Biography
Remigio Pereira – Biography (2025)
From humble beginnings performing in small restaurants on Preston Street in Ottawa to command performances at Windsor Castle and tea with Her Majesty the Queen, Remigio Pereira’s career can truly be described as a road less travelled.
A multi-platinum-selling, Juno Award–winning recording artist, Remigio has shared the stage with Sir Paul McCartney, Elton John, Celine Dion, Michael Bublé, Andrea Bocelli, David Foster, Sting, and many others. He has performed before Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush, as well as The Queen of England, The Dalai Lama, and appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, performing alongside Celine Dion.
In 2017, Remigio was invited to the home of the late Lady Diana, where his single “I Did It for Peace” premièred as a performance dedicated to her memory.
As a singer, guitarist, producer, songwriter, and arranger, Remigio helped shape the signature sound of The Tenors (formerly The Canadian Tenors), which he co-founded in 2006. For a decade, he toured and recorded as part of the internationally acclaimed vocal group, achieving chart-topping success in the crossover and operatic pop genres. The Tenors performed at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, the 2012 Emmy Awards, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, and for audiences around the world.
Remigio speaks five languages, allowing him to compose and produce music in multiple styles and tongues. He has collaborated with renowned songwriters such as Walter Afanasieff (Mariah Carey, Celine Dion), Marco Marinangeli, Bernie Herms, and Tawgs Salter (Josh Groban). His French ballad “Journées d’innocence” and the Portuguese fado “Nada Mais”, both written for his late father, appeared on the 2012 multi-platinum album Lead with Your Heart and the PBS concert special Under One Sky, filmed before 5,000 people at Caesars Palace.
His sports anthem “Your Moment Is Here” became Canada’s theme song for the 2015 Pan Am Games, also featured during the Vancouver Olympics, where he performed before 64,000 at BC Place. NBC later used the anthem for its weekly highlights segment celebrating gold medal winners.
In 2015, Remigio returned to his first musical love—the guitar—releasing Guitarradas with Mediterranean guitarist Pavlo. The instrumental album spent three consecutive weeks at #1 on the iTunes World Music Chart, while Under One Sky topped Billboard’s Adult Contemporary Chart. He has appeared in four record-breaking PBS specials across North America.
Audiences have come to recognize Remigio for his heartfelt performances and engaging stage presence. He has been a featured soloist with the Ontario Philharmonic during their 2024 and 2025 concert seasons, performing opera classics, Neapolitan songs, and selections from his album Cadeau du Ciel. Two new orchestral works—Dies Irae (for tenor and orchestra) and Fogo do Céu (for guitar and orchestra)—were commissioned in 2025.
In 2026, a concert film and feature documentary chronicling his life and career are set to begin production, followed by a North American and European tour with the Ontario Philharmonic.
Deeply committed to philanthropy, Remigio founded the annual Concert of Compassion to support local families in need and has performed for numerous causes, including Free The Children, Muhammad Ali’s Fight Night, and Bulembu Ministries, aiding orphaned children in Eswatini.
Currently, Remigio is composing new material for his forthcoming album titled “A Voice Crying Out in the Wilderness.”