{{Short description|Cape Verdean artist}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist |name = Gil Semedo |image = Gil Semedo Live.jpg |caption = Gil Semedo Live |background = solo_singer |birth_name = Gil Semedo Moreira |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|10|25}} |birth_place = Santa Catarina, Portuguese Cape Verde |genre = Caboswing, Zouk, Pop, R&B, Coladeira, Funana, Batuco |occupation = Singer, songwriter, music producer, record executive |years_active = 1991–present |website = [http://www.gilsemedo.com www.gilsemedo.com] }} '''Gil Semedo Moreira''' (born October 25, 1974), better known by his stage name Gil Semedo, is a Cape Verdean recording artist, songwriter, businessman, and record producer. He rose to prominence in 1991 following the release of "Menina", the first single from his debut album bearing the same name. Gil is one of the most famous musicians who sings in the Cabo Verdean language (Kriolu), having sold over a million records and creating his own music genre ‘Cabo Swing’ (a combination of traditional Cape Verdean music styles such as Coladeira, Funana and Batuko mixed with zouk, pop and R&B).
==Early life== Gil Semedo was born in Santiago, Cape Verde, and at age six moved to the Netherlands, where he still lives. He got his breakthrough in 1990 when he reached the finals on the Dutch talent TV show Sound Mix Show at age fifteen. He would go on to release his first single ‘Menina’ the following year, in 1991.
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==External links== * [http://www.gilsemedo.com Official website]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Semedo, Gil}} Category:1974 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Cape Verdean male singers Category:Cape Verdean emigrants to the Netherlands Category:People from Santa Catarina, Cape Verde Category:Coladeira singers Category:20th-century Cape Verdean male singers