André Mendes da Costa

Whether you are planning your wedding or organising a corporate function, enhance your upcoming special event with beautiful live piano background music performed by award-winning pianist Andre Mendes da Costa.

An experienced live performer for over 25 years, Andre’s love for music and for the piano is reflected in the feeling and expression found in his playing, and his subtle ability to read the crowd and play accordingly has made him a popular choice for those who want music to suit a wide variety of age groups. Andre's piano music will help your guests relax and enjoy their surroundings as they arrive, while at the same time lending an understated elegance to the occasion that only an experienced musician can provide.

In 2006 André was awarded Top Ten status by Music Wairarapa, and was selected as one of the Performing Artists for Zest Wairarapa, an inaugural festival showcasing Beer, Wine & Food from around New Zealand. André has since been sought after for other high-profile public functions, such as Wairarapa’s annual Bride of the Year, where discreet yet top quality live music has been an integral part of the proceedings.


ideal for: background entertainment for corporate event, wedding, private party.

100 Years - Five For Fighting
Across The Universe - The Beatles
Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
Ain’t Misbehavin’ - Fats Waller
Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers
Albatross - Fleetwood Mac
A Little Bit More - Dr Hook
All By Myself - Celine Dion
All I Ever Need Is You - Holiday / Reeves
All I Have To Do Is Dream - The Everly Brothers
All Out Of Love - Air Supply
All That I’m Allowed - I’m Thankful - Elton John
All The Way - Frank Sinatra
All Through The Night - Cindy Lauper
Alone Again, Naturally - Gilbert O’sullivan
Always - Irving Berlin
Always A Woman - Billy Joel
Always On My Mind - Willie Nelson
Amazing Grace - Traditional
A Month Of Sundays - Don Henley
Amor, Amor - Dean Martin
And I Love Her - The Beatles
And I Love You So - Perry Como
Angel Eyes - Ella Fitzgerald
Angels - Robbie Williams
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square - Ray Eberle
Annie’s Song - John Denver
Anniversary Song - Al Jolson
Another Auld Lang Syne - Dan Fogelberg
Answer Me, My Love - Nat King Cole
April In Portugal - Vic Damone
Arithmetic - Brooke Fraser
Around The World - Frank Sinatra
As Long As You Love Me - Backstreet Boys
At Seventeen - Amber Claire
Baby I’m-A Want You - Bread
Baby Can I Hold You - Tracy Chapman / Boyzone
Bad Day - Daniel Powter
Bad Habits - Billy Field
Ballade Pour Adeline - Richard Clayderman
Be Careful, It’s My Heart - Irving Berlin
Beautiful - Christina Aguilera
Beautiful In My Eyes - Joshua Kadison
Begin The Beguine - Cole Porter
Ben - Michael Jackson
Bengawan Solo - Gesang
Besamé Mucho - Dean Martin
Better Be Home Soon - Crowded House
Better Man - Robbie Williams
Bewitched - Bobby Crush
Blue Bayou - Linda Ronstadt
Blue Hawaii - Ralph Rainger
Blue Moon - Richard Rodgers
Bluer Than Blue - Rolf Harris
Born Free - Matt Munro
Borsalino - Bobby Crush
Breezin’ - George Benson
Bridge Over Troubled Waters - Paul Simon
Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits
Butterfly Kisses - Bob Carlisle
Bye, Bye Blackbird - Mort Dixon
By The Time I Get To Phoenix - Glen Campbell
Calypso - John Denver
Canadian Sunset - Bobby Crush
Candle In The Wind - Elton John
Candy - Frank Sinatra
Candy Cloud - Roger Whittaker
Careless Whisper - George Michael
Casual Conversations - Supertramp
Chanson D’amour - Manhattan Transfer
Charmaine - Harry James
Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
Chiquitita - Abba
Chloe - Elton John
Close To You - Carpenters
Cool Change - Little River Band
Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra
Concerto D’aranjuez - J. Rodrico
Crazy For You - Madonna
Cuts Both Ways - Gloria Estefan
Daniel - Elton John
Danke Schoen - Bert Kaempfert
Danny Boy - Traditional
Days Of Wine And Roses - Henry Mancini
Dear Heart - Henry Mancini
Deep Purple - Peter De Rose
Desperado - The Eagles
Diary - Bread
Dirty Old Town - Roger Whittaker
Dolannes Melody - De Senneville / Toussaint
