ETC wins the 4th edition of EDP Live Bands Brazil | EDP Brasil

ETC, a band from Minas Gerais, won the 4th edition of EDP Live Bands Brazil. After beating seven other finalists, the band will have an opportunity to record an album with Sony Music and play at NOS Alive’ 19, one of Europe's biggest music festivals, in July.

The final was held last Saturday (27) at Bourbon Street, in São Paulo, with live performances of original songs by all eight finalists - A Balsa and O Grilo, both from São Paulo; Bianca Nápoles from the Federal District; Cidade Fantasma, ETC and Expira em Segundos, from Minas Gerais; DKUKAS from Acre, and Duda Brack from Rio de Janeiro. Sound Bullet, the winner of the 3rd edition of EDP Live Bands Brazil in 2018, appeared as a special guest.

A record 1,700 bands from all over Brazil entered the competition. After receiving over 180 thousand votes and two million views on the event’s website, the finalists were judged by Paulo Campos Costa, from EDP Group, Rennon Falbo, from Sony Music, Álvaro Covões, from Everything is New and Ricardo Pereira, an actor from Portugal, based on criteria such as technique, musical execution and performance, originality, stage presence and crowd interaction.

“This has been the biggest moment in our career so far. After eight years on the road we will have an opportunity to play at one of the biggest festivals in the world and record our album. We will always remember this night” said Dudu, lead singer of ETC.

Paulo Campos Costa, Communication Director for the EDP Group, said “Portugal and Brazil are linked by their language, while music is also powerful enough to unite people. EDP Live Bands Brazil is growing each year, supporting and sponsoring national music and becoming the biggest garage band competition in Brazil”.

EDP Live Bands Brazil is the result of a partnership between EDP, a company that operates across all segments of the electricity industry, event producer Everything is New and Sony Music, with institutional support from Lounge Magazine. A global success, the competition began in Portugal in 2014 and is now in its sixth edition. The Brazilian version of the competition was launched back in 2016 and the second edition of the Spanish competition is being held this year. Since EDP Live Bands was launched, 11 bands have been crowned winners and played at major international music festivals.

Meet the great winner

ETC – Minas Gerais

Since 2011, ETC (etcetera) have released two albums with band members Dudu (vocal and guitar), Balut (drums) and Vinícius (bass/backstage): “Céu Grande”, in 2014, and “Sintonia” in 2018. They have performed alongside major artists such as O Rappa, Natiruts, Criolo and Nando Reis. Some of their songs have aired on local radio. The band won an award at the WebfestValda 2017 held at Fundição Progresso, Rio de Janeiro. Most recently, the band won the #showlivreday, another music competition held in São Paulo.

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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 serve around 3.4 million people in the states of São Paulo and Espírito Santo. The Company recently acquired a majority 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.