Ticket (Don't Go)", placed seventh of the eight entries.

Beginning with ABC's debut The Lexicon of Love in 1981/1982, Jardim has worked extensively on projects with Trevor Horn, including with Seal[1] and on Grace Jones' Slave to the Rhythm, including playing bass on the title track. He produced 'Everything Could Be So Perfect', the debut album by Anne Pigalle for Horn's ZTT label. He went on『tournées』with Tina Turner, George Michael and Rod Stewart. Luís Jardim plays drums, bass, percussion, and guitars. He played live at the 2004 Produced by Trevor Horn show and with The Producers in 2006/2007.

He has worked with Baraflokkurinn (onGas (Gas album)), Madness (onKeep Moving and Mad Not Mad), Asia (onAstra and Arena and Aura), Claire Martin (Take My Heart), Yes, Sir Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones,[2] They Might Be Giants, Mike Batt, David Bowie, Cher, Grace Jones, Björk,[3] Mezzoforte, Bee Gees,[4] Duran Duran, Robbie Williams, Elvis Costello,[5] Gareth Gates, Tom Jones, Alejandro Sanz, Nina Hagen, João Pedro Pais, Eros Ramazzoti, Diana Ross, Rod Stewart, Johnny Hallyday, Mariah Carey, Céline Dion, Sir Elton John, George Michael, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan, Katie Melua, Modern Romance, Jeff Beck, Fish, Tina Turner, Roddy Frame, Billy Idol, Coldplay, David Gilmour,[6] Tears For Fears, The The, Steve Hogarth and Marillion.

Work on Portuguese TV

[edit]

Jardim appeared on the Portuguese version of Pop Idol. He was then a judge on Uma Canção Para Ti (A song for you), a talent show for young people (between 8 and 15 years old) for two seasons. He was a judge on A Tua Cara Não Me é Estranha, a show where eight Portuguese celebrities in the field of acting and music mime a randomly selected musician every week.

Collaborations

[edit]

With Asia

With Beverley Craven

With Bryan Ferry

With Frankie Goes to Hollywood

With Clive Griffin

With Nina Hagen

With Holly Johnson

With Annie Lennox

With Seal

With Wet Wet Wet

With Robbie Williams

With others

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Strong, Martin Charles; Peel, John (25 October 2004). The great rock discography. Canongate U.S. p. 1338. ISBN 978-1-84195-615-2. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
  • ^ Jagger, Mick; Loewenstein, Dora; Watts, Charlie; Philip Dodd (2003). According to the Rolling Stones. Chronicle Books. p. 352. ISBN 978-0-8118-4060-6. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
  • ^ Strong, Martin Charles (2006). The essential rock discography. Open City Books. p. 93. ISBN 978-1-84195-860-6. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
  • ^ Strong, Martin Charles; Peel, John (25 October 2004). The great rock discography. Canongate U.S. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-84195-615-2. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  • ^ Perone, James E. (November 1998). Elvis Costello: a bio-bibliography. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-313-30399-9. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  • ^ Miles, Barry; Mabbett, Andy (1994). Pink Floyd – The Visual Documentary. London: Omnibus. ISBN 0711941092.
  • [edit]
    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luís_Jardim&oldid=1235784458"

    Categories: 
    Living people
    People from Madeira
    Portuguese session musicians
    Portuguese emigrants to the United Kingdom
    Portuguese percussionists
    20th-century Portuguese musicians
    20th-century Portuguese male musicians
    21st-century Portuguese musicians
    1950 births
    20th-century male musicians
    21st-century male musicians
    Hidden categories: 
    Articles with short description
    Short description is different from Wikidata
    Use dmy dates from September 2021
    BLP articles lacking sources from May 2010
    All BLP articles lacking sources
    Articles with VIAF identifiers
    Articles with J9U identifiers
    Articles with NKC identifiers
    Articles with PLWABN identifiers
    Articles with MusicBrainz identifiers
     



    This page was last edited on 21 July 2024, at 05:51 (UTC).

    Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.



    Privacy policy

    About Wikipedia

    Disclaimers

    Contact Wikipedia

    Code of Conduct

    Developers

    Statistics

    Cookie statement

    Mobile view



    Wikimedia Foundation
    Powered by MediaWiki