Guilherme Peixoto, a Portuguese Priest rose to fame playing electronic dance music near his church in a tiny village.

Now famous beyond borders and playing at some of the world’s best nightclubs, his goal is to spread a message of hope through music which hasn’t changed.

Recently, hundreds of old and young partygoers flocked to the northern village of Laundos to hit the dance floor as 49-year-old Peixoto, wearing a black shirt with a clerical collar, took to the DJ booth.

His music festival takes place during summer but Peixoto, who has over 900,000 followers on Instagram, plays elsewhere too. He performed at Hi Ibiza, one of the world’s top clubs, on Thursday and has concerts scheduled in Italy, Spain and Switzerland.

Last year, Peixoto was invited to perform during Pope Francis‘ visit to Portugal for World Youth Day. Music is so important to him that in 2019, during a trip to the Vatican, he asked Francis to bless his headphones.

“Music unites us, being a priest means being among people and helping them understand that if they have values they will not lose them just because they go out at night (to party).

“I can’t take this literature to the dance floor but I can have the same principles: talk about Christ, tolerance, faith and love,” he said.

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