Biography
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Years Active
1994 – present (31 years)
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Founded In
Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Members
- João Pedro Coimbra (1992 – 1996)
- Pedro Abrunhosa
Pedro Abrunhosa (born in Porto, Portugal, December 20, 1960) is a Portuguese singer, musician and songwriter. Aside from his music, he is known for always wearing sunglasses in public. Abrunhosa also played himself in the 1999 film La Lettre.
In 1994, with his band, Bandemónio, he recorded his first album, Viagens for PolyGram. There, he had the opportunity to collaborate with James Brown’s sax player - Maceo Parker.
He achieved the unique target in the Portuguese market of triple platinum, with over 160,000 copies sold of “Viagens”, as well as over 120 concerts all over Portugal, the United States, Brazil, Macau, Spain, Luxembourg, France, and Italy, among others, with the total number of spectators being estimated at about one million. Meanwhile, under the name "Pedro Abrunhosa e os Bandemónio", the album F is released as well as a book illustrating the adventures and trips of the group. The book had the participation of two prestigious names in both the literary and photographic worlds: Nuno Galopim and Kenton Thatcher. He is one of the most famous Portuguese singers.
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