Júlio Resende is a Portuguese pianist and composer. He is active as a jazz musician (both as a bandleader and as a sideman for artists like Maria João, Salvador Sobral and Cristina Branco) and is also involved in the Fado scene, having recorded a solo piano tribute to Amália Rodrigues and collaborating with singers like António Zambujo, Ana Moura and Aldina Duarte. He is also the leader of Alexander Search, a Rock band fronted by Eurovision Song Contest 2017 winner Salvador Sobral and inspired by Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa.