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Jota Quest is a Brazilian pop rock band. The band was founded in 1995, in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais as J. Quest, but due to trademark issues with Hanna-Barbera, they renamed themselves Jota Quest (jota being the Portuguese name for the letter j). The band members include: Rogério Flausino (vocals), Marco Túlio (guitar), Márcio Buzelin (keyboards), "PJ" – Paulo Roberto Diniz, Jr. (bass) and Paulinho Fonseca (drums). Jota Quest initially stood apart from Minas Gerais' musical tradition by garnering national success with pop rock and blue eyed soul-tinged pop. Eventually the band exposed its Clube da Esquina influences, including collaborations with Minas Gerais exponents Paulinho Pedra Azul and Milton Nascimento in Oxigenio as well as jams with 14 Bis and a collaboration with Roberto Carlos over his hit single "Alem do Horizonte". Jota Quest sold over 4,000,000 copies in Brazil, Latin America and Portugal.^{[citation needed]}

Biography[link]

1995 – 1997[link]

The group played their first show as J. Quest inspired by the cartoon Jonny Quest, the idea bassist PJ (though none of the members was a fan of that Cartoon). At the time, the group played through the circuit of bars and schools of Belo Horizonte and gathered more than 2,000 people per show. With this, the band was gaining ground. Next the contract with Sony Music came, and then the first official CD was released in August 1996. The bar band's most successful song is their rendition of "As Dores do Mundo" ("Pains of the World"), a huge hit by Bahian soulman Hyldon in the '70s. It quickly entered the charts, followed by other singles, while the band toured Brazil. On this first tour, the band members came on stage wearing "black power" wigs. Another hit from their first album was "Encontrar Alguém" ("To Meet Someone"), a very disco. Even with the success, it took a while to they be shown on television. On 11 January 1997, they were invited by the presenter Xuxa to perform at what was then called "Xuxa Hits", belonged to Rede Globo television. It was the first performance of Jota Quest on TV.

1998 – 1999[link]

The band's second release was De Volta ao Planeta ("Back to the Planet"), more conventionally poprock, spawning more hit singles, especially the signature song "Fácil" ("Easy" – no relation to the Commodores song). The album's title song was "De Volta ao Planeta" (the "Planet", in this case referring to Planet of the Apes) with monkey noises backgrounding its chorus. The album became a Brazilian best-seller. This tour was marked for the first Brazilian Solar Energy supplied live show, a project with Greenpeace. In 2009, the title track of the album was used in the hugely successful telenovela Caras & Bocas, resulting in the song receiving moderate airplay on Brazilan radio and a short stay on the national charts.

2000 – 2001[link]

A relative commercial failure, due to the band's previous sales figures, their association with an Internet provider (which bankrupted) as well as advertising for Fanta. The band tried a new direction on its third record, an ecological oriented and experimental release called Oxigênio ("Oxygen"). It moved away from the dance floor, with increased production values, experimental songwriting and sponsored by the greatest Coca Cola marketing campaign in Latin America. The Brazilian GRAMMY winner singer Milton Nascimento recorded with the band on this album the song "Destes Tantos Modos". Although the album went Platinum it is largely considered a hodgepodge.

2001 – 2004[link]

In 2001, they returned to their original formula with bass guitar grooves, funk rock guitar riffs and beautiful lyrics with Discotecagem Pop Variada ("Eclectic Pop Disco"), their fourth album. Jota Quest recaped the bar band feeling with hits like "Na Moral" (In The Groove) and the ballad "Só Hoje" (Only Today). In 2002 Rogério Flausino was invited by Disney to sing the Brazilian version of the Treasure Planet’s soundtrack. The song is called Estou Aqui (I'm Still Here in English). With the success of the last record, the Jota Quest recorded on days 1 and 2 May 2003, the CD and DVD "MTV live" at the Praça do Papa, in Belo Horizonte, broadcasted by MTV Brazil. First live record of the group, "MTV live" gathered the biggest hits of the band and also had the special participation of Arnaldo Antunes and Thaíde. In the same year, they were the only ones in Latin America to be invited to participate in the soundtrack of the movie Spider-Man 2, that also had a version for the cartoon (re-recorded earlier by Ramones and Aerosmith). The lyrics were made by Rogério Flausino .

