- Paulo Miklos
Infobox Musical artist
Name = Paulo Miklos
Img_capt = Miklos singing inCopacabana beach in 2006.
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Paulo Roberto de Souza Miklos
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Born = Birth date and age|1959|1|21|mf=ySão Paulo , São Paulo,Brazil
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Instrument = Vocals,bass guitar ,electric guitar ,acoustic guitar ,saxophone ,harmonica , keyboards,mandolin ,banjo
Genre = Rock
Occupation =Singer ,composer ,songwriter ,actor
Years_active = 1979–present
Associated_acts =Bom Quixote Sossega Leão Banda Performática Titãs
Notable_instruments =Paulo Roberto de Souza Miklos (born on
January 21 ,1959 , inSão Paulo ) is amulti-instrumentalist , musician and actor fromBrazil . He is best known for his works for the bandTitãs , which he is a member since its beginning, in 1981. Singing and playing the harmonica and the sax are some of his most notable contributions for the band. As an actor he has appeared a few times on the movies and on the television. His most notable work is Anísio, at the movieO Invasor .History
Childhood
During his childhood, he learned to play the
piano , the sax and thetransverse flute . When he turned 12, he was given his first acoustic guitar, and decided to become a musician. He made it to play almost every instrument he could put his hands on, being influenced byThe Beatles ,Led Zeppelin ,Deep Purple and theTropicália movement.Beginning of the career
At high school, he started to create his own songs, together with his classmate
Arnaldo Antunes . This partnership would later becomeTitãs . His professional debut happened on aTV Tupi music festival, in 1979, when he made an arrangement for a reggae song ofChico Evangelista . From small solo shows at bars to performances with bands like Bom Quixote, Sossega Leão and Banda Performática, his musical career began to have a great rising. Some well-known names in São Paulo, likeArrigo Barnapé , asked him to play with them.After concluding high school at the Equipe school, he entered
Philosophy at PUC andPsychology at Mogi Mirim. But after a few classes, he quit. So he entered theMusic course of Escola de Comunicações e Arte (ECA) (Art and Communication School) of USP, but as the course was strongly focused onclassical music , he quit it too.Titãs and rise to fame
As of 1981, he, Arnaldo and some other friends finally founded Titãs, which made Paulo raise to fame. Since its beginning , Paulo has been playing different instruments: Sax, bass, keyboards, harmonica, etc.
In 1994, he released his first solo album, filled with songs written and composed by him. In 2001, he released his second album, called
Vou Ser Feliz E Já Volto (I'm going to be happy, I'll be right back), produced byDudu Marote .In 2002, he made his debut at the cinema, playing the role of the murder Anísio, in the movie O Invasor, directed by
Beto Brant . He earned two awards for the role: Surprise actor of the year and best original score at the Festival de Cinema de Brasília (Brasília Cinema Festival) and best supporting actor at the Cinema Brazil Grand Prize and Miami Brazilian Film Festival, best music at the Miami Brazilian Film Festival. [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303408/awards awards by O Invasor] at theInternet Movie Database ]Personal life
Paulo Miklos lives in São Paulo. He is married to Rachel Salém and had a daughter with her called Manoela, born in 1983.
Discography
With Titãs
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Titãs discography "Solo Works
*Vou Ser Feliz e Já Volto - 2001
Other Albums
*Mundo Pop - 2004
*Mundo Rock - 2004
*O Invasor - 2001References
* [http://www.titas.net/titas/pm/index.php Miklos’ page at Titãs official web site] pt icon
External links
* [http://www.paulomiklos.com.br/ Paulo Miklos official website] pt icon
* [http://www.titas.net/ Titãs official website]
* [http://www.bandaperformatica.com.br/ Banda Permormática’s official web site]
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