Eduardo Smith de Vasconcellos Suplicy (born 2 April 1966), known as Supla, is a Brazilian musician.

Biography

Supla was born 2 April 1966 in the city of

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the Ga ...

. He is the son of Senator

Marta Suplicy Marta Teresa Smith de Vasconcellos Suplicy (; born 18 March 1945) is a Brazilian politician and psychologist. She was Mayor of São Paulo from 2001 to 2004. She later served as the Brazilian Minister of Tourism between 14 March 2007, and 4 Jun ...

, a Brazilian of English, Italian and Portuguese descent, who was elected in Nov. 2010 to an eight-year term (former Mayor of

and former Minister of Tourism) and São Paulo city councilor

Eduardo Suplicy Eduardo Matarazzo Suplicy (born 21 June 1941) is a Brazilian left-wing politician, economist and professor. He is one of the founders and main political figures on the Workers Party of Brazil (PT). In the municipal elections of São Paulo in ...

, a Brazilian of French and Italian descent, elected Senator (1991/2014), occupied the position of leader of PT (Workers' Party) in the Federal Senate for three times. Supla and his younger brother João Suplicy perform in the band

Brothers of Brazil A brother is a man or boy who shares one or more parents with another; a male sibling. The female counterpart is a sister. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to refer to non-familia ...

. Supla and João have performed in Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh Festival __NOTOC__ This is a list of arts and cultural festivals regularly taking place in Edinburgh, Scotland. The city has become known for its festivals since the establishment in 1947 of the Edinburgh International Festival and the Edinburgh Fe ...

, Prague, Czech Republic, New York, Zurich, Switzerland (Caliente Festival),

London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...

, (MTV Europe) and

Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...

. Supla was also part of the winning team on the 2005

Rockgol ''Rockgol'' was a television show from MTV Brasil, a football championship disputed by musicians. The show ran from 1995 to 2008, and later from 2011 to 2013, until the end of MTV Brasil. The matches were most famously "narrated" by comedians P ...

soccer championship.

Early history

Supla started his music career at 13 years old, playing drums for "Os Impossiveis" (The Impossibles). Later, he joined the band "Metropolis," also as a drummer. At 17, Supla formed a band called "Zigue-Zague", in which he was the lead singer. The band changed the name to "Tokyo," and started writing material with a heavy punk influence. Tokyo lasted for three years, did two international tours, and released two studio albums for CBS Records. When the band imploded, Supla went solo. Supla went on to release seven solo albums that have been well received, both commercially and critically. During a stay in

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...

in 1995, he formed the band "Psycho 69", which released one album. In 2005, he released "Supla Só Na Loucura" as a DVD that includes a long form biographical documentary, a live show from the tour for the album "Menina Mulher", and other extras. Supla has been singing cover songs together with the

punk Punk or punks may refer to: Genres, subculture, and related aspects * Punk rock, a music genre originating in the 1970s associated with various subgenres * Punk subculture, a subculture associated with punk rock, or aspects of the subculture s ...

Brazilian band Holly Tree. He has performed in Zurich, Switzerland (Caliente Festival),

, (MTV Europe) and

(private shows/recording) where he was promoting his latest CD release, ''Vicious'' (December, 2006).

Non-musical career

Supla and João have been hosting and performing on ''Brothers'', a one-and-a-half-hour, mainly live, varieties show. As an actor, Supla has participated in numerous films, TV shows, and soap operas. He has also recorded and performed live with some of Brazil's important musicians:

Rita Lee Rita Lee Jones (; born 31 December 1947) is a Brazilian rock singer, composer and writer. She is a former member of the Brazilian band Os Mutantes and is a popular figure in Brazilian entertainment, where she is also known for being an animal ...

(from

Os Mutantes Os Mutantes (meaning '' the mutants''; ) are an influential Brazilian rock band that were linked with the Tropicália movement, a dissident musical movement during the Brazilian dictatorship of the late 1960s. The band is considered to be one ...

Bebel Gilberto Isabel Buarque de Hollanda Gilberto de Oliveira (born May 12, 1966), known as Bebel Gilberto, is an American-born Brazilian popular singer often associated with bossa nova. She is the daughter of João Gilberto and singer Miúcha. Her uncle i ...

, CSS,

Max Cavalera Massimiliano Antonio "Max" Cavalera (; born August 4, 1969) is a Brazilian musician. He co-founded the heavy metal band Sepultura in 1984 with his brother Igor Cavalera, and was the band's lead singer and rhythm guitarist until his departure i ...

