| Allan Coelho | |
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| Also known as | A. Coelho |
| Born | Vila Nova, Praia da Vitória, Portugal |
| Origin | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Pop, Dance, New wave, Hi-NRG |
| Instruments | Synthesizer |
| Years active | 1979 – present |
| Labels | Boulevard, Thump, Megatone, Musart |
| Associated acts | Tapps 1982 – 1986 Boiling Point 1986 Tierra 1986 Yoh-Yo 1987 Rainbow 1988 Click (music) 1987 – 1990 Tony Barrera 1989 – 1998 Tapps 2002 – present |
| Website | myspace.com/tapps1 |
Allan Coelho is a Canadian composer, songwriter, and was a member for the Hi-NRG band, Tapps. Allan resides in Mississauga, Ontario and is tours with Tapps now and then.
Coelho has sold over 15 million records. He has to his credit 28 platinums and a Latino grammy for best Production (and also remixed two Michael Jackson songs off the thriller album). Coelho is one of the co-founders of High energy music with his band member Tony Dacosta.
Coelho was born in Praia da Vitória, Portugal. He moved to Canada at the age of four. During grade school, he met producers Tony DaCosta and Paul Silva. In 1982 they formed Tapps[1]
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Coelho produced several Tapps hits like:
In 1986, Tapps went their separate ways.
Coelho produced "La Bamba" for the Hi-NRG band Tierra in early 1987. In late 1987, he produced "The Main Attraction" for Yoh-Yo. In early 1988, Coelho co-produced "Humpty Dumpty" for Rainbow with Hernani Raposo. In late 1988, Coelho and Raposo were the main producers for the Canadian-Mexican band, Click which composed of three women. They wrote "Duri Duri" (also known as "Baila Baila" in the UK, Japan, and Mexico. They also made the song "Alto y Peligroso." In early 1989, Coelho and Raposo went their separate ways after the Click's popularity flourished and they went their separate ways, and Coelho went with Mexican DJ, and choreographer, Tony Barrera. Barrera was a DJ with the Mexican soundsystem, Polymarchs.
Allan Coelho, along with Tony Barrera, started composing music for Barrera's soundsystem, Polymarchs with hits like
and many more. With Tony Barrera in the main vocals, the songs gained popularity starting in 1991 and until late 1996, where Barrera decided to stop composing for a couple of years, and opened up his own nightclub. In May 1998, Coelho was shocked to hear that Tony Barrera was found strangled to death in a hotel room in Southern Mexico City.
After Barrera's death in 1998, Coelho went silent for 6 years, and in 2003 decided to reform Tapps with Tony and Candy, but was unsuccessful, later Coelho found a new vocalist and began to tour the world as Tapps in 2003.