Don’t Give Up On Us Baby - David Soul
Don’t Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John
Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue - Crystal Gayle
Don’t Know Why - Norah Jones
Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me - Elton John
Dream When You’re Feeling Blue - Johnny Mercer
Drive - The Cars
Durham Town - Roger Whittaker
Easy To Love - Cole Porter
Ebb Tide - Maxwell / Sigman
Ebony And Ivory - Paul Mccartney
Emotion - The Bee Gees
Empty Garden - Elton John
Endless Love - Lionel Ritchie
Eternal Flame - The Bangles
Evergreen - Barbra Streisand
Everybody Hurts - R.E.M.
Everybody’s Talkin’ - Glen Campbell
Everything I Own - Bread
Far Away Places - Bing Crosby
Fascination - Jane Morgan
Feelings - Morris Albert
Feels Like Heaven - Fiction Factory
Fernando - Abba
Ferry Cross The Mersey - Gerry And The Pacemakers
Fields Of Gold - Sting
Fool If You Think It’s Over - Chris Rea
Fools Rush In - Johnny Mercer
For All We Know - Carpenters
Forever Autumn - War Of The Worlds
For No One - The Beatles
Fragile - Sting
From This Moment - Shania Twain
Für Elise - Ludwig Van Beethoven
Galway Bay - Dr. Arthur Colahan
Georgia On My Mind - Hoagy Carmichael
Go Away Little Girl - Johnny Mathis
Good Morning Starshine - Roger Whittaker
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac / Wilson Philips
Greensleeves - Traditional
Groovy Kind Of Love - Phil Collins
Guantanamera - Jose Fernandez
Guitar Man - Bread
Harbour Lights - The Platters
Hard For Me To Say I’m Sorry - Chicago
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You - Van Morrison
Have You Ever Been In Love - Air Supply
Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman - Bryan Adams
Hawaiian Wedding Song - Ke Kali Nei Au - Charles King
Hazard - Richard Marx
He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother - The Hollies
Heartbroke Again - Chris Isaaks
Heaven - Bryan Adams
He’ll Have To Go - Jim Reeves
Hello - Lionel Ritchie
Hello Dolly - Louis Armstrong
Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles
Here, There And Everywhere - The Beatles
Here We Are - Gloria Estefan
Hey Jude - John Lennon
How ’Bout Us - Champagne
How Can You Mend A Broken Heart - The Bee Gees
How Deep Is Your Love - The Bee Gees
I Can’t Help Falling In Love With You - Elvis Presley
I Can’t Tell You Why - The Eagles
I Don’t Want To Set The World On Fire - The Inkspots
If - Bread
If I Was A Millionaire - Billy Field
If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot
If You Don’t Know Me By Now - Simply Red
If You Leave Me Now - Chicago
I Have But One Heart - Jerry Vale
I Just Called To Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder
I’ll Be Seeing You - Barry Manilow
Imagination - Glenn Miller
Imagine - John Lennon
I’m Gettin’ Sentimental Over You - Tommy Dorsey
I’m In The Mood For Love - Jimmy Mchugh
I’m Making Believe - Benny Goodman
Indian Summer - Tommy Dorsey
In The Chapel In The Moonlight - Billy Hill
I Only Have Eyes For You - The Platters
I Remember You - Frank Ifield
Isn’t She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
It Don’t Matter To Me - Bread
It Had To Be You - Harry Connick Jr
It Might As Well Be Spring - Richard Rodgers
It Must Have Been Love - Roxette
It’s Almost Like Being In Love - Nat King Cole
It’s Impossible - Perry Como
It’s Nice To Be With You - The Monkees
It’s Only Just Begun - Carpenters
It’s Raining Again - Supertramp
It Was A Very Good Year - Frank Sinatra
I’ve Never Been To Me - Charlene
I Want To Know What Love Is - Foreigner
I Will Be There - Bruce Huard
I Write The Songs - Barry Manilow
Jamaica Farewell - Harry Bellafonte
Jealous Guy - Bryan Ferry / Roxy Music
Jealousy - Frankie Laine
Jessie - Joshua Kadison
Junk - Paul Mccartney
Just Another Day In Paradise - Phil Collins
Just The Two Of Us - Grover Washington, Jr.
Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel
Key Largo - Bertie Higgins
Killing Me Softly With His Song - Roberta Flack
La Paloma - Sebastian De Iradier Y Salaverri
Lady - Little River Band
Lady In Red - Chris De Burgh
Leader Of The Band - Dan Fogelberg
Leave A Tender Moment Alone - Billy Joel
