Paulo Miklos
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| Paulo Miklos | |
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 Miklos singing in Copacabana beach in 2006.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Paulo Roberto de Souza Miklos |
| Born | January 21, 1959 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Genre(s) | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, composer, songwriter, actor |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, bass guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, saxophone, harmonica, keyboards, mandolin, banjo |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Associated acts | Bom Quixote Sossega Leão Banda Performática Titãs |
Paulo Roberto de Souza Miklos (born on January 21, 1959, in São Paulo) is a multi-instrumentalist, musician and actor from Brazil. He is best known for his works for the band Titãs, which he is a member since its beginning, in 1981. Singing and playing the bass guitar, the harmonica and the sax are some of his most notable contributions for the band. As an actor he has appeared a few times on the movies and on the television. His most notable work is Anísio, at the movie O Invasor.
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[edit] History
[edit] Childhood
Since his childhood, he dreamed on being a musician. He learned to play the piano, the sax and the transverse flute. When he turned 12, he was given his first acoustic guitar, and decided to become a musician. He made it to play almost every instrument he could put his hands on, being influenced by The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and the Tropicália movement.
[edit] Beginning of the career
At high school, he started to create his own songs, together with his classmate Arnaldo Antunes. This partnership would later become Titãs. His professional debut happened on a TV Tupi music festival, in 1979, when he made an arrangement for a reggae song of Chico Evangelista. From that moment on, he wouldn’t leave the stage anymore. From small solo shows at bars to performances with bands like Bom Quixote, Sossega Leão and Banda Performática, his musical career began to have a great rising. Some well-known names in São Paulo, like Arrigo Barnapé, asked him to play with them.
After concluding high school at the Equipe school, he entered Philosophy at PUC and Psychology at Mogi Mirim. But after a few classes, he quit, feeling it wasn’t the thing he’d like to live for. So he entered the Escola de Comunicações e Arte (Art and Communication School) of USP, but as the course was strongly focused on classical music, he quit it too.
[edit] Titãs and rise to fame
As of 1981, he, Arnaldo and some other friends finally founded Titãs, which made Paulo raise to fame. Since its beginning , Paulo has been playing different instruments according to the song: Sax, bass, keyboards, harmonica, etc.
In 1994, he released his first solo album, filled with songs written and composed by him. In 2001, he released his second album, called Vou Ser Feliz E Já Volto (I’m going to be happy, I’ll be right back), produced by Dudu Marote.
In 2002, he made his debut at the cinema, playing the role of the murder Anísio, in the movie O Invasor, directed by Beto Brant. He earned two awards for the role: Surprise actor of the year at the Festival de Cinema de Brasília (Brasília Cinema Festival) and best supporting actor at the Festival de Miami (Miami Festival).
[edit] Personal life
Paulo Miklos lives in São Paulo. He is married to Rachel Salém and had a daughter with her called Manoela, born in 1983.
[edit] Discography
[edit] With Titãs
[edit] Solo Works
- Vou Ser Feliz e Já Volto - 2001
[edit] Other Albums
- Mundo Pop - 2004
- Mundo Rock - 2004
- O Invasor - 2001
[edit] References
- Miklos’ page at Titãs official web site (Portuguese)
[edit] External links
- Paulo Miklos official website (Portuguese)
- Titãs official website
- Banda Permormática’s official web site
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