Toranja is a

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rock band with a flair for lyrics with a rebellious tone. Their first album "Esquissos" was greeted with some acclaim in

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. "Segundo" is the title of their second album ("Segundo" means "second" in Portuguese) – which established Toranja as one of the relevant names of the new generation of Portuguese bands at the time. The band paused their activities in 2006, for undetermined time. However, its musicians are still in the music scene, each one with their own projects. At the beginning of her career, the faddist

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was a singer in Toranja, invited by her childhood friend Tiago Bettencourt.

Members

* Tiago Bettencourt: vocals and guitar *Ricardo Frutoso: guitar *Dodi: bass *Rato: drums

References

Portuguese rock music groups {{europe-band-stub