Leaving On A Jet Plane - John Denver
Let It Be Me - Gilbert Bécaud
Listen To The Rhythm Of The Falling Rain - The Cascades
Long Ago And Far Away - Jerome Kern
Long Ago And Oh So Far Away - Carpenters
Look For A Star - Billy Vaughn
Look What You’ve Done - Jet
Lord Is It Mine - Supertramp
Lost Without Your Love - Bread
Love Is All Around - Wet Wet Wet
Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley
Love Over Gold - Dire Straits
Love You More Than I Can Say - Leo Sayer
Lullaby Of Birdland - Bobby Crush
Lyin’ In The Sand - Hello Sailor
Mad World - Gary Jules
Make It With You - Bread
Mandy - Westlife
Message To My Girl - Split Enz
Michelle - The Beatles
Mister Sandman - Pat Ballard
Misty - Bobby Crush
Mona Lisa - Nat King Cole
Moon Over Miami - Joe Burke
Moonlight Becomes You - Bing Crosby
Moonlight Serenade - Glen Miller
Moon River - Johnny Mercer
More - Harry Connick Jr.
More Than Words - Extreme
Morning Has Broken - Cat Stevens
Mr Bojangles - Robbie Williams
Mull Of Kintyre - Paul Mccartney
Music Box Dancer - Frank Mills
My Foolish Heart - Ned Washington/Victor Young
My Prayer - Harry Connick Jr.
My Way - Frank Sinatra
Nature Boy - Nat King Cole
Never Be Blue - Billy Field
Never On Sunday - Manos Hadjidakis
New World In The Morning - Roger Whittaker
New York Mining Disaster 1941 - The Bee Gees
New York, New York - Leonard Bernstein
New York State Of Mind - Billy Joel
Nights In White Satin - Moody Blues
Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon
No Matter What - Boyzone
No More Lonely Nights - Paul Mccartney
Norwegian Wood - The Beatles
Nothing Compares To You - Sinead O’connor
Nothing Left To Lose - The Alan Parsons Project
Now Is The Hour - Maewa Kaihau
Ode To Joy - Ludwig Van Beethoven
Old And Wise - The Alan Parsons Project
On The Sunny Side Of The Street - Jimmy Mchugh
Once In A While - Johnny Mathis
One For My Baby - Robbie Williams
One More Arrow - Elton John
Only You - Harry Connick Jr.
Orinoco Flow - Enya
Our Love Is Here To Stay - Nat King Cole
Out Of The Moon - Goldenhorse
Penny Lane - The Beatles
Penny Lover - Lionel Ritchie
Perfidia - Alberto Dominguez
Petite Fleur - S. Bechet
Piano Man - Billy Joel
Picture Postcards From L.A. - Joshua Kadison
Poinciana - Simon / Bernier
Pokarekare Ana - Paraire Tomoana
Private Investigations - Dire Straits
Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars - Antonio Carlos Jobim
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head - Burt Bacharach
Rainy Days And Mondays - Carpenters
Ramblin’ Rose - Slim Whitman
Recuerdos De La Alhambra - Francisco Tárrega
Red Roses For A Blue Lady - Bert Kaempfert
Red Sails In The Sunset - Hugh Williams
Right Here Waiting For You - Richard Marx
Roses Are Red - Slim Whitman
Sacrifice - Elton John
Sail Along Silv’ry Moon - Billy Vaughn
Sail Away - Roberto Carlos
Sailing - Rod Stewart
Saint - Elton John
Sartorial Eloquence - Elton John
Save The Best For Last - Vanessa Williams
Saving All My Love For You - Whitney Houston
Say You, Say Me - Lionel Ritchie
Scarborough Fair - Traditional
Scarlet Ribbons - Jack Segal
Send In The Clowns - Stephen Sondheim
September In The Rain - Frank Sinatra
Serenade To Summer
She - Elvis Costello
Shepherd’s Song - Traditional
She’s The One - Robbie Williams
Shine On Through - Elton John
Side Saddle - Bobby Crush
Skye Boat Song - Traditional
Sleepy Shores
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Jerome Kern
Since I Found Out - Billy Field
Sing - Carpenters
So In Love With You - U.N.V.
Solitaire - Neil Sedaka
Someone To Watch Over Me - George Gershwin
Something - The Beatles
Something Good - Bic Runga
Somethin’ Stupid - Robbie Williams / Nicole Kidman
Songbird - Anne Murray
Song For Guy - Elton John
Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word - Elton John
Sound Of Silence - Paul Simon
Southern Nights - Glen Campbell
Spanish Eyes - Bert Kaempfert
Spending Time With You - Richard Blanco
Stardust - Mitchell Parrish
Stars Fell On Alabama - Frank Perkins
Straight From The Heart - Bryan Adams
Stranger In Paradise - Tony Bennett
Stranger On The Shore - Acker Bilk
Streets Of London - Roger Whittaker
Stuck On You - Lionel Ritchie
Sunday, Monday Or Always - Bing Crosby
