Pato Fu is a Brazilian

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band from

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. The band was formed by lead singer & rhythm guitarist

Fernanda Takai Fernanda Barbosa Takai (; born 25 August 1971) is a Brazilian singer, better known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of rock band Pato Fu. She has also been working on a solo career since 2007. In 2011, she collaborated with Atom™, ...

, lead guitarist John Ulhoa and bassist Ricardo Koctus, in September 1992. Long-time drummer Xande Tamietti left the band in 2014, being replaced by Glauco Nastácia; keyboardist Richard Neves replaced Lulu Camargo in 2016. The band is also famous for their 2010 album Música de Brinquedo, which was written using only toy instruments. It was at one point included with U2 and Radiohead in a list of the 10 best bands in the world, according to

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magazine.

History

Their first album, ''

Rotomusic de Liquidificapum ''Rotomusic de Liquidificapum'' is the first album of the Brazilian rock band Pato Fu. It was released in 1993. Tracks Personnel * Fernanda Takai Fernanda Barbosa Takai (; born 25 August 1971) is a Brazilian singer, better known as ...

'', was released in 1993, followed, since then, by other eight releases: ''

Gol de Quem? ''Gol de Quem?'' is the second studio album of the Brazilian rock band Pato Fu. It was released in 1995 and it had sold about 50,000 copies. From Minas Gerais, they have a pop/rock style strongly influenced by Os Mutantes. They perform mostly ...

'' (1995), '' Tem Mas Acabou'' (1996), ''

Televisão de Cachorro ''Televisão de Cachorro'' is the fourth studio album of the Brazilian rock band Pato Fu. The album was produced by Dudu Marote. Track listing # "A Necrofilia da Arte" (The Necrophilia of Art) (Rubinho Troll/Gilberto Gil) – 4:04 # "Antes que ...

'' (1998), '' Isopor'' (1999), ''

Ruído Rosa ''Ruído Rosa'' is the sixth album of the Brazilian rock band Pato Fu. Track listing # Eu (I) # Ninguém (Nobody) # Day After Day # Tribunal de Causas Realmente Pequenas (Really Small Claims Court) # Menti Pra Você, Mas Foi Sem Querer (I ...

'' (2000), ''

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ao Vivo: No Museu de Arte da Pampulha'' (2002), '' Toda Cura para Todo Mal'' (2005), and ''

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'' (2007), and with launch scheduled for 2010, '' Música de Brinquedo''. The band's popularity began to increase simultaneously with two other groups from Belo Horizonte,

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and Skank. The band plays in

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style, but resorting frequently to

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elements. Pato Fu is frequently said as being influenced by

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, a famous Brazilian tropicalist group from the 1960s, probably because of the experimentalism found in both bands' songs. Their music is influenced by

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and also

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, among various others. Takai once said her singing is influenced by

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, of whom she is a fan. Takai and Ulhoa are

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and had a daughter, Nina, in 2003. The band name is from a ''

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. Garfield attacked the

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with his " Cat Fu" techniques. The band liked the wordplay, but decided to change ''Gato'' (cat) to ''Pato'' (duck). Coincidentally or not, the expression had also previously appeared in the Brazilian translation of the '' Howard the Duck'' movie, as the translation to the term "quack-fu". The band celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2003 with the release of ''MTV ao Vivo: No Museu de Arte da Pampulha'', a live performance with some of their most famous songs. In 2010, Pato Fu recorded an album of brazilian and international rock classics played only with toy instruments called ''Música de Brinquedo'', which generated a positive response from the public. Classics such as ''Live And Let Die'' and ''Rock And Roll Lullaby'' were present. A live DVD, called ''Música de Brinquedo Ao Vivo'', was recorded in 2011. In 2015, their album ''Não Pare Pra Pensar'' was nominated for the 16th Latin Grammy Awards in the Best Brazilian Rock Album category.

Band members

;Current members *

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(1992–present) * John Ulhoa -

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, backing and lead vocals,

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(1992–present) * Ricardo Koctus -

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(1992–present) * Glauco Nastácia -

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(2014–present) * Richard Neves - keyboards,

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(2016–present) ;Former members * Dudu Tsuda - keyboards,

(2008–2009) * Xande Tamietti -

(1996–2014) * Lulu Camargo - keyboards,

(2005–2016) ;Touring members *

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(1996-1998) * Hugo Hori -

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(1996) * Tiquinho -

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(1996) * Sérgio Bartolo -

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(1996) * Haroldo Ferreti -

(1993)

Discography

;Studio albums * ''

'' (1993) * ''

'' (1995) + 50,000 * '' Tem Mas Acabou'' (1996) * ''

'' (1998) + 100,000 * '' Isopor'' (1999) + 160,000 * ''

'' (2001) * '' Toda Cura para Todo Mal'' (2005) + 25,000 * ''

'' (2007) * '' Música de Brinquedo'' (2010) + 40,000 * '' Não Pare Pra Pensar'' (2014) + 10,000 ;Live albums * '' MTV ao Vivo - Pato Fu no Museu de Arte da Pampulha'' (2002) * '' Música de Brinquedo Ao Vivo'' (2011) + 25,000 ;DVDs * '' MTV ao Vivo - Pato Fu no Museu de Arte da Pampulha'' (2002) * '' Video Clipes'' (2004) * '' Toda Cura para Todo Mal'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2009) * '' Música de Brinquedo Ao Vivo'' (2011)

Singles

Hits

* "Sobre o Tempo" (from ''Gol de Quem?'') * "Pinga" (from ''Tem Mas Acabou''; the song's name refers to a Brazilian drink,

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) * "Canção pra Você Viver Mais" (from ''Televisão de Cachorro''; a tribute to Takai's father) * "Antes Que Seja Tarde" (from ''Televisão de Cachorro'') * "Made in Japan" (from ''Isopor''; sung almost entirely in Japanese. It was written in Portuguese by John and translated by a Japanese teacher. Its

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is a tribute to old Japanese Sci-Fi movies and a

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against

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, winning a Brazilian VMA award). The chorus comes from the song ''

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'' (see the article's "external links" section). * "Depois" (from ''Isopor'') * "Perdendo Dentes" (from ''Isopor'') * "Eu" (from ''Ruído Rosa''; a tribute to

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) * "Ando Meio Desligado" (from ''Ruído Rosa'';

cover) * "Por Perto" (from ''MTV ao Vivo'') * "Uh Uh Uh, Lá Lá Lá, Ié Ié!" (from ''Toda Cura para Todo Mal'') * "Sorte e Azar" (from ''Toda Cura para Todo Mal'') * "Anormal" (from ''Toda Cura para Todo Mal'') * "Rock And Roll Lullaby" (cover, toy instruments)

References

External links

Official site (in Portuguese)
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