Paulo Miklos

Paulo Miklos
Paulo Miklos at the 2013 Virada Cultural Paulista in Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil.
Background information
Birth name	Paulo Roberto de Souza Miklos
Born	(1959-01-21) January 21, 1959 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Genres	Rock, alternative rock, post-punk, new wave, punk rock, Brazilian rock
Occupation(s)	Singer, composer, songwriter, actor
Instruments	Vocals, bass guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, saxophone, harmonica, keyboards, mandolin, banjo
Years active	1979–present
Associated acts	Bom Quixote Sossega Leão Banda Performática Titãs

Paulo Roberto de Souza Miklos (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpawlu ˈmiklus], born on January 21, 1959, in São Paulo) is a multi-instrumentalist, musician and actor from Brazil. He is best known for his works for the band Titãs, which he was a member since its beginning, in 1981, til 2016, when he left it to focus on personal projects. Singing and playing the guitar, the harmonica and the sax are some of his most notable contributions for the band. As an actor he has appeared a few times on the movies and on the television. His most notable work is Anísio, at the movie O Invasor.

Childhood

During his childhood, he learned to play the piano, the sax and the transverse flute. When he turned 12, he was given his first acoustic guitar, and decided to become a musician. He made it to play almost every instrument he could put his hands on, being influenced by The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and the Tropicália movement.^[1]

Beginning of the career

At high school, he started to create his own songs with his classmate Arnaldo Antunes. This partnership would later become Titãs. His professional debut happened on a TV Tupi music festival, in 1979, when he made an arrangement for a reggae song by Chico Evangelista. From small solo shows at bars to performances with bands like Bom Quixote, Sossega Leão and Banda Performática, he established his name in the local musical scene. Some well-known names in São Paulo, like Arrigo Barnabé, asked him to play with them.^[1]

After concluding high school at the Equipe school, he entered Philosophy at Pontifícia Universidade Católica and Psychology at Mogi Mirim. But after a few classes, he quit. So he entered the Music course of Escola de Comunicações e Artes (ECA) (Art and Communication School) of University of São Paulo, but as the course was strongly focused on classical music, he quit it too.^[1]

Titãs and rise to fame

Paulo Miklos occasionally plays the saxophone. Here, he is seen performing live in 2009 during a Titãs & Os Paralamas do Sucesso show in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.

In 1981, he, Arnaldo and some other friends founded Titãs, which made Paulo raise to fame. Since its beginning, Paulo has been playing different instruments: sax, bass, guitar, keyboards, harmonica, etc.^[1]

In 1994, he released his self-titled first solo album, filled with songs written and composed by him. In 2001, he released the second one, called Vou Ser Feliz E Já Volto (I'm going to be happy, I'll be right back), produced by Dudu Marote.^[1]

In 2002, he made his debut at the cinema, playing the role of the murder Anísio, in the movie O Invasor, directed by Beto Brant. He earned five awards for the role: Surprise actor of the year and best original score at the Festival de Cinema de Brasília (Brasília Cinema Festival) and best supporting actor at the Cinema Brazil Grand Prize and Miami Brazilian Film Festival, best music at the Miami Brazilian Film Festival.^[2]

In 2014, he and Pato Fu vocalist Fernanda Takai performed the song "Mostra Tua Força Brasil" (Show Your Strength, Brazil), composed by Jair Oliveira and directed by Simoninha; it was a campaign by Itaú Unibanco for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.^[3] This was not his only work linked to the World Cup: On June 10, he, along with journalist Eduardo Bueno; actress Maitê Proença, and writer Xico Sá debuted the TV show Extra Ordinários ("Extra Ordinary"), a SporTV humorous program in which the four, along with some guest stars, comment the World Cup and related themes.^[4]

in 2016, he announced he would leave the band to focus on his personal projects on music and acting.^[5] He is working on his third studio album, still untitled, which is in production stages.^[6]

Personal life

Paulo Miklos lives in São Paulo with his daughter Manoela.^[1] His wife was Rachel Salém, who died on 23 July 2013 of lung cancer^[7] and together they had a daughter called Manoela, born in 1983.

Discography

With Titãs

Solo Works

• Paulo Miklos - 1994
• Vou Ser Feliz e Já Volto - 2001

Other Albums

• Mundo Pop - 2004
• Mundo Rock - 2004
• O Invasor - 2001
• Bang Bang Nacional, with the song "Os Dois No Ar" - 2006

Guest appearances

Works as an actor

Filmography

TV works

References

• Miklos' page at Titãs official web site (Portuguese)

External links

• Official website (Portuguese)