Junior Lima

Durval de Lima Júnior (born April 11, 1984), better known by his stage name Junior Lima, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, drummer, guitarist, actor and record producer best known for his work with duo Sandy & Junior.

Junior Lima
Lima in 2010
Born
Durval de Lima Júnior

(1984-04-11) April 11, 1984
Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
OccupationSinger-songwriter, drummer, guitarist, actor, record producer
Years active1989–present
Musical career
GenresPop, rock, electronic
InstrumentsVocals, drum kit, electric guitar, classical guitar
Associated actsSandy & Junior, Nove Mil Anjos, Manu Gavassi, SoulFunk, Dexterz, Manimal

Biography
Lima performing with SoulFunk in 2007

Durval de Lima Júnior was born in Campinas, São Paulo on April 11, 1984, to entrepreneur Noely Pereira de Lima and singer Durval de Lima, better known as "Xororó" of the famous música sertaneja duo Chitãozinho & Xororó. Interested in music ever since his early childhood,[1] in 1989 he began to perform alongside his older sister Sandy in Brazilian television as child singers, under the moniker Sandy & Junior. In 1991 the duo released their debut album, Aniversário do Tatu, which sold over 300,000 copies, and as the 1990s and 2000s went by they became one of the most successful Brazilian groups of all time, leading them to have their own TV series on Rede Globo (broadcast from 1999 to 2002) and starring on their own full-length film, 2003's Acquária. By the time they broke up in 2007,[2] they sold over 22 million albums nationwide.[3] Alongside Sandy & Junior he had a side project named SoulFunk which lasted from 2005 to 2007.

One year after the break-up of Sandy & Junior he formed the supergroup Nove Mil Anjos, alongside other established musicians such as Peu Sousa, a former guitarist for singer Pitty, and former Charlie Brown Jr. and Revolucionnários bassist Champignon.[4] The only newcomer was vocalist Péricles "Perí" Carpigiani.[5] Lima was the band's drummer. They only released a single studio album, 9MA, before being put on hold in 2009;[6] any possibilities of a reunion ended after the suicides of Sousa and Champignon in 2013.

From 2009 to 2014, alongside DJ Júlio Torres and Amon-Rá Lima of Família Lima, he was part of electronica group Crossover, later renamed as Dexterz. In 2016, Junior and Torres reunited to form the duo Manimal.[7][8] The same year he debuted as a record producer, collaborating with Manu Gavassi on her extended play Vício,[9] and released the single "Sintoma", his first work as a solo singer in years.[10]

In 2019 Sandy & Junior reunited for a special series of tours around Brazil celebrating their 30th anniversary.[11]

Personal life

Lima is married to model Mônica Benini since 2014;[12] the couple's first son, Otto, was born in 2017.[13]

References
  1. "Xororó revela 'arte' do filho Junior Lima durante a infância". Ego (in Portuguese). August 4, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  2. "Sandy e Junior anunciam fim da dupla". Terra Networks (in Portuguese). April 17, 2007. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  3. "Sandy e Júnior: 22 milhões de álbuns vendidos @ 2011 e 2018". Galeria Sandy Disco (in Portuguese). Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  4. "Junior Lima, irmão de Sandy, forma nova banda chamada Nove Mil Anjos". G1 (in Portuguese). September 5, 2008. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  5. "Único 'desconhecido', Perí diz que pressão passou no 9MA". Terra Networks (in Portuguese). January 30, 2009. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  6. "Junior nega fim da Nove Mil Anjos, mas admite 'pausa' da banda". Ego (in Portuguese). September 4, 2009. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  7. "Manimal: Think About It > Primeiro clipe do novo projeto de Junior Lima + Júlio Torres". Jovem Pan (in Portuguese). December 7, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  8. "Junior Lima volta a cantar e compor no Manimal; banda faz sucesso com 'Stay Close'". F5 (in Portuguese). December 13, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  9. "Manu Gavassi comemora parceria com Junior Lima: 'Nos conhecemos no Altas Horas'". GShow (in Portuguese). April 11, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  10. "Junior Lima anuncia retorno à carreira musical: 'É hora de voltar'". GShow (in Portuguese). June 7, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  11. "Sandy e Junior falam sobre turnê de reencontro em estádios: 'Celebração de anos mágicos'". Quem (in Portuguese). March 13, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  12. "Veja imagens do casamento de Junior Lima com a modelo Mônica Benini no interior". UOL (in Portuguese). October 26, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  13. "Junior Lima: 'Quando meu filho nascer, quero criá-lo no meio do mato, subindo em árvores'". Quem (in Portuguese). March 30, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
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