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JR Villar
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About JR
Sophisticated Piano-Rock for discerning venues. High-end and a professional, tailored atmosphere for the modern salon.
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JR's Song list
4 non Blondes - What's up
Abba - Waterloo, does your mother know, mama Mia
Aerosmith - Don't want to miss a thing
Aha - Take on Me
Al Wilson - The Snake
Alan Parsons Project - Syrius/Eyes in the Sky
Alice Cooper - Poison
America - sister golden hair, you can do magic
Amy Macdonald - this is life
The Animals - House of rising sun
Annie Lennox - I saved the world today
Simon & Garfunkel - Mrs Robinson
Asia - Don't Cry, Heat of the moment
B52s - Love Shack
Bacham Turner Overdrive - you just ain't seen nothing yet
Barcley James Harvest - Hymn, Victims of Circumstance
The beach boys - California girls, god only knows, sail on sailor, surfing USA, surf's up
the Beatles - back in USSR, a day in a life, eight days a week, hard days night, help, I saw her standing there, I'll follow the sun, twist and shout, obladi oblada, octopus garden, Sargent peppers/with a little help from my friends, strawberry fields forever, when I'm 64
Beck - sexx laws
Ben E King - stand by me
Bill medley - I'd had the time of my life
Billy Joel - big shot, honesty, just the way you are, Leningrad, longest time, my life, new York state of mind, piano man, river of dreams, still rock and roll to me, uptown girl, we didn't start the fire, you may be right
billy ocean - when the going gets tough
bjork - it's oh so quiet
blood sweat and tears - spinning wheel
the bluebells - young at heart
the blues brothers - gimme some lovin,
I'm a soul man, sweet home Chicago
Blur - country house
Bob Seger - Hollywood nights, old time rock and roll, roll me away
Boomtown rats - I don't like Mondays
box top - the letter
Boy George - karma chameleon
Bruce Hornsby - the way it is
Bruce Springsteen - born to run, dancing in the dark, glory days, pay me my money down, the river
Bryan Adams - back to you, everything I do I do it for you, heaven, run to you, summer of 69, when we're gone
The Buggles - plastic age, video kill the radio star
the carpenters - close to you, yesterday once more
the cars - drive
Cat Stevens - cats in the cradle, morning has broken, wild world
Cheap trick - I want you to want me
Cher - the beat goes on, believe
Chicago - hard to say I'm sorry, if you leave me now
Chris de burgh - high on emotion, lady in red, Patricia the stripper
Chris rea - road to hell
Christopher Cross - Alright, Arthur's theme, ride like the wind, Sailing
Colin hay - overkill
Crash test dummies - afternoons and coffeespoons, mmm mmm mmm
Cutting crew - I just died in your arms tonight
Danny Wilson - Mary's prayer
David Bowie - absolute beginners, china girl, dancing in the street, heroes, let's dance, live on mars, the man who sold the world, space oddity, Starman, under pressure, underground
David lee roth - just a gigolo
Deep blue something - breakfast at Tiffanys
Del Shannon - runaway
Dexys midnight runners - come on Eileen
Dido - thank you
Dionne Warwick - what friends are for
dire straits - money for nothing, sultans of swing, twisting by the pool, walk of life
divine comedy - national express
don Henley - the boys of summer
Doobie brothers - listen to the music, long train running
the doors - people are strange, roadhouse blues
the drifters - under the boardwalk
duffy - mercy
Duran Duran - hungry like the wolf, a view to a kill
ELO - don't bring me down, I can't get it out of my head, Mr blue sky
eagles - already gone, desperado, heartache tonight, hotel California, hotel California (unplugged version), life in fast lane, life's been good to me, love will keep us alive, lying eyes, new kid in town, seven bridges road, take it easy, take it to the limit
Eddie Grant - electric avenue, gimme hope Jo'Anna, I don't wanna dance
Edwin Collins - girl like you
