Jota Quest
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Jota Quest | |
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| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | Epic, Sony BMG |
| Members | Rogério Flausino Márcio Buzelin Marco Túlio PJ Paulinho Fonseca |
| Website | http://jotaquest.com.br |
Jota Quest is a Brazilian
Biography
The group played their first show as J. Quest inspired by the cartoon
The band's second release was De Volta ao Planeta, more conventionally pop rock, spawning more hit singles, especially the signature song "Fácil". The album's title song was "De Volta ao Planeta" with monkey noises backgrounding its chorus. The album became a Brazilian best-seller. This tour was marked for the first Brazilian Solar Energy supplied live show, a project with Greenpeace. In 2009, the title track of the album was used in the hugely successful telenovela Caras & Bocas, resulting in the song receiving moderate airplay on Brazilian radio and a short stay on the national charts.
A relative commercial failure, due to the band's previous sales figures, their association with an Internet provider as well as advertising for
In 2001, they returned to their original formula with bass guitar grooves, funk rock guitar riffs and beautiful lyrics with Discotecagem Pop Variada, their fourth album. Jota Quest recapped the bar band feeling with hits like "Na Moral" and the ballad "Só Hoje". In 2002, Rogério Flausino was invited by Disney to sing the Brazilian version of the Treasure Planet's soundtrack. The song is called Estou Aqui. With the success of the last record, the Jota Quest recorded on days 1 and 2 May 2003, the CD/DVD MTV ao Vivo: Jota Quest at the Praça do Papa, in Belo Horizonte, broadcast by MTV Brasil. First live record of the group, gathered the biggest hits of the band and also had the special participation of Arnaldo Antunes and Thaíde. In the same year, they were the only ones in Latin America to be invited to participate in the soundtrack of the movie Spider-Man 2, that also had a version for the cartoon. The lyrics were made by Rogério Flausino.
Ten years after launching the first CD, the band was consolidated in the Brazilian pop rock's scenario. Altogether there were five CDs, thousands of shows and attendance records all over Brazil, presentations in the U.S. and recently in Europe, where they attended the opening of the Rock in Rio Lisboa, sharing the stage with Carlos Santana and Roger Waters. After four years without releasing a CD with new material, the group got isolated in his studio in Belo Horizonte to record the album Até Onde Vai, which arrived at the stores in October 2005, and since then, remains between the country's best-selling CDs. The album fused rock and funk elements and contained their
In 2008, the band released the album La Plata, recorded in the studio Minério de Ferro, three years after their last record. The CD quickly became successful on the radio with the songs "La Plata", which was on the soundtrack of TV Globo's soap opera "Cama de Gato", and the ballad "Vem Andar Comigo", very well played, and theme of the Soap Opera "Caras e Bocas",
In late July, the third single "Seis e Trinta" was released on the radio and the music video came out in September. At the end of November 2009 the ballad "Único Olhar" was released, the seventh track of La Plata. In 2010 "Tudo Me Faz Lembar Você" was also released as the soundtrack of the film "Muita Calma Nessa Hora".
In the second half of 2010, the Jota Quest launched to the Hispanic market their first Spanish album, entitled "Dias Mejores". The album was released first in Argentina. In early March 2011, the Jota Quest announced a tour commemorating their 15-year career. The "J15 - 15 Anos na Moral" is a kind of five-hour-long party, where the band will present a three-hour show with three new tracks. The project will be released on CD/DVD. The Quinze compilation was released in May and has two CDs and 30 tracks, among three hits and new songs. In early 2012, Quinze was awarded a Latin Grammy for Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album, the first Grammy award in the group's career.
Members
- Rogério Flausino: lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Marco Túlio Lara: electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals
- Marcio Buzelin: keyboards
- PJ: bass
- Paulinho Fonseca: drums
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1996 | Jota Quest |
| 1998 | De Volta ao Planeta |
| 2000 | Oxigênio |
| 2002 | Discotecagem Pop Variada |
| 2005 | Até Onde Vai |
| 2008 | La Plata |
| 2013 | Funky Funky Boom Boom |
| 2015 | Pancadélico |
| 2023 | De Volta ao Novo |
Live albums
