Os Travessos

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Os Travessos
Origin São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Genre(s) Pagode, Samba
Years active 1992-today
Website http://www.ostravessos.com.br/
Members
Filipe
Chorão
Rodrigo
Edimilson
Former members
Rodriguinho
Fabinho

Os Travessos is a group of pagode created in the city of São Paulo by the members Rodriguinho, Fabinho, Rodrigão, Chorão, and Edimilson Salvino in the year of 1992.[1]

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[edit] History

The group has origins from the East Zone of São Paulo inicially having the name of Toca do Coelho, in 1990. In 1995 the group named themselves Muleke Travesso.[1], and two years later they changed to Os Travessos.[1]

In 2004, vocalist Rodriguinho left the group to follow a solo career, followed by Fabinho in 2005.

The current vocalist, Filipe Duarte, who joined in 2006, is a former member of the group Br'oz. The 1st single with Filipe in the band was called Te liguei, a romantic pagode.

In 2007, Fabinho Mello (Fábio Borges Mello), died of a heart attack.[2]

[edit] Members

[edit] Actual Formation

[edit] Former Members

  • Rodriguinho (1992-2004) - vocal
  • Fabinho (1992-2005) - voice and keyboard

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  • Frente a frente (2007)
  • Warner 30 Anos: Os Travessos (2006)
  • Pura Mágica (2005)
  • Os Travessos - Ao Vivo (2004)
  • Dito e Feito (2003)
  • Os Travessos (2002)
  • Perfil (2001)
  • Adivinha (2000)
  • Declarações (1999)
  • Os Travessos (1999)
  • Nossa Dança (1996)


[edit] Videography

[edit] DVDs

  • Os Travessos - Ao Vivo (2003)


[edit] Prizes

  • Golden and Platinum Disc with the album Nossa Dança
  • Golden Disc with the album Os Travessos
  • Prize Prêmio VMB 2000 MTV for Best Vídeo Clip of Pagode with the music Meu Querubim


[edit] External Links

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c "Travessos fazem pagode suingado para falar de amor", Jornal do Commercio, published May 30, 2000, accessed January 3, 2007
  2. ^ "Fabinho Mello, ex-Os Travessos, morre de parada cardíaca", O Globo, published November 4, 2007, accessed January 3, 2008.

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