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João Gomes

João Gomes is a Brazilian singer and songwriter from Pernambuco and one of the leading voices of piseiro, the modern, keyboard-driven offshoot of forró.

Origins

Born in 2002 in Serrita and raised in Petrolina, he sang in a church choir as a child and began posting videos online in 2019 while studying agriculture. His debut album Eu Tenho a Senha came out in June 2021.

The sound

His music is rooted in forró and piseiro, drawing on the vaqueiro (cowboy) culture of the Pernambuco backlands. Later projects such as Dominguinho, with Mestrinho and Jota.pê, moved toward traditional accordion forró.

Legacy

He was the first piseiro singer nominated for a Latin Grammy, in 2023, and won the Latin Grammy for Best Portuguese Language Roots Album in 2025 with Dominguinho. He was nominated again in 2026 with Dominguinho Vol. 2 (Ao Vivo).