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 2003 | MTV ao Vivo: Jota Quest |
| 2012 | Multishow ao Vivo: Jota Quest - Folia & Caos |
| 2012 | Rock in Rio 2011 - Jota Quest |
| 2017 | Acústico Jota Quest |
| 2023 | Jota25 - De Volta ao Novo (to be released) |
Compilation albums
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Quinze |
| 2013 | Seleção Essencial: Jota Quest |
| 2015 | Mega Hits: Jota Quest |
Video albums
| Year | Album | Information |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | MTV ao Vivo: Jota Quest | Live performance (Praça do Papa, Belo Horizonte, Brazil) |
| 2004 | DVD Clipes | Music video compilation |
| 2006 | Até Onde Vai | Live performance (Anfiteatro Pôr do Sol, Porto Alegre, Brazil) |
| 2012 | Multishow ao Vivo: Jota Quest - Folia & Caos | Live performance (Credicard Hall, São Paulo, Brazil) |
| 2012 | Rock in Rio 2011 - Jota Quest | Live performance (Rock in Rio IV, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) |
| 2017 | Acústico Jota Quest | Live performance (Estúdios Quanta, São Paulo, Brazil) |
| 2023 | Jota25 - De Volta ao Novo (to be released) | Live performance (Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil) |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRA Billboard [1] | |||
| 1996 | "As Dores do Mundo" | 44 | Jota Quest |
| "Encontrar Alguém" | 11 | ||
| "Onibusfobia" | 20 | ||
| 1998 | "Fácil" | 1 | De Volta ao Planeta |
| "Sempre Assim" | 16 | ||
| "De Volta ao Planeta" | 1 | ||
| "O Vento" | 2 | ||
| 2000 | "Oxigênio" | 20 | Oxigênio |
| "Tele-fome" | 3 | ||
| "Dias Melhores" | 1 | ||
| "O Que Eu Também Não Entendo" | 23 | ||
| 2002 | "Na Moral" | 6 | Discotecagem Pop Variada |
| "Só Hoje" | 23 | ||
| 2003 | "Amor Maior" | 1 | MTV ao Vivo: Jota Quest |
| "Do Seu Lado" | 2 | ||
| 2004 | "Mais Uma Vez" | 29 | |
| "Tema do Homem-Aranha" | — | Spider-Man 2 | |
| 2005 | "Além do Horizonte" | 1 | Até Onde Vai |
| "O Sol" | 7 | ||
| 2006 | "Palavras de Um Futuro Bom" | 7 | |
| "Já Foi" | 23 | ||
| 2008 | "Até Onde Vai" | 47 | |
| "La Plata" | 16 | La Plata | |
| 2009 | "Vem Andar Comigo" | 8 | |
| "Seis e Trinta" | 7 | ||
| "Único Olhar" | 26 | ||
| 2010 | "Tudo Me Faz Lembrar Você" | 75 | |
| 2011 | "É Preciso (A Próxima Parada)" | 21 | Quinze |
| 2012 | "Mais Perto de Mim" | 16 | Multishow ao Vivo: Jota Quest - Folia & Caos |
| "Tudo Está Parado" | 20 | ||
| "Tempos Modernos" | 21 | Mega Hits: Jota Quest | |
| 2013 | "Mandou Bem" | 21 | Funky Funky Boom Boom |
| 2014 | "Waiting for You (Party On)"[2] | 19 | |
| "Dentro de um Abraço" | 64 | ||
| 2015 | "Reggae Town" (feat. Natiruts) |
6 | |
| "Blecaute"[3] (feat. Anitta e Nile Rodgers) |
39 | Pancadélico | |
| 2016 | "Um Dia Pra Não Se Esquecer" (feat. Projota) |
57 | |
| 2017 | "Daqui Só Se Leva o Amor" | 88 | |
| "Pra Quando Você Se Lembrar de Mim" | 60 | Acústico Jota Quest | |
| 2018 | "Você Precisa de Alguém" (feat. Marcelo Falcão) |
53 | |
| "Morrer de Amor" (solo ou feat. Alexandre Carlo) |
58 | ||
| 2019 | "Todas as Janelas" | — | Saideira - Acústico Sessions |
| 2020 | "A Voz do Coração" (feat. Rael) |
38 | |
| 2021 | "Imprevisível" | 34 |
See also
References
- Live Earth [1]
- Live Earth Live Video [2]
- Allmusic [3][dead link]
- Greenpeace.org [4]
- Rock in Rio Lisboa [5]
- MSN Music [6]
- MTV Brazil 2006 Music Awards [7]
- 7TH Annual Grammy [8]
- Jota Quest in Rock in Rio Lisboa [9]
- Premio Multishow 1 [10][permanent dead link]
- Premio Multishow 2 [11]
- Isto E Gente [12] (Portuguese)
- Specific
- ^ Desempenho de canções na Billboard Brasil:
- "É Preciso (A Próxima Parada)": (posição #41) "Brasil Hot 100 Airplay". Billboard Brasil. 19. BPP: 84–89. June 2011.
- "Mais Perto de Mim": (#37)"Brasil Hot 100 Airplay". Billboard Brasil. 32. BPP: 84–89. July 2012.
- "Tudo Está Parado": (#39) "Brasil Hot 100 Airplay". Billboard Brasil. 35. BPP: 84–89. October 2012.
- Tempos Modernos: (#30) "Brasil Hot 100 Airplay". Billboard Brasil. 39. BPP: 84–89. April 2013.
- "Waiting for You (Party On)" "Top 100 Billboard Brasil - Semanal". Billboard Brasil. June 2014. Archived from the original on 6 January 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- "Dentro de um Abraço" "Top 100 Billboard Brasil - Semanal". Billboard Brasil. 31 August 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- "É Preciso (A Próxima Parada)": (posição #41)
- ^ "#SemanaJQ: Aprenda a cantar "Waiting For You", novo single do Jota Quest". POPLine. Mix Me. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ^ "Top 100 |". Archived from the original on 20 June 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
External links
- Jota Quest official website (Portuguese)
- Dicionario Cravo Musica Popular Brasileira [13] (Portuguese)
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