Eduardo Falaschi
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Eduardo "Edu" Falaschi (born on May 18, 1972 in São Paulo
, Brazil
) is a Brazilian singer best known for his work as lead singer and songwriter with the São Paulo
based band Angra
. His first solo album, Almah
, was released in 2006, and featured a number of guest musicians.
, where he lived until the age of 12. His mother decided to move back to São Paulo
, and then São Vicente
, influenced by factors including the death of Falaschi's father.
Falaschi's first experience with music began as a child. Some of his relatives were non-professional musicians, and he used to sing with his father and uncles during family meetings. By the time he was 14 years old, he was taking guitar
lessons, and his interest in music increased. Although he was strongly influenced by the singers Ronnie James Dio
and Bruce Dickinson
, Falaschi decided to play instrumental songs instead.
He played the drums
for six months in a blues
band with his friends, and he also played bass
and guitar and sang backing vocals in a cover band
. In 1989, he was invited by school friends to join a band as a singer to play at a music contest. They recorded a demo
tape and played for 5,000 people. The band got third place in this festival. Subsequently, in 1990, some of the band members decided to form Mitrium, a rock
band, in which they played their own compositions.
Mitrium began Falaschi's professional career as vocalist and composer
. In 1991, they recorded their first demo tape with the song "Just Remember". Afterwards, they recorded the second demo with the songs "The Shadows" and "You Can Choose The Side of Darkness", both written by Eduardo Falaschi.
The band grew quickly in São Vicente
, so they decided to look for opportunities in São Paulo
, where they signed a record deal with a record company which released a split-LP called Eyes of Time with four tracks: "Eyes of Time", "Run From the Fire", "Lives So Close" and "The Shadows", all of them written by Falaschi and heavily criticized by the press. By that time, the album received several compliments by the specialized press and the band achieved a higher level, being considered one of the best metal bands of São Paulo.
In 1994, the heavy metal band Iron Maiden
was looking for a new singer through an international contest sponsored by the band, resulting in thousands of tapes being sent in by would-be rock stars. With the increasing recognition of Mitrium, Falaschi had the chance of taking part in the contest. Unexpectedly, he was one of the selected singers from Brazil
and later from all around the world, getting in contact with Dick Bell
, production director of Iron Maiden
Holding LTD. In the end, the band did not pick Falaschi.
In spite of the professional career success, on August 5, 1994 Falaschi was forced to leave Mitrium due to personal problems, but he kept playing just for fun with his friends, and later recorded a demo, with eight simple rock n' roll songs with a band called Opium.
Falaschi decided to take a break for almost four years. In the middle of 1998, he was invited by the band Symbols
to produce their first album. The leader of the band was Tito Falaschi, his brother. Falaschi ended up producing the album and also being a member of the band. While their first album self-titled Symbols was being released, he was invited to perform in the album Ordinary Existence" by Venus.
In 2000, Symbols released their second album, called Call To The End, selling an impressive number of copies both in Brazil
and abroad.
The Brazilian band Angra
was looking for new members, and after a trial among other vocalists, Falaschi was invited to join the band in 2001.
In 2006, under the project name Almah
, he released his first solo album, self-titled
. In 2008, as a full band, Almah released their second album, Fragile Equality.
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São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
) is a Brazilian singer best known for his work as lead singer and songwriter with the São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
based band Angra
Angra (band)
Angra is a Brazilian metal band from São Paulo, Brazil known for its symphonic interludes, highly technical instrumental playing and Brazilian regional elements.- Biography :...
. His first solo album, Almah
Almah (album)
Almah is the first solo project of Brazilian heavy metal singer and Angra frontman Edu Falaschi. The lyrics are about the different feelings of the human being and the title phonetically means "soul" in the Portuguese language...
, was released in 2006, and featured a number of guest musicians.
Biography
When he was one year old, Falaschi's parents moved to Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, where he lived until the age of 12. His mother decided to move back to São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, and then São Vicente
São Vicente, São Paulo
São Vicente is a coastal city of southern São Paulo, Brazil. Its estimated population in 2006 was 329,370 inhabitants.It was the first Portuguese permanent settlement in the Americas and the first capital of the Captaincy of São Vicente, now the state of São Paulo...
, influenced by factors including the death of Falaschi's father.
Falaschi's first experience with music began as a child. Some of his relatives were non-professional musicians, and he used to sing with his father and uncles during family meetings. By the time he was 14 years old, he was taking guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
lessons, and his interest in music increased. Although he was strongly influenced by the singers Ronnie James Dio
Ronnie James Dio
Ronald James Padavona , better known as Ronnie James Dio, was an American heavy metal vocalist and songwriter. He performed with, amongst others, Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and his own band Dio, which means God in Italian. Other musical projects include the collective fundraiser...
and Bruce Dickinson
Bruce Dickinson
Paul Bruce Dickinson is an English singer, songwriter, airline pilot, fencer, broadcaster, author, screenwriter, actor and marketing director, best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden....
, Falaschi decided to play instrumental songs instead.
He played the drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
for six months in a blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
band with his friends, and he also played bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
and guitar and sang backing vocals in a cover band
Cover band
A cover band , is a band that plays mostly or exclusively cover songs. New or unknown bands often find the cover band format marketable for smaller gigs, and these bands may be known as a wedding band, party band and function band. A band whose covers consist mainly of songs that were chart hits is...
. In 1989, he was invited by school friends to join a band as a singer to play at a music contest. They recorded a demo
Demo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
tape and played for 5,000 people. The band got third place in this festival. Subsequently, in 1990, some of the band members decided to form Mitrium, a rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band, in which they played their own compositions.