Elton John - all the young girls love Alice, are you ready, believe, Bennie and the jets, the bitch is back, blue eyes. border song, burn down the mission, candle in the wind, come down in time, crocodile rock, don't let the sun go down on me, don't want to go with you like that, friends, funeral for a friend, the great discovery, healing hands, honkey cat, I guess that's why they call it the blues, I need you to turn to, I want love, I'm still standing, the king must die, Levon, looking up, mad man across the water, the one, pinball wizard, rocket man, runaway train, sad songs, Saturday night alright for fight, sixty years on, skyline pigeon, someone saved my life tonight, something about the way you look tonight, song for a guy, sorry seems to me the hardest word, take me to the pilot, tiny dancer, your song
Elvis Costello - she, Oliver's army
Elvis Presley - in the ghetto, jailhouse rock, little less conversation (jlx), return to sender, suspicious minds
Eric Clapton - bad love, behind the mask, forever man, lay down sally, Layla, Layla (unplugged version), tears in heaven, wonderful tonight
Fairground attraction - perfect
faith no more - easy
Fleetwood Mac - don't stop, everywhere, go your own way, I'm so afraid, little lies, Monday morning, never going back again, Sara, tusk
fools garden - lemon tree
the four tops - reach out I'll be there
Frankie Valli - beggin, December 63, grease, sherry
Gabriela cilmi - sweet about me
Gary pucket - young girl
genesis - carpet crawlers, domino, driving the last spike, duchess, follow you follow me, home by the sea, I can't dance, I know what I like, illegal alien, invisible touch, jesus he knows me, mama, no son of mine, that's all, throwing all away, tonight tonight tonight, turn it on again
George Ezra - Budapest, shotgun
George Harrison - I got my mind set on you
Gerry rafferty- stuck in the middle with you
Giorgio moroder - together in electric dreams
glen Frey - the heat is on
Gloria Gaynor - I will survive, never can say goodbye
gotye - somebody that I used to know
hall & Oates - man-eater
Herman's hermits - no milk today
the hooters - Karla with a k
Huey Lewis - the power of love
human league - don't you want me
Irene Cara - what a feeling
j geils band - centerfold
jack Jackson - upside down
jack Jones - love boat
Jackie Wilson - reet petite
the jam - two called malice
James brown - I got you (I feel good)
Jeff Wayne - forever autumn
Joe Cocker - feeling alright, hat on, summer in the city, unchain my heart, up where we belong, whit a little help from my friends
Joe dolce - shadap your face
John Farnham - you are the voice
John Lennon - woman
John Mellencamp - hurts so good, jack and Diane
John miles - music
John Newman - love me again
John Paul young - love is in the air
John Travolta - summer nights, you the one that I want
Johnny cash - ring of fire
journey - don't stop believing, separate ways
Juan Luiz guerra - bilirrubina, burbujas de amor
Kaiser chiefs - ruby
Kansas - dust in the wind
Katrina and the waves - walking on sunshine
KC and sunshine band - give it up
Keane - somewhere only we know
Kenny loggins - footloose
the killers - human, Mr brightside
the kinks - Lola, sunny afternoon
kiss - Detroit rock city, I was made for loving you
laid back - sunshine reggae
led zeppelin - stairway to heaven
Lenny Kravitz - are you gonna my way
Leo sayer - thunder in my heart
limahl - never ending story
Lionel Richie - all night long, easy
Lou bega - mambo n5
Louis Armstrong - what a wonderful world
lynyrd skynyrd - sweet home Alabama
madness - baggy trousers, house of fun
marillion - Kayleigh
maroon 5 - moves like jagger
Martha and the muffins - echo beach
Matt Bianco - I say yeah yeah
the mavericks - dance the night away
meatloaf - hot patootie bless my soul, I'll do anything for love, paradise by the dashboard light
men at work - down under, overkill, who can it be now
Metallica - nothing else matters
Michael sembello - maniac
mike and the mechanics - all I need is a miracle, another cup of coffee, the living years, over my shoulder, silent running
the Monkees - I'm a believer
the moody blues - nights in white satin, the voice
mungo jerry - in the summer time
Murray head - one night in bangcock
muse - uprising
Neil diamond - be, girl you'll be a woman soon, sweet Caroline
Norah Jones - sunrise
OMD- enola gay
the Osmond's - crazy horses
otis reading - sitting on the dock of the bay
outfield - your love
outkast - hey ya
owl city - fireflies
Patrick Hernandez - born to be alive
patty smith - because the night
paul McCartney - band on the run, coming up, hope of deliverance, live and let die
