Sérgio Britto (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsÉ›xÊ'ju ˈbritu], born
Sérgio de Britto à lvares Affonso(September 18, 1959) is a Brazilian
musician, best known as a member of the rock band Titãs, for which he
contributes with lead vocals, keyboards and, more recently, the bass
guitar. He has also released three solo albums.Sérgio Britto is the
only carioca of the group, but left Rio de Janeiro when he was a baby.
He lived with his siblings Rui and Gláucia in BrasÃlia when in 1964
the military took over Brazil. Their father, the federal deputy Almino
Afonso, head of PTB at the Chamber of Deputies and enemy of the
dictatorship had to leave the country in order not to be arrested. One
year later, when Sergio's younger brother Fábio was born, they left
the country. During his nine years of exile in Chile, he was
alphabetized in Castellano.He grew up listening to Beethoven, Chopin,
and other classical music composers, which his father listened to
frequently. Until he turned 13, he wished to be a painter. He
discovered The Beatles' Help! album, and from there on he would be
strongly interested in music. When he was 14, he was back to Brazil
and began taking piano lessons. At that time, he listened to Yes,
Emerson, Lake & Palmer, The Who, Led Zeppelin, The Beach Boys and much
MPB. Meanwhile, he would try to play his sister's guitar.In São
Paulo, he studied at Colégio Equipe. While the others Titãs members
took part of festivals and shows, he would compose alone at home or
read the texts of Torquato Neto. Those texts helped Britto when
composing songs like "Go Back", a hit that would appear in Titãs'
debut album. Simultaneously, he would compose the song "Os Olhos do
Sol", which was recorded only in 2000, when Britto released his first
solo album. At Equipe, he met Arnaldo Antunes and they started to
co-write songs. When Titãs unofficially met, in 1981, Britto made his
debut in a band.
Sérgio de Britto à lvares Affonso(September 18, 1959) is a Brazilian
musician, best known as a member of the rock band Titãs, for which he
contributes with lead vocals, keyboards and, more recently, the bass
guitar. He has also released three solo albums.Sérgio Britto is the
only carioca of the group, but left Rio de Janeiro when he was a baby.
He lived with his siblings Rui and Gláucia in BrasÃlia when in 1964
the military took over Brazil. Their father, the federal deputy Almino
Afonso, head of PTB at the Chamber of Deputies and enemy of the
dictatorship had to leave the country in order not to be arrested. One
year later, when Sergio's younger brother Fábio was born, they left
the country. During his nine years of exile in Chile, he was
alphabetized in Castellano.He grew up listening to Beethoven, Chopin,
and other classical music composers, which his father listened to
frequently. Until he turned 13, he wished to be a painter. He
discovered The Beatles' Help! album, and from there on he would be
strongly interested in music. When he was 14, he was back to Brazil
and began taking piano lessons. At that time, he listened to Yes,
Emerson, Lake & Palmer, The Who, Led Zeppelin, The Beach Boys and much
MPB. Meanwhile, he would try to play his sister's guitar.In São
Paulo, he studied at Colégio Equipe. While the others Titãs members
took part of festivals and shows, he would compose alone at home or
read the texts of Torquato Neto. Those texts helped Britto when
composing songs like "Go Back", a hit that would appear in Titãs'
debut album. Simultaneously, he would compose the song "Os Olhos do
Sol", which was recorded only in 2000, when Britto released his first
solo album. At Equipe, he met Arnaldo Antunes and they started to
co-write songs. When Titãs unofficially met, in 1981, Britto made his
debut in a band.
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