Mitrium began Falaschi's professional career as vocalist and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
. In 1991, they recorded their first demo tape with the song "Just Remember". Afterwards, they recorded the second demo with the songs "The Shadows" and "You Can Choose The Side of Darkness", both written by Eduardo Falaschi.
The band grew quickly in São Vicente
São Vicente, São Paulo
São Vicente is a coastal city of southern São Paulo, Brazil. Its estimated population in 2006 was 329,370 inhabitants.It was the first Portuguese permanent settlement in the Americas and the first capital of the Captaincy of São Vicente, now the state of São Paulo...
, so they decided to look for opportunities in São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, where they signed a record deal with a record company which released a split-LP called Eyes of Time with four tracks: "Eyes of Time", "Run From the Fire", "Lives So Close" and "The Shadows", all of them written by Falaschi and heavily criticized by the press. By that time, the album received several compliments by the specialized press and the band achieved a higher level, being considered one of the best metal bands of São Paulo.
In 1994, the heavy metal band Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six...
was looking for a new singer through an international contest sponsored by the band, resulting in thousands of tapes being sent in by would-be rock stars. With the increasing recognition of Mitrium, Falaschi had the chance of taking part in the contest. Unexpectedly, he was one of the selected singers from Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
and later from all around the world, getting in contact with Dick Bell
Dick Bell
Richard Albert "Dick" Bell, PC was a member of the Canadian House of Commons representing Carleton from 1957 to 1963 and from 1965 to 1968.He was born at Britannia Bay in Nepean Township, Ontario in 1913...
, production director of Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six...
Holding LTD. In the end, the band did not pick Falaschi.
In spite of the professional career success, on August 5, 1994 Falaschi was forced to leave Mitrium due to personal problems, but he kept playing just for fun with his friends, and later recorded a demo, with eight simple rock n' roll songs with a band called Opium.
Falaschi decided to take a break for almost four years. In the middle of 1998, he was invited by the band Symbols
Symbols (band)
Symbols, originally Symbols of Time, is a brazilian heavy-metal band which began in 1997 and is still active nowadays. It had the remarkable fact of the Falaschi brothers singing together....
to produce their first album. The leader of the band was Tito Falaschi, his brother. Falaschi ended up producing the album and also being a member of the band. While their first album self-titled Symbols was being released, he was invited to perform in the album Ordinary Existence" by Venus.
In 2000, Symbols released their second album, called Call To The End, selling an impressive number of copies both in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
and abroad.
The Brazilian band Angra
Angra (band)
Angra is a Brazilian metal band from São Paulo, Brazil known for its symphonic interludes, highly technical instrumental playing and Brazilian regional elements.- Biography :...
was looking for new members, and after a trial among other vocalists, Falaschi was invited to join the band in 2001.
In 2006, under the project name Almah
Almah (band)
Almah was initially established in 2006 as a side project of Angra’s singer Edu Falaschi. Since 2006 Almah has released two albums and has turned from a solo-project into a band with regular activities...
, he released his first solo album, self-titled
Almah (album)
Almah is the first solo project of Brazilian heavy metal singer and Angra frontman Edu Falaschi. The lyrics are about the different feelings of the human being and the title phonetically means "soul" in the Portuguese language...
. In 2008, as a full band, Almah released their second album, Fragile Equality.
Angra
- Rebirth (2001)
- Acid Rain (2001) - singleSingle (music)In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
- Hunters and PreyHunters and PreyHunters and Prey is an EP by the Power metal band Angra.-Track listing:# "Live and Learn" - 4:12# "Bleeding Heart" - 4:04# "Hunters and Prey" - 6:29...
(2002) - EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
- Acid Rain (2001) - single
- Temple of ShadowsTemple of ShadowsTemple of Shadows is a concept album by the power metal band Angra and was released in 2004 by Paradoxx Music in Brazil and SPV label Steamhammer in the rest of the world...
(2004)- Wishing Well (2004) - singleSingle (music)In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
- Wishing Well (2004) - single
- Aurora ConsurgensAurora Consurgens (album)Aurora Consurgens is an album by the power metal band Angra. It was released in October 2006 by Paradoxx Music in Brazil and SPV label Steamhammer in the rest of the world...
(2006) - AquaAqua (Angra album)- Standard version :- Disc 1 :- Disc 2 :- Side one :- Side two :- Side three :- Side four :- Personnel :* Eduardo Falaschi - Vocals* Kiko Loureiro - Guitar* Rafael Bittencourt - Guitar...
(2010)- Arising Thunder (2010) - singleSingle (music)In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
- Arising Thunder (2010) - single
Almah
- AlmahAlmah (album)Almah is the first solo project of Brazilian heavy metal singer and Angra frontman Edu Falaschi. The lyrics are about the different feelings of the human being and the title phonetically means "soul" in the Portuguese language...
(2006) - Fragile EqualityFragile Equality (album)Fragile Equality is the second studio album by Brazilian power metal band Almah released in October 2008.- Track list :- Personnel :*Edu Falaschi - Vocals*Felipe Andreoli - Bass*Marcelo Barbosa - Guitar*Paulo Schroeber - Guitar...
(2008) - MotionMotion (album)Motion is the debut LP by The Cinematic Orchestra, released on 27 September 1999 on Ninja Tune. The album's concept came from core band member, Jason Swinscoe, who had amassed various samples - drum patterns, basslines and melody samples - that had inspired and influenced him. He then presented...
(2011)
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