EDP Live Bands Brazil: meet the finalists
The contest finale will be held on April 27, in São Paulo. The winner will play at the Nos Alive’ 19 festival, in Portugal
At the fourth edition of EDP Live Bands Brazil has come down to the final eight bands from 5 states, competing in São Paulo for a chance to play at the NOS Alive’ 19 Festival in Portugal and a record deal with Sony Music. They are: A Balsa and O Grilo from São Paulo, Bianca Nápoles from Distrito Federal, Cidade Fantasma, ETC and Expira em Segundos from Minas Gerais, DKUKAS from Acre, and Duda Brack from Rio de Janeiro.
At they were chosen from a record number of entries: over 1,700 bands, an 18% increase on last year’s competition. Three of the final eight were chosen by online vote and the other five were chosen by the competition jury. The bands were judged based on originality and technical and musical quality.
At the finalists will attend a workshop with renowned music industry experts to share experiences on how to build a career in the competitive music scene. The EDP Live Bands Brazil finale will be held on April 27 at Bourbon Street, São Paulo, where the finalists will perform live.
EDP Live Bands Brazil is a partnership between EDP, a company that operates across all segments of the country’s electricity industry, and Everything Is New, an entertainment promoter, in cooperation with Sony Music and with institutional support from Lounge Magazine. The Portuguese version of the contest started back in 2014 and is now in its sixth year. Spain is hosting its second edition. In Brazil, the competition has been a success and over 6,000 bands have enrolled across all four editions. The contest’s website is interactive and connected to Facebook, providing original songs and videos from participating bands.
Meet the finalists:
Band name | Chosen via | States |
DKUKAS | Audience | Acre |
Bianca Nápoles | Jury | Distrito Federal |
Cidade Fantasma | Jury | Minas Gerais |
ETC | Audience | Minas Gerais |
Expira em segundos | Audience | Minas Gerais |
A Balsa | Jury | São Paulo |
O Grilo | Jury | São Paulo |
Duda Brack | Jury | Rio de Janeiro |
Contest’s Schedule
DATE | PHASE |
27/04 | Big final and live shows |
11, 12, 13/07 | O S Alive’ 19 Festival |
For further information, please access the following channels:
Facebook facebook.com/edplivebandsbrasil
E-mail edplivebands@edpbr.com.br
Follow the EDP Live Bands playlist on Spotify
About EDP Brazil
EDP has over 20 years’ experience and is one of the biggest private-sector companies operating across the entire value chain. The Company has over 10,000 direct and indirect staff and is involved in energy Generation, Distribution, Transmission, Sales and Services. The company has six hydro power plants and one thermal power station that services around 3.4 million people in the states of São Paulo and Espírito Santo. The Company recently acquired a stake in CELESC, from Santa Catarina. In Brazil, the company is noted for its Innovation, Governance and Sustainability and has been included in the B3 Business Sustainability Index (BSI) for 13 consecutive years.