15 Pagode groups that were successful in the 90’s and how the vocalists are today

If the boy bands pop music dominated American radio in the 90s, in Brazil it was the pagode groups that never left the top of the charts. The verses of the songs, for the most part, talked about love, but they also made fun of humorous tirades that won over the public.

In a nostalgic mood, the awesome.club decided to remember some successful bands that marked the genre in the past decades and immortalized unforgettable songs in our imagination. For the end, we prepared a bonus: you will see how the pagodeiro vocalists are currently, who drew sighs from many people. Follow up!

In the scenario of the national pagoda, the exaltsamba represents tradition. Formed in 1982, the group accumulates, in addition to popular hits, the conquest of awards such as the Latin Grammy, which crowned its importance in Brazilian music. Péricles and Thiaguinho, great samba idols in the country, are just some of the members who have been in the band. Among the biggest hits, I fell in love with the wrong person and Are you seeing that moon deserve to be highlighted. The project was discontinued in 2012, but resumed four years later. Today, it only goes by the name of exalts.

collectors of hitsthe boys of naughty smile can be proud of their career success. They have more than 20 years on the road and dozens of tracks that have hit the radio and in the affective memory of many fans. promised future and I still like you are just some of the songs that marked the trajectory of the band. Led by vocalist Bruno Cardoso, the group currently has around seven million followers on social media.

With almost 30 years of history to tell and sing, the group Pixote bet on romanticism in his passionate lyrics. Insecurity, one of the biggest hits of the group, is considered by the members as the most special song of their career (the one that cannot be left out of the repertoire). On the Internet, around four million users follow the band, still led by the charismatic vocalist Dodô.

A true reference in the Brazilian samba scene, the Backyard emerged in the 1970s, coming from one of the most traditional blocks of the Carioca Carnival, the Chief of Ramos. Since then, currently established names in music have passed through the group, from Jorge Aragão to Arlindo Cruz. The group, which remains active until today, immortalized in the memory of the fans hit songs such as The friendship and The Show Must Go On.

A pagode sensation in the early 2000s, the HP enemies They didn’t get that nickname for nothing. Part of the members is graduated in Engineering and, when choosing the name of the band, they decided to play a game with the famous brand of calculators. The music Play a samba therelaunched in 2006, is recognized as one of the biggest hits of the group, which recently celebrated 20 years of history.

Some of the biggest hits of popular samba of the 1990s belong to Black race. With romantic lyrics that melted the hearts of fans, the band, formed in 1983, hits that don’t age. full of quirksone of the most famous songs of the group, returned to be talked about in 2019, 27 years after its release, when Globo chose the track as one of the themes of the soap opera The owner of the piece. Accumulating around six million followers on social networks, the Black race It never seems to have gone out of style.

The pagodeiros on duty must remember them well. the pranksters also emerged in the 1990s and dominated radio stations thanks to hits such as Hello and I’m Filming You (Smile). Vocalist Rodriguinho left the band in 2004, but returned some time later to celebrate the project’s 20th anniversary. Currently, the singer Uan, Rodriguinho’s cousin, is the one who assumes the main vocals of the group.

A frequent presence on Brazilian radio stations during the 90s, the Popular Art put a lot of people to dance at that time. With humorous songs like Pimpolho and Fricote, the group sold millions of records at the height of their career and partnered with international artists. In 2020, they released the album artpopulousin two parts, betting on a retro look to refer to the decade that consecrated them.

It’s good to be happy with Molejão! Who has never sung this verse, cast the first stone. The high spirits of molasses became one of the group’s trademarks. hits unforgettable as Child’s play and broom dance turned the band into a true phenomenon of the 90s. The success of the boys did not go unnoticed even by the official page of the singer Lady Gaga, who used the excerpt of a song by the Brazilian group to promote one of the artist’s albums.

It is not possible to talk about the icons of the pagoda without mentioning the set Soweto. Founded in 1993, the band achieved fame in the first years on the road and managed to score, among the most played in the country, memorable songs such as Star Lighthouse. The singer Belo, vocalist at the time, decided to bet on his solo career at the height of the group’s success. With a new formation, the Soweto remains active to this day.

Responsible for the success of hits as Northern strawberry and Decision, the karametade conquered Brazil, still in the 1990s, when it was led by singer Vavá. Later, his twin brother, Márcio, became the main voice of the band. In 2005, the group ended activities, but decided to return to the stage 14 years later. This time, Vavá and Márcio took over the vocals of the project together.

Moon will… Illuminate her thoughts… Do you remember listening to these verses on the radio? If the answer is “yes”, you probably lived through the heyday of the Katinguelê, a pagode group formed in the 1980s that became the biggest hit in the following years. In addition to the unforgettable Message to My Beloved (Lua Vai)the tracks inaraí and Happy Birthday my love have also been popular with the public. In 2001, then vocalist Salgadinho decided to leave the project to pursue a solo career. Today, with a new lineup, the band is still active.

Five childhood friends with the dream of making music. That’s how the Kid way, in 1998: it was another bet of the romantic pagode that was already successful on the radio at the time. With a casual style on stage, the band hits as I never loved like this and Tonight is Ours. The singer Bruno Diegues, who was marked as the lead singer of the group, left the project in 2016 to seek new challenges. Gui Albuquerque, an avowed fan of the group, took the spot the following year.

The group The Morenos conquered Brazil in 1995. The belt brown candy, featured on the band’s first album, was so successful at the time that it was played on the radio 39 times in the same day. And they didn’t stop there. Others hits as Mine of Faith and Big eye also fell into the mouths of the people. Waguinho, vocalist of the group at that time, left for a solo career in 2001. Without the singer’s presence, the original members announced the return of the project in 2019.

Alexandre Pires was only 13 years old when the just to contradict appeared in 1989. From then on, the group put the whole of Brazil to sing their hits. After the pleasure and Intercom are among the hits most remembered by the band. In 2002, when Alexandre started his solo career, his brother, Fernando Pires, who was already the drummer of the group, took over the vocals. The SPC, as the project became known, remains active to this day.

What is the song that touches your heart? Is there any song, be it pagode or not, that was part of a defining moment in your life? Share with us in the comments!