Yahoo is a Brazilian

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band formed in 1988.

History

Yahoo was founded in 1988 by

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Robertinho do Recife. It was fairly successful in Brazil during the 1990s by playing cover versions of other bands'

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songs translated to

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. Many of their songs were also used in soundtracks of

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. Their self-titled debut album, ''Yahoo'', had the

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's hit " Love Bites" translated as "Mordidas de Amor", and was used in the soundtrack of the telenovela ''Bebê a Bordo''. The next album, ''Oração da Vitória'' ("Victory Prayer"), brought them another hit, "Anjo" (cover of

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's "

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"), again used in a telenovela, ''O Sexo dos Anjos''. In 1990, Yahoo released the album ''Yahoo 3''. It was not as successful as the previous ones, but two songs, "Veneno" ("Poison") and "Somos a Luz da Manhã" ("We are the Morning Light"), were used in the soundtrack of a movie, ''

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''. Yahoo released the album ''Pára-Raio'' in 1992, with several cover songs, such as "Pára-Raio" ("Lightning Rod", a version of "Hide You Heart" by

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) and "Como o Vento" ("Like the Wind", a version of " Wind of Change" by

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); the song "Paixão Esquecida" ("Forgotten Passion") was again used in a telenovela, ''Deus nos Acuda''. Their 1994 album, ''Caminhos de Sol'' ("Paths of the Sun") was more successful, with "Caminhos de Sol" used in the

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''A Viagem'' and becoming a huge hit. In 1996, not long after the release of ''Arquivo'', the band dissolves, and the members turn their attention to a new business: they set the Yahoo Studio, in

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, which would be one of the most popular recording studios in Brazil. In 2006, they release a new album, ''Versões'' ("Versions"), consisting only of translated versions of songs by artists such as

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, Kiss, and

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Members

Current line-up

* Zé Henrique -

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and

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* Serginho Knust -

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and vocals * Val Martins -

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and vocals * Marcelão -

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and vocals

Former members

* Robertinho de Recife (1988–1990) - guitar and vocals * Marcello Azevedo (1988–1993) - keyboard, guitar and vocals

Discography

* 1988 - ''

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'' * 1989 - '' Oração da Vitória'' * 1990 - ''

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'' * 1992 - '' Pára-Raio'' * 1994 - '' Caminhos de Sol'' * 1996 - '' Arquivo'' * 2006 - '' Versões'' * 2008 - '' Yahoo 20 Anos - Ao Vivo''

External links

Interview with Robertinho de Recife
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