Carlos Manuel de Marques Paião (born at Coimbra on November 1, 1957 - August 26, 1988 at Rio Maior) was a very popular singer in Portugal. Coimbra is a city and a district of Portugal. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (239th in leap years). ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Coat of Arms Rio Maior, is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 273. ...

He was also a great composer, having penned some 500 songs. Some of his works became hits, including:

• Play-back
• Pó-de-arroz (Rice Powder)
• Souvenir de Portugal (Souvenir of Portugal)
• Vinho do Porto (Port Wine), a duet performed with Cândida Branca-Flor
• Zero-a-zero (Nil to Nil)
• Cinderela
• Marcha do Pião das Nicas
• Ga-Gago
• Meia-dúzia
• Telefonia nas ondas do ar (Radio in the Sea's Waves)

Additionally, he was an instrumentalist (having begun to play the accordion at age five) and a producer.

Carlos Paião was also a doctor, having graduated in Medicine in 1983, but his great passion was music.

Carlos Paião was killed in a car accident in Ponte Amieira, near the of city of Rio Maior, in August 1988, while returning from a concert.