Blitz (Brazilian band)

Blitz
OriginRio de Janeiro
GenresBrazilian rock
Years active1981 (1981)-present
Members
  • Evandro Mesquita
  • Billy Forghieri
  • Juba
  • Andréa Coutinho
  • Rogério Meanda
  • Nicole Cyrne
  • Alana Alberg
Past members

Blitz is a Brazilian rock band, formed in 1981 in Rio de Janeiro.[1] The band was the first to achieve mainstream success and to have hit singles (Você não soube me amar, A dois passos do paraíso, Ana Maria (biquíni de bolinha amarelinha tão pequenininho)) kick–starting the 1980s movement that would later be called "BRock".[2] Its "classic" formation included Evandro Mesquita (voice), Lobão (drums, later Roberto "Juba" Gurgel), Antônio Pedro Fortuna (bass, formerly with Os Mutantes and Lulu Santos), William Forghieri (keyboards) and Fernanda Abreu and Márcia Bulcão (backing vocals). Their Aventuras II album was nominated for the 2017 Latin Grammy Award for Best Portuguese Language Rock or Alternative Album.[3]

  1. ^ "Filme narra as aventuras e desventuras da Blitz com precisão e humor". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  2. ^ Dapieve, Arthur (2000)
  3. ^ Ceccarini, Viola Manuela (20 November 2017). "The 18th Latin GRAMMY Awards in Las Vegas". Livein Style. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2017.