Bernardo Couto was born in Lisbon, in 1979, and since an early age became fascinated with the Portuguese Guitar. He learned to play the instrument with some big references, such as Carlos Gonçalves, Paulo Parreira or Pedro Caldeira Cabral.
He became a professional at the age of 21, playing in the mythical fado house “Mesa de Frades”and began then a career as a side man for fado singers like Cristina Branco, António Zambujo, Ana Moura, Camané, Raquel Tavares among others.