Sunny - Bobby Hebb
Superman It’s Not Easy - Five For Fighting
Sweet Georgia Brown - Johnny Mercer
Sweet People Medley - Alain Morisod
Take Me Home Country Roads - John Denver
Take The Long Way Home - Supertramp
Tears In Heaven - Eric Clapton
Telegraph Road - Dire Straits
Telephone Line - Electric Light Orchestra
Thanks For The Memory - Ralph Rainger
That Lucky Old Sun - Johnny Cash
That Old Devil Called Love - Billie Holiday
That’s Amore - Dean Martin
That’s What Friends Are For - Dionne Warwick
The Breeze And I - Jimmy Dorsey
The Entertainer - Scott Joplin
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
The Fool On The Hill - The Beatles
The Glory Of Love - Billy Hill
The Greatest Love Of All - Whitney Houston
The Impossible Dream - Roger Whittaker
The Last Farewell - Roger Whittaker
The Last Waltz -Engelbert Humperdinck
The Lonely Shepherd -James Last
The Long And Winding Road - Paul Mccartney
The Miracle Of Love - Eurythmics
The More I See You - Harry Warren
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World - Tony Hatch
The Nearness Of You - Hoagy Carmichael
The Only One - Lionel Ritchie
The Power Of Love - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
The Prayer - Andrea Bocelli
The Reason - Hoobastank
The Rose - Bette Midler
The Same Old Sun - The Alan Parsons Project
The Shadow Of Your Smile - Johnny Mandel
The Times They Are A-Changin’ - Bob Dylan
The Very Thought Of You - Nat King Cole
The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand
There Are Such Things - Tommy Dorsey
There Must Be A Way - Louis Armstrong
They Can’t Take That Away From Me - George Gershwin
They Say It’s Wonderful - Irving Berlin
This Guy’s In Love With You - Burt Bacharach
This Masquerade - Carpenters
This Moment - Roger Whittaker
Three Coins In The Fountain - Frank Sinatra
Three Times A Lady - Commodores
Till There Was You - Meredith Willson
Time - The Alan Parsons Project
Time After Time -Cindy Lauper
Time In A Bottle - Roger Whittaker
Tonight - Elton John
Tonight I Celebrate My Love - Bryson / Flack
Tonight’s The Night - Rod Stewart
Too Young - Nat King Cole
Touch Me When We’re Dancing - Carpenters
Träumerei In F Major- (Robert Schumann
True - Spandau Ballet
Truly Madly Deeply - Savage Garden
Try To Remember - Harvey Schmidt
Tulips From Amsterdam
Turn Back The Clock - Johnny Hates Jazz
Twilight Time - The Platters
Unbreak My Heart - Toni Braxton
Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers
Vaya Con Dios
Vincent - Don Mclean
Wake Me Up When September Ends - Green Day
Walk Away - Matt Munro
Wanted - Perry Como
We All Stand Together - Paul Mccartney
We Three My Echo, My Shadow And Me - The Inkspots
Welcome To My World - Jim Reeves
We’re All Alone - Boz Scaggs
We’ve Got Tonight - Joe Cocker
We’ve Only Just Begun - Carpenters
What About Me? - Moving Pictures
What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
Whatever Happened To Old-Fashioned Love? - B.J. Thomas
Whatever Will Be Will Be - Que Sera, Sera - Jay Livingston
What The World Needs Now - Burt Bacharach
When I Fall In Love - Rick Astley
When You Grow Too Old To Dream
When You Say Nothing At All - Boyz To Men
Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harlem
Who Painted The Moon Black - Hayley Westenra
Why Worry - Dire Straits
Wildfire - Michael Martin Murphey
Wish You Were Here - Fleetwood Mac
With A Little Help From My Friends - The Beatles
Without You - Mariah Carey
Woman - John Lennon
Woman In Love - Barry Gibb
Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
Wonderland By Night - Billy Vaughn
Words - Barry Gibb
Words Get In The Way - Gloria Estefan
Yesterday - The Beatles
Yesterday Once More - Carpenters
You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker
You Don’t Bring Me Flowers - Barbra Streisand / Neil Diamond
You Needed Me - Anne Murray
You Weren’t In Love With Me - Billy Field
You Will Never Grow Old
You’ll Call It Love - Billy Field
You’ll Never Know - Frank Sinatra
You’re Just Too Good To Be True - Andy Williams
You’re Nobody ’Til Somebody Loves You - Dean Martin
Your Eyes - Richard Blanco
Your Latest Trick - Dire Straits
Your Song - Elton John

