Trio Rio

Trio Rio is a German band. Despite the name, the band is a quintet originating from Hamburg. The band was founded in 1983 by the vocalist Peter Fessler (born 1959) together with four friends. The music style is a combination of Latin rhythm and Rock. The band is famous with one song titled "New York - Rio - Tokyo" which was number one in German chart in 1986. The second single titled "Voulez Voulez Vouz" was a flop. The band was separated in 1990.

After Trio Rio

* Peter Fessler returned in 1993 with "Conquer Me", a solo hit. From there he switched to playing Jazz with Randy Crawford and Chaka Khan.
* Klaus Mages later joined the Rainbirds.
* Oliver Heuss composed flim scores and ad jingles

Members

* Peter Fessler (voc) (1983-1987)
* Serge Maillard (voc) (1987)
* Oliver Heuss (key)
* Cläusel Quitschau (b)
* Pablo Escayola (perc)
* Klaus Mages (dr) (1983-1987)

Discography

Singles

* 1986 · "New York - Rio - Tokyo" (Enter chart 14 August 1986 D# 3 - 8 weeks)
* 1987 · "Voulez Voulez Vous"
* 1990 · "Who dat, mon?"

Album

* 1986 · "Trio Rio" (D #23)
* 1987 · "Voodoo Nights"