Sound And Vision have posted a year-end poll of the most popular Portuguese artists of 2008. As Sound and Vision point out, four of the voted favourites represent artists who sing in Portuguese (as opposed to English), which of course has significance for bands hoping to widen their appeal. Or does it? Good music will always shine through no matter the language (or so I hope to think).

So, here they are (along with the percentage of the vote, and links to their respective MySpace pages for media):

1º Macacos do Chinês – 18%
2º João e a Sombra – 15%
.. Os Pontos Negros – 15%
4º Feromona – 12%
5º Rita Redshoes – 11%
6º Peixe:Avião – 8%
7º Foge Foge Bandido – 6%
8º Noiserv – 5%
9º B Fachada – 4%
10º The Portugals – 1%