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The Talkfest – Music Fest Summit night comes alive, transforming into a stage of musical discoveries with four unique showcases set to surprise and electrify. Featuring performances by Capital da Bulgária, Janeiro, LIBRA, and Mão Cabeça, all talented artists from Portugal, this event brings fresh sounds and emerging talents to the iconic Hotel Meliã Aeroporto.
Make the most of your day and don’t miss this electrifying Night Event — free for all Main Event ticket holders or for this event only.
CAPITAL DA BULGÁRIA
The stage name of Sofia Reis, she is a singer, songwriter, producer, and one of the most distinctive voices in the new Portuguese music scene.
Each song is crafted in an intimate and deliberate way, like a thought spoken aloud, where fragility and clarity coexist.
In February 2024, she released her debut album contei e deixei que tu me julgasses, a record that fully reveals her position as a complete creator. The production, lyrical construction, and visual identity were conceived as a single, cohesive body. The album confirmed Capital da Bulgária as a singular artist of great promise.
JANEIRO
Janeiro is a Portuguese composer and musician who left his hometown of Coimbra at 18 to study Jazz at the Hot Clube de Portugal and Musicology at NOVA-FCSH in Lisbon.
At 20, he released his self-titled debut EP Janeiro (2015). In 2017, he launched the Janeiro Sessions on YouTube, inviting artists into his living room for informal conversations and live songs, and released the single “Canção Para Ti”.
He composed “(sem título)” for the Festival da Canção 2018 at Salvador Sobral’s invitation, and later that year released his first LP, Frag•men•tos.
In 2023, he released Vida Lá Fora, the lead single from Protocolar, Volume 2, and toured with Paulo Novaes. In 2024, he released FUGACIDADE, nominated for Best Contemporary Pop Album in Portuguese at the Latin Grammys® 2025.
LIBRA
LIBRA is a rising force in Portugal’s contemporary music scene — a Lisbon-based rapper, singer, and songwriter who blends conscious hip-hop with atmospheric R&B. Her debut album, EVERYONE’S FIRST BREATH, released on May 2, 2025, is more than a musical debut — it’s a powerful statement of vulnerability, resistance, and self-possession.
Across tracks like “USE YOUR PAIN WISELY,” “SPELLS,” and “PURITY,” LIBRA explores gender, identity, trauma, and transformation with razor-sharp lyrics and emotionally raw delivery. Her style draws from lyrical hip-hop, alternative R&B, and experimental soul, creating a sound that feels intimate and fearless.
LIBRA isn’t just launching a career — she’s igniting a movement. Her fusion of storytelling, activism, and sound marks her as a defining voice in the European music scene.
MÃO CABEÇA
Mão Cabeça are built on friendships that span more than two decades, during which several musical projects have taken shape—some more serious than others—but all of them reinforcing the certainty that music was their common ground, and that this ground was fertile for their ideas. They wear the uniform of songs in Portuguese, where striking lyrics move between noise and calm, melancholy and fear, skirting an irony that seeks to tell the truth, in a sonic struggle between chaos and introspection.
Following “Onde Moram Os Casos Perdidos”, the band will release their second EP, “Mão Quente”, in 2025. This new work marks a fresh chapter for the band, with a stronger focus on production and, above all, an increased ambition to reach a wider audience.
STAND-UP COMEDY
The night continues with Isabel Viana, a Portuguese comedian, as the host of the evening, guiding the audience through the program with sharp, festival-inspired commentary and humor. Connecting moments, artists, and the energy of the room, she brings a dynamic and engaging voice to the night.
A perfect moment for inspiring talks, fresh insights, new trends, and valuable networking in a unique gathering celebrating music, culture, and laughter.
ISABEL VIANA
She completed her degree in Law in 2020, although this remains the only field in which she has not yet worked. Over the years, she has worked as a bookseller, event promoter, customer support agent, copywriter, and poet. However, it was as a comedian that she found her most comfortable place. This comfort undoubtedly comes from the fact that stand-up is the only profession where she can engage in crowd work (or, in plain terms, make fun of the audience). Aqui Que Ninguém Nos Ouve is her first podcast, a format she co-hosts with Diogo Faro.
On a weekly basis, they give voice to two sharp tongues commenting on other people’s lives, modern-day dramas, and the small tragedies of everyday life — always with humor, irony, and a healthy dose of self-criticism. In January this year, she also premiered her first solo stand-up show, “30 por uma linha”, selling out two performances in Lisbon.