(from

Sepultura Sepultura (, "grave")Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 17. is a Brazilian heavy metal band from Belo Horizonte. Formed in 1984 by brothers Max and Igor Cavalera,Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 16. the band was a major force in the groove metal, thra ...

Roger Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ( ...

(from

Ultraje a Rigor Ultraje a Rigor is a Brazilian rock band, which formed in 1980 and experienced great success along with other famous Brazilian rock bands from that time, like Titãs, Os Paralamas do Sucesso, Legião Urbana, and many others, mostly during the 1 ...

Ira! Ira! (Portuguese for ''Anger!'' or ''Rage!'', although the name was inspired by the Irish Republican Army) is a Brazilian rock band that was founded in São Paulo in the early 1980s. They were strongly influenced by the Mod sound of The Who, ...

, Cauby Peixoto, etc. He also known for his performances with Ian McCulloch from Echo & the Bunnymen. In April 2007, he began taping his TV Show, "O Rei da Mídia" (The King of Media) for the national channel

SBT sbt is an open-source build tool for Scala (programming language), Scala and Java (programming language), Java projects, similar to Apache Software Foundation, Apache's Apache Maven, Maven and Gradle. Its main features are: *Native support fo ...

Supla spends part of his time interviewing musicians, politicians, soccer players and celebrities. On 15 May 2007, Supla (as sole curator) opened the exposition "ROCKERS" at FAAP (National Gallery). Photographer

Bob Gruen Bob Gruen (born October 23, 1945) is an American author and photographer known for his rock 'n' roll photographs. By the mid 1970s Gruen was already regarded as one of the foremost photographers in music working with major artist such as John Len ...

showed 290 pictures from his portfolio of Rock Gods exposed in their private and public moments of history. He was one of the hosts of

Monster Jam Monster Jam is a live motorsport event tour operated by Feld Entertainment. The series began in 1992, and is sanctioned under the umbrella of the United States Hot Rod Association. Events are primarily held in North America, with some additiona ...

in 2017 at

Arena Corinthians Neo Química Arena, previously known as Arena Corinthians, is a sports stadium located in São Paulo, Brazil, owned, operated and used by Corinthians. It has a seating capacity of , making it the fifth-largest stadium used by teams in the t ...

Discography

Brothers of Brazil

*''Melodies From Hell'' (2014) *''On My Way'' (2012) *''PunkaNova'' (2010)

Solo albums

*''Supla's Illegal'' (2017) *''Diga o Que Você Pensa'' (2016) *''Vicious'' (2006) *''Supla Só Na Loucura'' (DVD) (2005) *''Menina Mulher'' (2004) *''Bossa Furiosa'' (2003) *''Político e Pirata'' (2002) *''Charada Brasileiro'' (2000) *''Psycho 69'' (1995) *''Encoleirado'' (1991) *''Motocicleta Endiabrada''

With Tokyo

* ''Humanos'' (1986) * ''O outro lado'' (1988)

Filmography

TV Shows

* Familia ( MTV) * Vídeos Lá Em Casa Com Supla (MTV) * Casa Dos Artistas (SBT) * Informer – H do Huck (

BAND Band or BAND may refer to: Places *Bánd, a village in Hungary *Band, Iran, a village in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Band, Mureș, a commune in Romania *Band-e Majid Khan, a village in Bukan County, West Azerbaijan Province, I ...

) * Viva A Noite – The King Of Midia (SBT) * Brothers (RedeTV!) * Brothers na Gringa (RedeTV!) * Ídolos (American Idol) (Record) * Papito in love (MTV)

Films

* O Poeta Da Vila * Sua Excelência O Candidato * Rock Estrela * Nas Duas Almas (short) * A Agenda (short) * Uma Escola Atrapalhada * O Segredo Dos Golfinhos * Viva Voz

Telenovelas

* Sex Appeal ( Globo) *

Um Anjo Caiu do Céu ''Um Anjo Caiu do Céu'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 22 January 2001, replacing ''Uga-Uga'', and ended on 25 August 2001, replaced by '' As Filhas da Mãe''. The telenovela is written by Antônio ...

(Globo) * Celebridade (Globo)

Children's programming

* Sítio do Picapau Amarelo (Globo)

References

External links

*
Supla
on Myspace *
Supla
Dicionário Cravo Albin de Música Popular Brasileira
Supla

Discogs Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Supla 1966 births Living people Musicians from São Paulo Brazilian people of French descent Brazilian people of English descent Brazilian people of Italian descent Brazilian people of Portuguese descent Brazilian rock musicians Brazilian television presenters Punk rock musicians Brazilian rock singers