Luísa Sobral

Luísa Sobral is one of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters on the Portuguese music scene, having released several albums under her own name: The Cherry on My Cake (2011), There’s a Flower in My Bedroom (2013), Lu-Pu-I-Pi-Sa-Pa (2014), Luísa (2016), Rosa (2018), Camomila (2021), DanSando (2022) and, at the end of 2026, Cartas de Desamor.

In 2020 she launched the podcast “O Avesso da Canção”, in which she talks to leading figures in Portuguese music about the art of songwriting. Her work as a composer has gained increasing recognition over the years, and she has written for artists such as Ana Moura, António Zambujo, Sílvia Pérez Cruz, Sara Correia and Mayra Andrade, among many others. In 2017, she wrote “Amar Pelos Dois”, which she gave to her brother Salvador Sobral to perform, bringing Portugal its first-ever Eurovision victory. As a producer, she has worked with artists such as Elisa Rodrigues, Joana Alegre, Luís Trigacheiro and Rogério Charraz.

Luísa Sobral has published the children’s books Quando a Porta Fica Aberta (2022) and O Peso das Palavras (2024). In 2025, she released her first novel, Nem Todas as Árvores Morrem de Pé, which was a great success with readers, reaching 14 editions in just one year, and has already been translated and published in Spain. In 2026, she published the collection of columns Da Minha Janela.