Anna julia george harrison wikipedia biography
•
Los Hermanos
Brazilian rock band
For other uses, see Los Hermanos (disambiguation).
Los Hermanos | |
|---|---|
Los Hermanos in Belo Horizonte, MG, in | |
| Origin | Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil |
| Genres | Alternative rock, indie rock, MPB, skacore (early), melodic hardcore (early) |
| Years active | – (on hiatus) (reunions: , , , , ) |
| Labels | Sony BMG |
| Members | Marcelo Camelo Rodrigo Amarante Rodrigo Barba Bruno Medina |
| Past members | Patrick Laplan |
| Website | |
Los Hermanos is a rockband from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The group was formed in by Marcelo Camelo (vocals/guitar), Rodrigo Amarante (guitar/vocals), Rodrigo Barba (drums), and Bruno Medina (keyboards/keyboard bass). Currently they are on an extended hiatus, performing some concerts sporadically.
Although the band is Brazilian, the name is Spanish, meaning "the brothers", which would be "Os Irmãos" in Portuguese.
History
[edit]Formation and first years (–99)
[edit]Then students from Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Camelo (journalism), and Rodrigo Barba (psychology) formed a band that mixed hardcore influences with the lightness of lyrics about love.[1] In addition, the band had a saxophonist, and, later, the keyboardist Bruno Medina, an advertising student at the
•
"Anna Júlia" is a song by Brazilianrock bandLos Hermanos, first released on their self-titled debut album. It was their first mainstream hit.
This article needs additional citations for verification. (June ) |
Quick Facts Single by Los Hermanos, from the album Los Hermanos
Close
The lyrics were written by vocalistMarcelo Camelo about Anna Júlia Werneck, a journalism student at PUC-Rio, whom the band's producer Alex Werner was passionate about.[1]
At the time of its release the song was a hit, and got constant airplay in Brazilian radio and television.[2][3][4] Marcelo is the composer, singer and solo player of the biggest hit of Los Hermanos, the song Anna Julia, which was later covered by Jim Capaldi in an English-language version, featuring Capaldi, Deep Purple's Ian Paice on drums, The Jam's Paul Weller in bass and the beatleGeorge Harrison on solo guitar.[5] The song was also recorded in Spanish by Los Hermanos, and in Italian by Daniele Groff.
After this initial success, Anna Julia gradually featured less in Los Hermanos' setlists. The band felt that the song, a radio ballad, did not represent the band's style, and was, according to Camelo himself, "a sticky song that the label made us play to exhaustion". This was part of the reason
•