Sérgio Britto
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Sérgio Britto at the 2013 Virada Cultural Paulista in Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sérgio de Britto Álvares Affonso |
| Born |
September 18, 1959 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, keyboards, piano, organ, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Associated acts |
Kleiderman Titãs |
Sérgio Britto (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɛxʒju ˈbritu], born Sérgio de Britto Álvares Affonso(September 18, 1959) is a Brazilian musician, best known as a member of the rock band Titãs, for which he contributes with lead vocals, keyboards and, more recently, the bass guitar. He has also released three solo albums.
Sérgio Britto is the only carioca of the group, but left Rio de Janeiro when he was a baby. He lived with his siblings Rui and Gláucia in Brasília when in 1964 the military took over Brazil. Their father, the federal deputy Almino Afonso, head of PTB at the Chamber of Deputies and enemy of the dictatorship had to leave the country in order not to be arrested. One year later, when Sergio's younger brother Fábio was born, they left the country. During his nine years of exile in Chile, he was alphabetized in Castellano.
He grew up listening to Beethoven, Chopin, and other classical music composers, which his father listened to frequently. Until he turned 13, he wished to be a painter. He discovered The Beatles' Help! album, and from there on he would be strongly interested in music. When he was 14, he was back to Brazil and began taking piano lessons. At that time, he listened to Yes, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, The Who, Led Zeppelin, The Beach Boys and lots of MPB. Meanwhile, he would try to play his sister's guitar.
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