2005 – 2008[link]

Ten years after launching the first CD, the band was consolidated in the Brazilian pop rock’s scenario. Altogether there were five CDs, thousands of shows and attendance records all over Brazil, presentations in the U.S. and recently in Europe, where they attended the opening of the Rock in Rio Lisboa (Lisbon), sharing the stage with Carlos Santana and Roger Waters. After four years without releasing a CD with new material, the group got isolated in his studio in Belo Horizonte to record the album Até Onde Vai (How far it goes), which arrived at the stores in October 2005, and since then, remains between the country's best-selling CDs. The album fused rock and funk elements and contained their cover version of Brazilian singer Roberto Carlos's "Além do Horizonte" ("Beyond the Horizon") which became a major hit. The album produced a further string of hit singles, all receiving heavy rotation on Brazilian radio stations, including: "O Sol" ("The Sun"), "Palavras De Um Futuro Bom" at the tail-end of 2006, and most recently "Já Foi" in the first half of 2007. This album was a 7th Annual Latin GRAMMY nominated. Lead singer Rogerio Flausino was also invited to sing in English on electronic dance act Layo and Bushwacka's 2006 album. In 2007, Rogério Flausino received the Multishow Award for being the best singer in Brazil. In the same year on 13 August, he became a father, having her first daughter, Nina. The "Até Onde Vai" toure were the longest one of Jota Quest.

2008 – present (2012)[link]

In 2008, the band released the album La Plata, recorded in the studio Iron Ore, after three years of their last record. The CD quickly become successful on the radio with the songs "La Plata", which was on the soundtrack of TV Globo’s soap opera "Cama de Gato", and the ballad "Vem Andar Comigo" (Come Walk With Me), very well played, and theme of the Soup Opera “Caras e Bocas”,

In late July, the third single “Seis e Trinta" (Six-Thirty) was released on the radio and the music video came out in September. At the end of November 2009 is released the ballad "Único Olhar", the seventh track of La Plata. In 2010 and is released "Tudo me faz lembar você" (Everything reminds me of you) as the soundtrack of the film “Muita Calma Nessa Hora”.

In the second half of 2010, the Jota Quest launched to the Hispanic market their first Spanish album, entitled “Dias Mejores”. The album was released first in Argentina. In early March 2011, the Jota Quest announced a tour commemorating the 15-year career. The "J15 – 15 Anos na Moral" is a kind of party with 5 hours of duration, where the band will present a three-hour show with three new tracks. The project will be released on CD / DVD. The “Quinze” collection was released in May and has two CDs and 30 tracks, among three hits and new songs. In early 2012, "Quinze" was awarded a Latin Grammy for Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album, the first Grammy award in the group's career.

Members[link]

• Rogerio Flausino – vocals
• Paulo Roberto Diniz, Jr. (PJ) – bass
• Marcio Buzelin – keyboard
• Paulinho Fonseca – drums
• Marco Tulio – Guitar

Discography[link]

Demos[link]

• 1995 – Independente

Albums[link]

• 1996 – J. Quest – 200.000 (Gold)
• 1998 – De Volta ao Planeta – 800.000 (3x Platinum)
• 2000 – Oxigênio – 400.000 (2x Platinum)
• 2001 – Discotecagem Pop Variada – 500.000 (2x Platinum)
• 2005 – Até Onde Vai – 150.000 (Platinum)
• 2008 – La Plata – 40.000
• 2010 – Dias Mejores

Live[link]

• 2003 – MTV ao Vivo – 800.000 (Disco de Platina-Triplo)
• 2005 – Rio de Janeiro, 28 January 2005 (limited) – 100.000 (Gold)
• 2009 – Festival de Verão Salvador

Compilations[link]

• 2004 O Melhor de Jota Quest
• 2011 – Quinze – Latin Grammy award winner for Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album

Hits[link]

• "As Dores do Mundo" from J. Quest
• "Encontrar Alguem" from J. Quest
• "Onibusfobia" from J. Quest
• "Facil" from De Volta ao Planeta
• "Sempre Assim" from De Volta ao Planeta
• "O Vento" from De Volta ao Planeta
• "Oxigenio" from Oxigenio
• "Dias Melhores" from Oxigenio
• "O que Eu Tambem nao Entendo" from Oxigenio
• "Na Moral" from Discotecagem Pop Variada
• "So Hoje" from Discotecagem Pop Variada
• "Mais Uma Vez" from Discotecagem Pop Variada
• "Amor Maior" from MTV ao Vivo
• "Do seu Lado" from MTV ao Vivo
• "Alem do Horizonte" from Ate Onde Vai
• "O Sol" from Ate Onde Vai
• "Palavras de Um Futuro Bom" from Ate Onde Vai

See also[link]

• Pato Fu
• Skank (band)

References[link]

• Live Earth [1]
• Live Earth Live Video [2]
• Allmusic [3]
• Greenpeace.org [4]
• Rock In Rio Lisboa [5]
• MSN Music [6]
• MTV Brazil 2006 Music Awards [7]
• 7TH Annual Grammy [8]
• Jota Quest in Rock in Rio Lisboa [9]
• Premio Multishow 1 [10]
• Premio Multishow 2 [11]
• Wikipedia pt:Prêmio Multishow de Música Brasileira 2006, pt:Prêmio Multishow de Música Brasileira 2007
• Isto E Gente [12] (Portuguese)
• Wikipedia pt:Jota Quest pt:Paulo Roberto Diniz Junior(Portuguese)

External links[link]

• Jota Quest official website (Portuguese)
• Dicionario Cravo Musica Popular Brasileira [13] (Portuguese)