Tv And Movie Themes

As Time Goes By - From Casablanca
A Time For Us - From Romeo And Juliet
A Whole New World - From Aladdin
Bright Eyes - From Watership Down
Can You Feel The Love Tonight? - From The Lion King
Cavatina - From The Deerhunter
Circle Of Life - From The Lion King
Dandelion Theme - From Meridian Energy Commercial
Everything I Do - From Robin Hood
Feather Theme - From Forest Gump
For Your Eyes Only - From James Bond
Friends Never Say Goodbye - The Emperor’s New Groove
Hine E Hine - Goodnight Kiwi
Hushabye Mountain - From Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
If I Had Words - From Babe
I Love To See You Smile - From Parenthood
New World Theme
My Heart Will Go On - From Titanic
Nadia’s Theme - From Young And The Restless
On The Inside - From The Prisoner
Over The Rainbow - From The Wizard Of Oz
Rainbow Connection - From The Muppet Movie
Somewhere My Love - Lara’s Theme - From Doctor Zhivago
Suo Gan - Empire Of The Sun
The Windmills Of Your Mind - From The Thomas Crown Affair
Theme From Arthur
Theme From An Age Apart
Theme From Beauty & The Beast
Theme From Exodus
Theme From Gone With The Wind
Theme From Greatest American Hero
Theme From Hill Street Blues
Theme From Howard’s Way
Theme From Little House On The Prairie
Theme From M*A*S*H
Theme From Schindler’s List
Theme From Spenser For Hire
Theme From The Love Boat
Theme From The Waltons
Theme From Thunderbirds
Theme From To Sir With Love
Theme From Tootsie
Theme From Van Der Valk
Up Where We Belong - From An Officer And A Gentleman
When She Loved Me - From Toy Story 2
When You Wish Upon A Star - From Pinocchio
Where Do I Begin - From Love Story
Whispering Grass - From It Ain’t Half Hot Mum
Wind Beneath My Wings - From Beaches

. . . And Many More

Hi Robyn,
Thank you for your email. The entertainment provided by Andre was excellent and very enjoyable. He played a great selection of songs and brought a really great vibe into the room where the event was being held.
Kind regards,
Tara Bowker
NZICA
Corporate Function

It went really well, thank you Pete!
Lorraine Peacock
Amputees Federation of NZ

Hi Kellie,
Thanks for your email. Andre was fantastic, what a wonderful evening he helped create.
Best wishes
Christina de Boer
Design Manager | Building
The Fletcher Construction Company Ltd

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