Paul Simon - boy in a bubble, call me all, diamonds on the sole of the shoes, late in the evening, me and Julio down by the schoolyard
pet shop boys - go west, it's a sin
peter Allen - Rio de janeiro
peter Cetera - glory of love
Peter Frampton - show me the way
Peter Gabriel - biko, don't give up, in your eyes, sledgehammer, solsbury hill, steam
Phil Collins - against all odds, another day in paradise, do you remember, easy lover, I don't care anymore, in the air tonight, separate lives, something happen on the way to heaven, sussudio, take me home, you'll be in my heart
pink Floyd - comfortably numb, whish you were here
the police - de Doo doo doo de daa daa daa, every breath you take, every little thing she does is magic, fields of gold, mad about you
prefab sprout - king of rock and roll
prince - I could never take the place of your man
the proclaimers - 500 miles, I'm on my way
procol harum - conquistador, homburg, a salty dog, whiter shade of pale
propeller heads - history repeating
queen - best friend, bohemian rhapsody, crazy little thing called love, days of your lives, don't stop me now, I'm going slightly mad, it's a hard life, one vision, radio GA GA, show must go on, somebody to love, under pressure, we are the champions
Quincy Jones - we are the world
randy Crawford - one day I'll fly away
randy Newman - mama told me not to come, you've got a friend in me
the rascals - groovin
ray Charles - busted, Georgia on my mind, shake the tail feather
R.E.M. - everybody hurts, losing my religion, shiny happy people
REO speedwagon - I can't fight this feeling, keep loving you
rick Astley - never gonna give you up
right said Fred - I'm too sexy
the righteous brothers - you ve Lost that love and feeling
Robbie Williams - angels, candy, feel, Hollywood would listen, let me entertain you, something stupid, something beautiful
Robert Palmer - addicted to love, bad case of loving you
Roberta flack - killing me softly
rocky horror show - I'm going home, time warp
rod Stewart - first cut is the deepest, have I told you lately, it takes two, maggie Mae, sailing, you are my heart you are my soul
roger hodgson - had a dream
rolling stones - jumping Jack flash, paint it black, satisfaction, start me up, sympathy for the devil
Roy orbinson - I drove all night, penny arcade, you got it
scissor sisters - fire with fire, I don't feel like dancing, take your mama
scorpions - rocking like a hurricane, still loving you
Sia - chandelier
simply red - fairground, stars
smash mouth - walking in the sun
starship - we built this city
status quo - down down, in the army now, rocking all over the world, whatever you want
Steve Harley - come up and see me
Steve Earle - Galway girl
Steve miller band - the jocker
Steve winwood - Valerie
Stevie wonder - I just call to say I love you, isnt she lovely, sir duke, superstition
sting - desert rose, fields of gold, fragile, mad about you, shape of my heart
the stranglers - golden brown
strawbs - lay down
Styx - babe, I'm not dead yet
supertramp - another man's woman, Babaji, bloody well right, bonnie, breakfast in America, c'est le bon, child of vision, crazy, dreamer, even in the quietest moments, fools overture, give a little bit, goodbye stranger, hide in your shell, if everyone was listening, it's raining again, know who you are, lady, logical song, lord it is mine, oh darling, Rudy, school, sister moonshine, a soapbox opera, take a long way home, you win I lose
survivor - eye of the tiger
Suzanne Vega - Luka
talking heads - road to nowhere
the temptations - my girl
Tina turner - Goldeneye, proud Mary, river deep mountain high, simply the best
tom Jones - Delilah, it's not unusual, kiss, resurection shuffle, sex bomb, whats new pussycat
top loader - dancing in the moonlight
toto - Africa, Rossana
Train - hey soul sister
travelling Wilburys - end of the line, handle with care
U2 - the one
van halen - jump, why can't this be love
van Morrison - brown eyed girl, moon dance,
village people - YMCA, macho man
Waterboys - the whole of the moon
the weather girls - it's raining men
wet wet wet - love is all around
wham - wake me up before you go go
the who - Baba O'Riley
wild cherry - play the funky music white boy
yardbirds - for your love
yes - owner of a lonely heart
ZZ top - gimme all your lovin
JR's Prices
Last updated: 2026
Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.