Renato Russo
Background information
Birth name	Renato Manfredini, Jr.
Born	(1960-03-27)March 27, 1960 Rio de JaneiroBrazil
Died	October 11, 1996(1996-10-11) (aged 36) Rio de JaneiroBrazil
Genres	Post-punk, alternative rock, folk rock, punk rock
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, lyricist, musician
Instruments	Vocals, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards
Years active	1978–1996
Labels	EMI
Associated acts	Legião Urbana, Aborto Elétrico
Website	www.renatorusso.com.br

Renato Russo (born Renato Manfredini, Jr., March 27, 1960 – October 11, 1996) was a Brazilian singer and songwriter. His first band was a punk rock band called "Aborto Elétrico" (Electric Abortion). The band then broke up and split in two different ones: "Capital Inicial" and "Legião Urbana". He was the formal founder and leader of the Legião Urbana.

Biography[link]

Childhood[link]

Renato Manfredini Jr. was born in Rio de Janeiro. He started his studies at an early age, at Colégio Olavo Billac. During this period he wrote an excellent essay named "Old house, in ruins". His father was an executive at Banco do Brasil, and the family moved to Forest Hills, Queens, New York in 1967, when he was assigned a job position in the city. Renato and his family returned later to Rio de Janeiro and moved in with his uncle Sávio. As an 18-years-old, he admitted to his mother to being bisexual. And in 1988 he made it public by writing the song "Meninos e Meninas" ("Boys n' Girls") with the chorus stating, in English, "I like St. Paulo, I like St. João, I like St. Francisco and St. Sebastião, and I like boys and girls."

Adolescence[link]

In 1973, his family moved from Rio de Janeiro to Brasília, moving to the "Asa Sul" district. In 1975, aged 15, Renato went through one of the hardest phases of his life when he was diagnosed as suffering from epiphysiolysis, a bone disease. He underwent surgery and had three platinum pins implanted in his pelvis. He suffered greatly throughout his convalescence, being confined to bed for 6 months, almost immobile. While he was under treatment, he did little more than listening to music, collecting an extensive and varied album collection. In an interview, Renato stated that this period was crucial in shaping his musical ear.

Musical career[link]

During the years of 1978 and 1979, he was the bass player of punk rock band Aborto Elétrico (Electric Abortion) which lasted 4 years, from 1978 to 1982, but broke up due to constant arguing between Fê Lemos, the drummer, and Renato. Although the band did not last long, during this period Renato Russo wrote many songs that would later become hits of Capital Inicial (founded by the remaining members of Aborto Elétrico) and Legião Urbana (founded by Renato Russo).

After the end of Aborto Elétrico, Renato began a solo career as the "Trovador Solitário" (Lonely Minstrel). This period only lasted a few months, as in 1982, he joined Marcelo Bonfá (the drummer of the band Dado e o Reino Animal), Eduardo Paraná (guitar player, known as Kadu Lambach) and Paulo Guimarães (keyboard player, known as Paulo Paulista) to form Legião Urbana. Renato was the lead vocal and bass player. Their main influences were the post punk bands of the time, especially Robert Smith from The Cure and Morrissey from The Smiths.

After the first few concerts, Eduardo Paraná and Paulo Paulista left the band. Dado Villa-Lobos then took over the guitars, creating the classic line-up of the band. The band also had Renato Rocha as a bass player from 1984 to 1989.

Leading Legião Urbana, Renato Russo reached the peak of his career as a musician, being recognized as the most important songwriter of Brazilian rock, securing a cult status within his fanbase.

He used to write long songs. "Faroeste Caboclo" for instance lasts 9:05, "Clarisse" is 10:33 long and "Metal Contra as Nuvens" is 11:29 minutes. The song "Fátima" was written in ten minutes. He recorded two solo albums, with both English and Italian songs, in the 1990s.

Death[link]

Renato Russo died on October 11, 1996, at 01:15 a.m., weighing only 45 kilograms (99.2 pounds), due to complications caused by AIDS (he had been HIV-positive since 1989, but never revealed it publicly). He left a son, Giuliano Manfredini, at the time only 7 years old. His body was cremated and the ashes were spread on Roberto Burle Marx's garden.

On October 22, 1996, eleven days after his death, Dado and Bonfá announced the end of Legião Urbana. The bands estimated sales in Brazil during Renato's life amounted to roughly 20 million albums. More than a decade after his death, sales of his albums are still considerable.

Solo albums

• The Stonewall Celebration Concert (1994)
• Equilibrio Distante (1995)
• O Último Solo (1997)
• Presente (2003)

Compilation albums

• Série Bis: Renato Russo - Duplo (2000)
• Série Para Sempre: Renato Russo (2001)
• Série Identidade: Renato Russo (2002)
• O Talento de Renato Russo (2004)
• O Trovador Solitário (2008)
• Renato Russo: Duetos (2010)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official Site
• Vídeos in Luciano Marinho Site