Titãs are a Brazilian rock band from São Paulo. Though they primarily are classified as an alternative rock band, the band have also experimented with genres such as new wave, punk rock, ska, grunge, MPB and electronic music. They are one of the most successful rock bands in Brazil, having sold more than 6.3 million albums as of 2005 and having been covered by several well-known Brazilian artists and a couple of international singers. They were awarded a Latin Grammy in 2009 and have won the Imprensa Trophy for Best Band a record four times.
Titãs is known for initially having nine members: bassist and vocalist Nando Reis, vocalists Branco Mello, Ciro Pessoa, and Arnaldo Antunes, guitarist Marcelo Fromer, vocalist and guitarist Tony Bellotto, multi instrumentalist and vocalist Paulo Miklos, drummer André Jung, and keyboardist and vocalist Sérgio Britto, with the members alternating between lead and backing vocals. Pessoa left the band before their debut album, Titãs, was released, while Jung was replaced by Charles Gavin in 1985, establishing their principal line-up.
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