The funeral of Luís Represas took place at the beginning of the afternoon of Friday in the Basilica of the Star in Lisbon, and was attended by several distinguished figures who paid tribute to the artist.
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24/07/2026
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O the funeral of Luís Represas took place on Friday, 24 July, around 3 pm in the Basilica of the Star in Lisbon.
As at the wake – which happened the day before – there were several illustrious figures who attended to say goodbye to one of the great names of Portuguese music.
Pedro Passos Coelho provided statements to SCI News where he recalled the legacy that the singer left in the art of our country and said that the two were known.
“ It is part of our entire life, in particular those who are my age and who have deprived with it, of the time when the Trovantes grew up and marked Portuguese culture but also our lives. We often met in the bars he was having,” said the former Prime Minister.
Isaltino Morais, president of the city council of Oeiras, knew closely the artist, to whom he nicknamed “a fantastic human being”.
“He was a fantastic human being. I have some stories with him, contrary to what sometimes artists appear, he had a fantastic human dimension, he was a very simple person”, he explained.
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According to several media outlets, several close friends of the interpreter attended the funeral: Rui Veloso, Ricardo Carriço, António José Seguro, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, João Gil, Ana Marques, António Pinto Basto, Joaquim de Almeida, Mafalda Veiga, Cinha Jardim and Manuel Moura dos Santos.
As soon as the urn left the Star Basilica there was a big round of applause from the popular and fans who met there.
After the religious ceremony opened to the public, the funeral was reserved for the family.
It is recalled that Luís Represas died this Wednesday, July 22, victim of lung cancer. The singer left four children: João Nicolau, Carolina, Nuno and José Alberto.