Durval de Lima Júnior (born April 11, 1984), better known by his
stage name Junior Lima, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, drummer,
guitarist, actor and record producer best known for his work with duo
Sandy & Junior.Durval de Lima Júnior was born in Campinas, São Paulo
on April 11, 1984, to entrepreneur Noely Pereira de Lima and singer
Durval de Lima, better known as "Xororó" of the famous música
sertaneja duo Chitãozinho & Xororó. Interested in music ever since
his early childhood, in 1989 he began to perform alongside his older
sister Sandy in Brazilian television as child singers, under the
moniker Sandy & Junior. In 1991 the duo released their debut album,
Aniversário do Tatu, which sold over 300,000 copies, and as the 1990s
and 2000s went by they became one of the most successful Brazilian
groups of all time, leading them to have their own TV series on Rede
Globo (broadcast from 1999 to 2002) and starring on their own
full-length film, 2003's Acquária. By the time they broke up in 2007,
they sold over 22 million albums nationwide. Alongside Sandy & Junior
he had a side project named SoulFunk which lasted from 2005 to
2007.One year after the break-up of Sandy & Junior he formed the
supergroup Nove Mil Anjos, alongside other established musicians such
as Peu Sousa, a former guitarist for singer Pitty, and former Charlie
Brown Jr. and Revolucionnários bassist Champignon. The only newcomer
was vocalist Péricles "PerÃ" Carpigiani. Lima was the band's
drummer. They only released a single studio album, 9MA, before being
put on hold in 2009; any possibilities of a reunion ended after the
suicides of Sousa and Champignon in 2013.
stage name Junior Lima, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, drummer,
guitarist, actor and record producer best known for his work with duo
Sandy & Junior.Durval de Lima Júnior was born in Campinas, São Paulo
on April 11, 1984, to entrepreneur Noely Pereira de Lima and singer
Durval de Lima, better known as "Xororó" of the famous música
sertaneja duo Chitãozinho & Xororó. Interested in music ever since
his early childhood, in 1989 he began to perform alongside his older
sister Sandy in Brazilian television as child singers, under the
moniker Sandy & Junior. In 1991 the duo released their debut album,
Aniversário do Tatu, which sold over 300,000 copies, and as the 1990s
and 2000s went by they became one of the most successful Brazilian
groups of all time, leading them to have their own TV series on Rede
Globo (broadcast from 1999 to 2002) and starring on their own
full-length film, 2003's Acquária. By the time they broke up in 2007,
they sold over 22 million albums nationwide. Alongside Sandy & Junior
he had a side project named SoulFunk which lasted from 2005 to
2007.One year after the break-up of Sandy & Junior he formed the
supergroup Nove Mil Anjos, alongside other established musicians such
as Peu Sousa, a former guitarist for singer Pitty, and former Charlie
Brown Jr. and Revolucionnários bassist Champignon. The only newcomer
was vocalist Péricles "PerÃ" Carpigiani. Lima was the band's
drummer. They only released a single studio album, 9MA, before being
put on hold in 2009; any possibilities of a reunion ended after the
suicides of Sousa and Champignon in 2013.
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