Andre Matos
| André Matos | |
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André Matos in Madrid, January 2009
Photo: Raúl Ranz |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | André Coelho Matos |
| Born |
September 14, 1971 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Genres | Heavy metal, 21st century classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, author |
| Instruments | Vocals, keyboards, piano, organ, drums |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Labels | Universal Music, Limb Music/Rising Son, Massacre Records, Lucretia Records, Rock Brigade |
| Associated acts | Viper, Angra, Shaaman, Avantasia, Aina, Luca Turilli, Symfonia |
| Website | Andre Matos.net |
André Coelho Matos (born September 14, 1971) is a Brazilian vocalist, pianist and composer. He was involved in the heavy metal bands Viper, Angra, Shaaman and Symfonia. Since October 2006 André Matos has been dedicating his time to his solo band. In 2012, he was ranked #77 at the list of 100 Greatest Voices of Brazilian Music by Rolling Stone Brasil.
Matos grew up in his hometown of São Paulo, Brazil. Matos began his musical education at the age of ten, when he received his first piano from his parents. As a teen, he would gather with his friends to listen to their favorite bands. Soon they began learning to play music too, and Matos joined his first band, Viper. The band first performed on April 8, 1985, when he was just thirteen years old. That same year, they recorded their first demo tape, "The Killera Sword".
Matos continued on vocals, but he had no pretention of remaining a vocalist, a role he assumed only because his singing was the "least poor vocals of all of them", and because he physically resembled Iron Maiden's vocalist, Bruce Dickinson. His instruments of choice were always the piano and keyboard instruments. Matos left Viper when the band began to change its musical style. He had become interested in classical music, and felt that his musical vision had begun to diverge from that of the other band members, who wanted to focus on heavier, "crude" music.
After leaving Viper, Andre went back to school and finished his education in music, specializing in orchestral conducting and music composition.
In 1991 Angra was formed, and with the first album, Angels Cry, released in 1993, the band became famous in Japan and Europe. Later Holy Land and Fireworks were released. Angra's style evolved from a Helloween-inspired melodic speed metal to a unique blend of heavy-metal, classical music and traditional Brazilian influences which brought them worldwide critical praise.
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