Blitz is a
Brazilian rock
Brazilian rock refers to rock music produced in Brazil and usually sung in Portuguese language, Portuguese. In the 1960s it was known as , from the Portuguese transcription of the line "Yeah, yeah, yeah" from the Beatles song "She Loves You".
Ov ...
band. The band was the first to achieve mainstream success and to have
hit single
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s (''Você não soube me amar'', ''A dois passos do paraíso'', ''Ana Maria (biquíni de bolinha amarelinha tão pequenininho)'') kick-starting the 1980s movement that would later be called "BRock".
[Dapieve, Arthur (2000)] Its "classic" formation included Evandro Mesquita (
voice
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),
Lobão (
drums
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, later Roberto "Juba" Gurgel), Antônio Pedro Fortuna (
bass, formerly with
Os Mutantes
Os Mutantes (meaning '' the mutants''; ) are an influential Brazilian rock band that were linked with the Tropicália movement, a dissident musical movement during the Brazilian dictatorship of the late 1960s. The band is considered to be one ...
and
Lulu Santos
Lulu Santos, stage name of Luiz Maurício Pragana dos Santos (born May 4, 1953), is a Brazilian singer and guitarist.
Career
Lulu was born in Rio de Janeiro. Beginning in the progressive rock band Vímana, he left the band and embarked on a ...
), William Forghieri (
keyboards
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) and
Fernanda Abreu
Fernanda Abreu (born September 8, 1961) is a Brazilian singer.
Biography
Fernanda was born and raised in a middle-class family of the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro. Her first notable public appearance was the backing vocal of the band Blitz until ...
and Márcia Bulcão (
backing vocals
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). Their ''Aventuras II'' album was nominated for the
2017 Latin Grammy Award for
Best Portuguese Language Rock or Alternative Album.
Discography
Studio albums
* (1982) ''As Aventuras da Blitz''
* (1983) ''Radio Atividade''
* (1984) ''Blitz 3''
* (1997) ''Línguas''
* (2009) ''Eskute Blitz''
Live albums
* (1994) ''Blitz ao Vivo''
* (2007) ''Blitz ao Vivo e a Cores''
* (2010) ''Eskute & Veja Blitz''
* (2013) ''Multishow Registro: Blitz 30 Anos - Ipanema''
* (2017) ''Blitz no Circo Voador''
References
Brazilian rock music groups
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