Silence 4 was a Portuguese band, formed in 1996 in Leiria, Portugal, whose songs are mostly sung in English. They released two albums that received high critical acclaim, Silence Becomes It (1998) and Only Pain Is Real (2000). The band officially disbanded in 2001, and lead singer David Fonseca is currently undergoing a solo career. Surfacing in the end of the '90s as one of Portugal's major rock bands, Silence 4 opened new frontiers for other English singing bands to follow.