Spotify discovered this about Portuguese people’s musical tastes!

After revealing the musical preferences of the Portuguese during the year 2023, Spotify revealed some interesting facts about Portuguese music consumption. In practice, they show emerging trends and different contexts and perspectives when it comes to listening to music. Ready for what Spotify discovered about Portuguese people’s musical tastes?

Spotify discovered this about Portuguese people’s musical tastes!

The Portuguese rapper Van Zee stands out as an emerging artist in 2023, entering directly into the Top 50 of Wrapped 2023 and the Top 20 of the most listened to local artists by the Portuguese.

Most of the most listened to Portuguese songs on Wrapped 2023 are collaborations, particularly from female Pop artists together with urban male artists (as is the case with the most listened to music from Barbara Bandeira It is Ivandro). 2023 was a landmark year for local crossovers.

The music is meant to be heard at different times, but also on different days of the week. Still, there is one day that stands out with a higher average number of streams per user: Friday was the Portuguese people’s favorite day to listen to music in 2023. In terms of time, the early hours of the morning, more specifically at 3 am, it is the chosen time.

Taylor Swift was the most listened to artist in Portugal in 2023, but only led the 13 to 34 age group. From 35 to 44 years old, the favorite artists were the Calemafrom 45 to 54 the leadership goes to The Weekndwhile users over 55 choose the Coldplay.

The North American artist also became popular in cities such as Albufeira, Almada, Aveiro, Coimbra, Lisbon, Porto, Setúbal and Viseu.

However, there are two Portuguese cities with different preferences. Braga residents, for example, preferred to listen to the Brazilian artist Juliette and the inhabitants of Matosinhos who chose as their favorite artist iATM11.

Regarding devices, Taylor Swift leads preferences on computers, cell phones, speakers, tablets and televisions. Still, in the car the most listened to artists are the Coldplayfollowed by Calemain The Weeknd It’s from Panda and the Caricas

In a year marked by a 42% growth in local music consumption, Portuguese artists continue to gain importance abroad. Drenchill is once again the Portuguese artist with the most streams in other countries, in a list that also includes Eugene Lopin, Elvis Drew, Avivian It is MARO.

Music lasts for several years and even several generations and Spotify has a catalog of more than 100 million tracks. For this reason, it is natural for users to listen to older artists, songs and albums. For example, “The Eminem Show” was the most listened to album in 2023 over 20 years.

With regard to musical genres, pop continues to dominate the country, being the most heard in cities such as Lisbon, Albufeira, Faro, Funchal or Leiria. Portuguese pop, Tuga hip hop and fado are the Portuguese musical genres most listened to abroad.