Titãs are one of the most successful rock bands in Brazil, along with Legião Urbana, Os Paralamas do Sucesso and Barão Vermelho The best known formation of the band was the one from the album "Cabeça Dinossauro" (Dinosaurhead): Nando Reis, Branco Mello, Marcelo Fromer, Arnaldo Antunes, Tony Bellotto, Paulo Miklos, Charles Gavin and Sérgio Britto Out of these, only Mello, Bellotto, and Britto remain to this dayHistory* Formation and first worksThe majority of the integrants of the band met each other at Colégio Equipe in São Paulo at the end of the seventies and, since their first live venue, at the school itself in 1981, the band began to play at several night clubs in the city The first formation was: Arnaldo Antunes (vocals), Branco Mello (vocals), Marcello Fromer (guitar), Nando Reis (bass guitar), Paulo Miklos (sax and vocals), Sérgio Britto (keyboards and vocals), Tony Bellotto (guitar), Ciro Pessoa (vocals) and André Jung (drums) It was a pop/new wave-styled band, with small creativity and rather odd looks, with tender and little ball neckties In 1984, without Ciro Pessoa, the band was signed by WEA to record their first album, produced by Pena Schimdt Although not well sold and promoted, the band spawned at that time their first hit: "Sonífera Ilha"(Sleepy Island)In 1985, with Charles Gavin replaced André Jung on drums (the latter going on to Ira!), their second album, Televisão (Television), producted by Lulu Santos, was released with slightly better arrangements than in their previous recording This album had a greater advertising than the first one and brought in more opportunities to the group
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