Jorge was honored in the morning formats of the three main generalist channels, RTP 1, SIC and TVI. The musician was remembered for his legacy in the world of the show in Portugal and as “a landmark of contemporary Portuguese music”.
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22/09/2026
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A jorge Palma's death, reported early on Tuesday, September 22, today marks the opening of news and television shows.
The artist was honored in the morning formats of the three main generalist channels, RTP 1, SIC and TVI.
“ Today is September 22, 2026, the country woke up sadder, we said goodbye to Jorge Palma. More than 50 years of songs, of songs to mark many generations”, started by referring Cláudio Ramos, who this Tuesday alone conducted the live broadcast of TVI’s “Two at 10”.
“ The way to continue to honor Jorge Palma is to continue to applaud him, to continue in a certain way to honor the legacy that remains and will remain for many generations. Therefore, the best way to start any television program today is with his music”, continued the host.
Then the broadcast continued with the musician Khiaro to give voice to a medley with the themes of Jorge Palma. Khiaro was on the morning show to present a new theme, but at the invitation of TVI he agreed to play this tribute to Jorge Palma. The young musician, confided Cláudio Ramos, is a friend of the children of the iconic interpreter of “Bairro do Amor”.
At SIC, João Baião and Diana Chaves ended Jorge Palma's legacy with a text where they regretted the loss.
“Today Portugal woke up with a difficult absence. He left Jorge Palma. But if art never dies, there are artists who never really leave. They remain in the words that touched us, in the melodies that accompanied us and in the emotion of each song ", said the television duo of the mornings of SIC.
RTP 1’s “Praça da Alegria” program also started with Jorge Palma. Sonia Araújo and Jorge Gabriel remembered the artist as “a milestone of contemporary Portuguese music”.
“To family, friends, we send a strong embrace. The Praça da Alegria says goodbye to Jorge Palma with a sound that fed him throughout his career, that of a strong applause ", ended Jorge Gabriel, then hearing the sound of the palms of all who were present in the studio of the television program.
Jorge Palma left at age 76, “victim of a cardiorespiratory arrest”. The news was reported by the family.
Jorge Palma’s wife, Rita Tomé, her children, Vicente and Francisco Palma, and the musicians’ agents, André Sebastião and Tiago Branco, “in this moment of incalculable pain”, ask the author of themes such as “Fragile”, “Bairro do Amor”, “Estrela do Mar”, “In the land of dreams” and “Let me laugh” to be remembered “for his songs and words”, thanking “every friendship demonstrated over the years”.