The Legendary Tigerman

The Legendary Tigerman
Furtado in 2005
Furtado in 2005
Background information
Birth namePaulo Furtado
Born (1970-09-09) 9 September 1970 (age 54)
Portuguese Mozambique
Genres
InstrumentsFurch D40, Guild GAD F20, Gretsch Duo Jet
Years active1989–present (since 2002 as The Legendary Tigerman)
Labels

Paulo Furtado (born 9 September 1970) is a Portuguese singer-songwriter who performs under the stage name The Legendary Tigerman. He started his music career in the late 1980s when he joined the psychobilly band Tédio Boys. After leaving Tédio Boys, Furtado founded in 2000 the blues rock band Wraygunn. In 2002, he began releasing solo music under the alias The Legendary Tigerman.

The Legendary Tigerman started out as a one-man band project, where he would accompany his singing with guitar, harmonica and drums alone on stage. Since 2014, he also plays with a backing band. The Legendary Tigerman has released seven studio albums to date.