Pato Fu is a Brazilian

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band from Belo Horizonte,

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. The band was formed by lead singer & rhythm guitarist

Fernanda Takai Fernanda Barbosa Takai (; born 25 August 1971) is a Brazilian singer, better known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of rock band Pato Fu. She has also been working on a solo career since 2007. In 2011, she collaborated with Atom™, ...

, lead guitarist John Ulhoa and bassist Ricardo Koctus, in September 1992. Long-time drummer Xande Tamietti left the band in 2014, being replaced by

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; keyboardist Richard Neves replaced Lulu Camargo in 2016. The band is also famous for their 2010 album Música de Brinquedo, which was written using only toy instruments. It was at one point included with U2 and Radiohead in a list of the 10 best bands in the world, according to

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magazine.

History

Their first album, '' Rotomusic de Liquidificapum'', was released in 1993, followed, since then, by other eight releases: '' Gol de Quem?'' (1995), ''

Tem Mas Acabou ''Tem Mas Acabou'' is the third studio album of the Brazilian rock band Pato Fu. ''Tem Mas Acabou'' tries to change the pop sound that gave them their hit "Sobre o Tempo". The hit "Pinga" tries to establish a Brazilian atmosphere through the lyr ...

'' (1996), '' Televisão de Cachorro'' (1998), ''

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'' (1999), '' Ruído Rosa'' (2000), ''

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ao Vivo: No Museu de Arte da Pampulha'' (2002), '' Toda Cura para Todo Mal'' (2005), and '' Daqui Pro Futuro'' (2007), and with launch scheduled for 2010, '' Música de Brinquedo''. The band's popularity began to increase simultaneously with two other groups from Belo Horizonte,

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and Skank. The band plays in

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style, but resorting frequently to

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elements. Pato Fu is frequently said as being influenced by

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, a famous Brazilian tropicalist group from the 1960s, probably because of the experimentalism found in both bands' songs. Their music is influenced by

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, Radiohead,

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and also Brazilian Popular Music, among various others. Takai once said her singing is influenced by

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, of whom she is a fan. Takai and Ulhoa are

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and had a daughter, Nina, in 2003. The band name is from a ''

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'' comic strip. Garfield attacked the

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with his " Cat Fu" techniques. The band liked the wordplay, but decided to change ''Gato'' (cat) to ''Pato'' (duck). Coincidentally or not, the expression had also previously appeared in the Brazilian translation of the ''

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'' movie, as the translation to the term "quack-fu". The band celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2003 with the release of ''MTV ao Vivo: No Museu de Arte da Pampulha'', a

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with some of their most famous songs. In 2010, Pato Fu recorded an album of brazilian and international rock classics played only with toy instruments called ''Música de Brinquedo'', which generated a positive response from the public. Classics such as ''Live And Let Die'' and ''Rock And Roll Lullaby'' were present. A live DVD, called ''Música de Brinquedo Ao Vivo'', was recorded in 2011. In 2015, their album ''Não Pare Pra Pensar'' was nominated for the 16th Latin Grammy Awards in the Best Brazilian Rock Album category.

Band members

;Current members *

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(1992–present) * John Ulhoa -

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, backing and lead vocals,

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(1992–present) * Ricardo Koctus -

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pandeiro The pandeiro () is a type of hand frame drum popular in Brazil. The pandeiro is used in a number of Brazilian music forms, such as samba, choro, coco, and capoeira music. The drumhead is tunable, and the rim holds metal jingles (''platinelas'' ...

(1992–present) *

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(2014–present) * Richard Neves - keyboards,

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(2016–present) ;Former members *

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- keyboards,

(2008–2009) * Xande Tamietti -

(1996–2014) * Lulu Camargo - keyboards,

(2005–2016) ;Touring members *

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(1996-1998) *

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(1996) * Tiquinho -

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(1996) * Sérgio Bartolo -

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(1996) * Haroldo Ferreti -

(1993)

Discography

;Studio albums * '' Rotomusic de Liquidificapum'' (1993) * '' Gol de Quem?'' (1995) + 50,000 * ''

'' (1996) * '' Televisão de Cachorro'' (1998) + 100,000 * ''

'' (1999) + 160,000 * '' Ruído Rosa'' (2001) * '' Toda Cura para Todo Mal'' (2005) + 25,000 * '' Daqui Pro Futuro'' (2007) * '' Música de Brinquedo'' (2010) + 40,000 * '' Não Pare Pra Pensar'' (2014) + 10,000 ;Live albums * '' MTV ao Vivo - Pato Fu no Museu de Arte da Pampulha'' (2002) * ''

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'' (2011) + 25,000 ;DVDs * '' MTV ao Vivo - Pato Fu no Museu de Arte da Pampulha'' (2002) * '' Video Clipes'' (2004) * '' Toda Cura para Todo Mal'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2009) * ''

'' (2011)

Singles

Hits

* "Sobre o Tempo" (from ''Gol de Quem?'') * "Pinga" (from ''Tem Mas Acabou''; the song's name refers to a Brazilian drink,

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) * "Canção pra Você Viver Mais" (from ''Televisão de Cachorro''; a tribute to Takai's father) * "Antes Que Seja Tarde" (from ''Televisão de Cachorro'') * "Made in Japan" (from ''Isopor''; sung almost entirely in

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. It was written in

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by John and translated by a Japanese teacher. Its

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is a tribute to old Japanese Sci-Fi movies and a

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against

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, winning a Brazilian VMA award). The chorus comes from the song ''

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'' (see the article's "external links" section). * "Depois" (from ''Isopor'') * "Perdendo Dentes" (from ''Isopor'') * "Eu" (from ''Ruído Rosa''; a tribute to

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) * "Ando Meio Desligado" (from ''Ruído Rosa'';

cover) * "Por Perto" (from ''MTV ao Vivo'') * "Uh Uh Uh, Lá Lá Lá, Ié Ié!" (from ''Toda Cura para Todo Mal'') * "Sorte e Azar" (from ''Toda Cura para Todo Mal'') * "Anormal" (from ''Toda Cura para Todo Mal'') * "Rock And Roll Lullaby" (cover, toy instruments)

References

External links

Official site (in Portuguese)
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