Durval de Lima Júnior (born April 11, 1984), better known by his stage name Junior Lima, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, drummer, guitarist, actor and record producer best known for his work with duo Sandy & Junior.

Biography

Durval de Lima Júnior was born in

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, São Paulo on April 11, 1984, to entrepreneur Noely Pereira de Lima and singer Durval de Lima, better known as "Xororó" of the famous '' música sertaneja'' duo

Chitãozinho & Xororó Chitãozinho & Xororó () are a Brazilian sertanejo duo. Chitãozinho is the stage name of José Lima Sobrinho and Xororó of Durval de Lima. Their music, which combines traditional Brazilian ''caipira'' with pop, was instrumental in establishing ...

. Interested in music ever since his early childhood, in 1989 he began to perform alongside his older sister

Sandy Sandy may refer to: People and fictional characters *Sandy (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Sandy (surname), a list of people *Sandy (singer), Brazilian singer and actress Sandy Leah Lima (born 1983) * (Sandy) ...

in Brazilian television as child singers, under the moniker Sandy & Junior. In 1991 the duo released their debut album, '' Aniversário do Tatu'', which sold over 300,000 copies, and as the 1990s and 2000s went by they became one of the most successful Brazilian groups of all time, leading them to have their own TV series on

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(broadcast from 1999 to 2002) and starring on their own full-length film, 2003's '' Acquária''. By the time they broke up in 2007, they sold over 22 million albums nationwide. Alongside Sandy & Junior he had a side project named SoulFunk which lasted from 2005 to 2007. One year after the break-up of Sandy & Junior he formed the

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, alongside other established musicians such as

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, a former guitarist for singer

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, and former

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and

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bassist

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. The only newcomer was vocalist Péricles "Perí" Carpigiani. Lima was the band's drummer. They only released a single studio album, '' 9MA'', before being put on hold in 2009; any possibilities of a reunion ended after the suicides of Sousa and Champignon in 2013. From 2009 to 2014, alongside DJ Júlio Torres and Amon-Rá Lima of

Família Lima Família Lima (lit. ''Lima Family'') is a Brazilian band from Rio Grande do Sul state. As the name suggests, all members are part of the Lima family. Members * Lucas Lima - lead vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, viola, western concer ...

, he was part of

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group Crossover, later renamed as Dexterz. In 2016, Junior and Torres reunited to form the duo Manimal. The same year he debuted as a record producer, collaborating with Manu Gavassi on her extended play ''Vício'', and released the single "Sintoma", his first work as a solo singer in years. In 2019 Sandy & Junior reunited for a special series of tours around Brazil celebrating their 30th anniversary.

Personal life

Lima is married to model Mônica Benini since 2014; the couple's first child, a son, Otto, was born on October 1, 2017. On October 10, 2021, their daughter Lara was born. He has a

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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ; pt, jiu-jitsu brasileiro ) is a self-defence martial art and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting (ne-waza) and submission holds. BJJ focuses on the skill of taking an opponent to the ground, control ...

and earned the belt after 11 years of training.TATAME: Junior Lima, Márcio Garcia e outros: famosos que são faixas-preta de Jiu-Jitsu e você não sabia
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lima, Junior 1984 births Living people Musicians from Campinas People from São Paulo (state) Child pop musicians Brazilian pop male singers Brazilian rock singers Brazilian rock musicians Brazilian electronic musicians Brazilian classical guitarists Brazilian male guitarists Brazilian drummers Brazilian record producers Brazilian male film actors Brazilian male television actors 20th-century Brazilian male singers 20th-century Brazilian singers 21st-century Brazilian male singers 21st-century Brazilian singers Brazilian people of Italian descent Brazilian male singer-songwriters Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu