Love Unto Waste

He gave Portugal its first win at the Eurovision Song Contest in May, and has had a packed schedule of performances and appearances since then. But amid all of that Salvador Sobral has found time to join the Alexander Search project as the lead vocalist, singing under the name Benjamin Cymbra. Yes, this may be a little confusing, but when working with the group Salvador goes by Benjamin. That’s because the Alexander Search band (created by pianist Júlio Resende) is inspired by Portugal’s famous poet Fernando Pessoa and the time he wrote in English while living in South Africa. Pessoa is known for his countless heteronyms one of them being Alexander Search so every member of the band adopts a different character when on stage. Stop scratching your head and just go with it.