| Ciro Pessoa | |
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| Birth name | Ciro Pessoa Mendes |
| Born | June 12, 1957 |
| Origin | São Paulo City, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Genres | Rock Post-punk Psychedelic rock |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, journalist, poet |
| Instruments | Vocals, acoustic guitar |
| Years active | 1979 — present |
| Labels | Rosa Celeste |
| Associated acts | Titãs Cabine C CPSP (Ciro Pessoa e Seu Pessoal) |
| Website | http://ciropessoa.tnb.art.br |
Ciro Pessoa Mendes (born June 12, 1957) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, journalist and poet. Formerly a member of rock band Titãs and the founder and lead vocalist of the now-defunct post-punk band Cabine C, he currently follows a solo career, releasing two albums as of yet.
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Ciro Pessoa was born in São Paulo in 1957. As he turned seven years old, he was already playing some chords on the acoustic guitar. He used to read Lewis Carroll, Monteiro Lobato and Jules Verne, and used to listen to Roberto Carlos, Os Mutantes, The Beatles and Secos & Molhados. When he was eleven, he took part of a junior talent quest on the Ilha Porchat Club in São Vicente, and won the first place by playing the role of "Aroeira", of Geraldo Vandré.
He studied at Colégio Equipe and in the late seventies, he started opening shows of artists like Walter Franco, Novos Baianos and Jards Macalé, invited by former President of CCE (Centro Cultural Equipe) Sérgio Groismann to perform at the festivals of the school. In one of these festivals, he took the stage for the first time with his friends which would later form the Titãs do Iê-Iê.
In 1979, he moved to Europe, where he made performances of MPB and Bossa Nova throughout several countries.
In 1981, back to Brazil, he joined Branco Mello, Marcelo Fromer, Arnaldo Antunes, Tony Bellotto, Paulo Miklos, Sérgio Britto and Nando Reis to form the Titãs. They performed in several different places, but their official debut was on October 15, 1982, at SESC Pompeia. He left with Titãs a number of hits, like "Sonífera Ilha", "Toda Cor", "Homem Primata" and "Babi Índio".
He left Titãs in 1983, and formed in 1986 a post-punk music band named Cabine C, in which he served as the lead vocalist and guitarist. The band released only one album, named Fósforos de Oxford ("Matches from Oxford"), disbanding one year after its foundation.
In the early nineties, he was the bandleader of another group: CPSP (Ciro Pessoa e Seu Pessoal). They have not released any album, but they performed several times in many Brazilian cities.
In 2002, the CD Eu e Meu Guarda-Chuva was released, containing 11 tracks composed with Branco Mello, in 1985.
As a journalist from Editora Abril, he earned prizes with the articles "Pela Estrada Adentro" (2002) and "Cem Viagens de Sonhos". He also writes for the magazines Playboy and Revista VIP, signed by his Dharmic name Tenzïn Chöpel.
In 2003, he released his first solo album, called No Meio da Chuva Eu Grito Help ("In the Middle of the Rain I Shout Out for Help"), with 11 tracks produced by Apollo 9 and released by Voice Print.
In 2010, he released his second solo album, Em Dia com a Rebeldia.
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