Pólo Norte ("North Pole" in English) was a
Portuguese pop-rock
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band, formed in Belas,
Sintra
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in 1992. They were one of Portugal's most successful bands in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
History
Pólo Norte was formed in 1992 by Miguel Gameiro (vocals), Tó Almeida (guitar), Marco Vieira (bass), João Gomes (keyboards), and Luís Varatojo (drums).
They released their debut album ''Expedição'' in 1995. Starting in 2002 they took a three-year hiatus as Gameiro worked on a side project called Portugal a Cantar.
The band reconvened in 2005; that year's album ''Deixa o Mundo Girar'' was especially popular and several of its songs were used in Portuguese
telenovelas
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.
The album was produced by British producer Steve Lyon.
The final Pólo Norte release was ''15 Anos'' in 2008; the album was a compilation with two new songs. In 2010 Gameiro released the solo album ''A Porta ao Lado'', which reached the top ten in Portugal.
Gameiro later became a professional chef for a number of luxury
haute cuisine
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restaurants on the
Portuguese Riviera
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, including the
Casino Estoril
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History
The first stone was laid on 16 January 1916 by then-President Dr. Bernar ...
and
Quinta da Beloura.
Discography
* ''Expedição'' (1995)
* ''Aprender a Ser Feliz'' (1996)
* ''Longe'' (1999)
* ''Pólo Norte ao Vivo'' (2000)
* ''Jogo da Vida'' (2002)
* ''Deixa o Mundo Girar'' (2005)
* ''15 Anos'' (2008)
References
Portuguese pop music groups
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