Armando Gama was born on April 1, 1954 in Luanda, Angola, Portugal [now Angola]. He was married to Valentina Torres. He died on January 17, 2022 in Lissabon, Portugal.
Gama still performed in his later years, and presented a live show called "Armando Gama: The Fifth Beatle," in which he performed cover versions of well-known songs by The Beatles.
In his decades-long music career, he sold over five million records in Portugal alone.
In 2011 he started a relationship with Bárbara Barbosa (34 years younger than him) whom he met when she asked him for an autograph. In 2013 he became a father for the third time.