Standard Prices
| Duration | Price | |
| Short performance (up to 15 min) | £500 | |
| Up to 1 hour | £500 | |
| Up to 2 hours | £1000 | |
| Up to 3 hours | £1250 |
Customer questions
What do your clients love most about your performances?
My clients value the seamless, uninterrupted flow of my sets, which maintain a sophisticated atmosphere without the need for breaks. They often highlight the professional curation of my 700+ song repertoire and the high-end, polished sound I bring to discerning spaces. Above all, they appreciate a reliable, elite experience that elevates the room.
Which venues have you performed at in the past?
I was the long-standing resident pianist for elite Algarve destinations, including Quinta do Lago, Vila Lara, and Vila Sol. My experience extends to high-end establishments across Portugal, Spain, France, and other European countries, where I specialize in providing a sophisticated musical backdrop for discerning international audiences.
Which artists have you been most influenced by?
My style is shaped by the songwriting and melodic depth of classic piano-rock. I am heavily influenced by the arrangements of Elton John and Billy Joel, alongside the iconic sound of Supertramp, the Eagles, and Bob Seger. These influences help me blend rock energy with a polished approach that fits perfectly in any high-end room.
What is the most high profile gig you've performed?
I have performed for three European royal houses and in several times for world high diplomatic circles. My residencies have been attended by icons like Eric Clapton and the White Stripes. Notably, I was personally hired by Sir Bobby Robson to provide the music for his own golf tournament on three separate occasions.
What if my timings change after I've booked you?
I only accept one booking per day to ensure full focus on your event. If your schedule shifts on the day, I am happy to discuss adjustments. Date changes are subject to availability. While I aim for flexibility, last-minute changes that cannot be accommodated may incur a booking fee. I am always open to discussing the best solution for your itinerary.
Can you provide an iPod/DJ service before and between your sets?
I typically perform for at least 2 hours without breaks to maintain the momentum of the event. However, if a pause is required, I can provide curated ambient music to sustain the atmosphere. Please note this is not a live DJ set.
To maintain the professional integrity of the performance, I do not allow guests to connect devices or select tracks.
How much time do you need to set up?
Standard setup time is 45 to 60 minutes. This allows for the professional installation of my piano and audio system. This timeframe may vary based on specific venue requirements or the ease of access to the performance area.
If I have a piano at my venue, are you happy to perform on that?
I am happy to perform on a resident piano provided it is professionally tuned. I can provide a fully acoustic set; however, as a pianist and vocalist, amplification is always required for the voice to ensure the best audio balance for your guests.
Can I pick the songs you play from the set list?
Yes, but to maintain the professional flow and atmosphere of the event, I curate the setlist specifically for the venue's energy. While I am happy to take requests from the host, I do not take spontaneous requests from guests. This ensures the music remains sophisticated and aligned with your vision for the day.
Are you able to bring your own piano or keyboard?
Yes, I perform on a Yamaha CP88. To maintain the event's quality and flow, I do not allow guests to use the piano, join for vocals, or approach the equipment with drinks. While I carry full PLI, equipment damage caused by guest interference is the host's responsibility. These standards ensure a premium, uninterrupted experience for your guests.
Can you learn song requests before the event?
With a repertoire of 700+ songs, I primarily perform from my curated library. While I do not typically learn new material, I am open to discussing one "special" song if it can be professionally adapted to my sophisticated piano-rock style. This is at my discretion and requires ample notice to ensure a high-quality arrangement.
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Genres:
Ambient pop, 1960s era music, 1970s era music, 1980s era music, 1990s era music, Pop, Acoustic, Vintage, Bossa nova, Brazilian music, Spanish music
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Event types:
Private event, Wedding, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Corporate event, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve, Wedding proposal
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