Banda Uó
| Banda Uó | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Goiânia, Brazil |
| Genres | Pop, tecnobrega |
| Years active | 2010–Present |
| Labels | Deckdisc |
| Website |
bandauo |
| Members |
Davi Sabbag Mateus Carrilho Candy Mel |
| Past members | Flora Maria |
Banda Uó is a Brazilian tecnobrega band composed of Davi Sabbag, Mateus Carrilho, and Candy Mel started in 2010 in the city of Goiânia.[1] The group was initially composed of Davi Sabbag, Mateus Carrilho and Flora Maria. They released their first music video a tecnobrega remake of "Teenage Dream" by Katy Perry,[2] called "Não Quero Saber", with help from students of Universidade Federal de Goiás and of publicity on PUC Goiás.
The funny lyrics and the Sabbag's video shoot direction, got the attention of Diplo, who was responsible for introducing funk carioca to the international dance floor.[3] Besides this, Flora Maria left the group and Mel Gonçalves, also known as Candy Mel, joined the group, the three started to work in others versions, releasing the EP "Me Emoldurei de Presente Pra Te Ter".
They released another cover - this time of Willow Smith's "Whip My Hair", called "Shake de Amor", the music video wins the 2011 VMB on MTV Brasil and have an attention not only on social media as well in televisions shows in Brazil.
In 2012, Banda Uó released your debut album called "Motel" trought the label Deckdisc. They receive a good review by Rolling Stone Brasil, who said: "One of the triumph of Banda Uó was realize that being humorous is not necessarily related to "funny" music - and that the trio secured an audience even wider."[4][5]
Discography
- 2011 - Me Emoldurei de Presente pra te Ter (EP)
- 2012 - Motel (studio album)
- 2013 - Cowboy (EP)
- 2015 - Veneno (studio album)
Music Video
| Year | Song | Director | Album/EP | Released Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Não Quero Saber" | Mateus Carrilho | Me Emoldurei De Presente Pra Te Ter | 11 November 2010 |
| 2011 | "Shake De Amor" | 25 May 2011 | ||
| "Gosto Amargo do Perfume" | 7 September 2011 | |||
| "Rosa" | 9 October 2011 | |||
| 2012 | "Faz Uó" | Mateus Carrilho | Motel | 17 July 2012 |
| 2013 | "Gringo" | Arthur Warren, Gustavo Suzuki | 17 January 2013 | |
| 2013 | "Cowboy" | Mateus Carrilho | 27 July 2013 | |
| 2014 | "Catraca" | Single | ||
| "Búzios do Coração" | Motel | |||
Lyric Videos
| Year | Song | Director | Album/EP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Gringo" | Motel | |
| 2013 | "Vania" | Kelrrey | Motel |
Members
- Davi Sabbag
- Mateus Carrilho
- Candy Mel
- Flora Maria - (2010-2011)
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Candy Mel
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Davi Sabbag
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Mateus Carrilho
References
- ↑ (Portuguese) Moderno, Brega e Pop - Revista Rolling Stone Accessed 28-01-2013
- ↑ (Portuguese)Banda Uó faz sucesso na internet com versão descolada do tecnobrega - O Globo 23-01-2013
- ↑ Diplo on Brazil’s Funk-Tinged “Tecno Brega” Music Scene - Revista Vanity Fair 28/12/2011
- ↑ Banda Uó - Motel - Rolling Stone
- ↑ Disco de estreia da Banda Uó fica em 1º lugar no iTunes - O Globo
