- Hugo Ferreira
Infobox Musical artist
Name = Hugo Ferreira
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Hugo Ferreira
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Born = birth date and age|1974|03|7
flagicon|AngolaLuanda ,Angola
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Origin = flagicon|USA flagicon|Massachusetts Hudson,Massachusetts ,United States
flagicon|USA flagicon|Kentucky Louisville,Kentucky , United States
Instrument = Vocal
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Genre = Rock
Post-grungeHard rock
Occupation =Rock musician ,singer ,songwriter
Years_active = 1994 – present
Label =Maverick Records (1999-2006)
Silent Majority Group (2007-present)
Associated_acts = Merge, 1994-1998
Tantric, 1999 – present
URL = [http://tehani.com/hugo.htm Hugo Ferreira Biography]Hugo Ferreira is an American rock musician and singer-songwriter for the band Tantric. He was born on
March 7 ,1974 inLuanda, Angola .Biography
Hugo Ferreira was born on March 7, 1974 in Luanda, Angola, which at the time was a Portuguese colony, to Portuguese colonial settlers. After the independence of
Angola in 1975, his family moved toHudson, Massachusetts in the United States. Hugo's father began playing thepiano at around age 5. According to his biography, he began thinking about writing and composing music at 14 years of age. Before becoming a more mainstream artist, Ferreira was a member of wedding bands, dance music groups, "off-tune" rock groups, and Portuguese folklore groups. After graduating fromHudson High School in 1994, he moved toDetroit, Michigan , where he started the band Merge. In the course of the next four years, the band self-released a record and a six-song tape.Role in Tantric
Hugo Ferreira moved to
Louisville, Kentucky in 1999, where he helped to found the band Tantric. He was one of the co-founders of the band Tantric, along with former members ofDays of the New Jesse Vest ,Todd Whitener , andMatt Taul , in 1999. The band released their first album in 2001, with Hugo providing the vocals. As of 2008, Ferreira is still with Tantric.References
* [http://tehani.com/hugo.htm http://tehani.com/hugo.htm]
External links
* [http://tehani.com/hugo.htm Hugo Ferreira Biography]
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