History

Yahoo was founded in 1988 by guitarist

Guitarist

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 Robertinho do Recife. It was fairly successful in Brazil during the 1990s by playing cover versions of other bands' hard rock

Hard rock

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 songs translated to Portuguese

Portuguese language

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. Many of their songs were also used in soundtracks of telenovelas.

Their self-titled debut album, Yahoo, had the Def Leppard

Def Leppard

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's hit "Love Bites" translated as "Mordidas de Amor", and was used in the soundtrack of the telenovela Bebê a Bordo.

The next album, Oração da Vitória ("Victory Prayer"), brought them another hit, "Anjo" (cover of Aerosmith

Aerosmith

Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many...

's "Angel

Angel (Aerosmith song)

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"), again used in a telenovela, O Sexo dos Anjos.

In 1990, Yahoo released the album Yahoo 3. It was not as successful as the previous ones, but two songs, "Veneno" ("Poison") and "Somos a Luz da Manhã" ("We are the Morning Light"), were used in the soundtrack of a movie, Sonho de Verão.

Yahoo released the album Pára-Raio in 1992, with several cover songs, such as "Pára-Raio" ("Lightning Rod", a version of "Hide You Heart" by Kiss

KISS (band)

Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...

) and "Como o Vento" ("Like the Wind", a version of "Wind of Change

Wind of Change

"Wind of Change" is a 1990 power ballad written by Klaus Meine, vocalist of the German heavy metal band Scorpions. It appeared on their 1990 album Crazy World, but did not become a worldwide hit single until 1991, when it topped the charts in Germany and across Europe, and hit #4 in the United...

" by Scorpions

Scorpions (band)

Scorpions are a heavy metal/hard rock band from Hannover, Germany, formed in 1965 by guitarist Rudolf Schenker, who is the band's only constant member. They are known for their 1980s rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and many singles, such as "No One Like You", "Send Me an Angel", "Still...

); the song "Paixão Esquecida" ("Forgotten Passion") was again used in a telenovela, Deus nos Acuda.

Their 1994 album, Caminhos de Sol ("Paths of the Sun") was more successful, with "Caminhos de Sol" used in the telenovela

Telenovela

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 A Viagem and becoming a huge hit.

In 1996, not long after the release of Arquivo, the band dissolves, and the members turn their attention to a new business: they set the Yahoo Studio, in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

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, which would be one of the most popular recording studios in Brazil.

In 2006, they release a new album, Versões ("Versions"), consisting only of translated versions of songs by artists such as Journey

Journey (band)

Journey is an American rock band formed in 1973 in San Francisco by former members of Santana. The band has gone through several phases; its strongest commercial success occurred between the 1978 and 1987, after which it temporarily disbanded...

, Kiss, and Poison

Poison (band)

Poison is an American glam metal band that achieved great success in the mid-1980s to mid-1990s. To date, Poison has sold over 30 million records worldwide and have sold 15 million records in the United States alone. The band has also charted ten singles to the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100,...

.

Current line-up

• Zé Henrique - bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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   and vocals
  Singing
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• Serginho Knust - guitar
  Guitar
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  , acoustic guitar
  Acoustic guitar
  An acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
  
   and vocals
• Val Martins - keyboard
  Keyboard instrument
  A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
  
   and vocals
• Marcelão - drums
  Drum kit
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   and vocals

Former members

• Robertinho de Recife (1988–1990) - guitar and vocals
• Marcelo Azevedo (1988–1993) - keyboard, guitar and vocals

Discography

• 1988 - Yahoo
• 1989 - Oração da Vitória
• 1990 - Yahoo 3
• 1992 - Pára-Raio
• 1994 - Caminhos de Sol
• 1996 - Arquivo
• 2006 - Versões
• 2008 - Yahoo 20 Anos - Ao Vivo

External links

• Interview with Robertinho de Recife (in Portuguese)