Trem da Alegria

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Trem da Alegria
OriginBrazil
Genres Children's music
Years active1984–1992
Labels RCA

Trem da Alegria (Train of Happiness) [1] was a children's musical band based in Brazil. During their tenure from 1984 to 1992, they released eight albums whose total sales surpassed six million copies. [2] [3]

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The band started in 1984 with Luciano Nassyn and Patricia Marx, recording the album Clube da Criança with Xuxa and Carequinha. [4] The duo's boom came with the album Carossel da Esperança and the hit single "É de Chocolate". [5]

Trem da Alegria's "members were 'recruited by advertising agencies'". [1] In 1985, after Juninho Bill joined the band, they recorded their first album, Trem da Alegria do Clube da Criança, which featured guest performers Lucinha Lins ("Dona Felicidade") and The Fevers ("Uni, Duni, Te"). Trem was among Brazil's top-selling artists during 1987, along with Xuxa and Jairzinho e Simony. [1]

Members

Originais
MembersYearEntrance order
Luciano Nassyn1985–88First formation
Patricia Marx 1985–87First formation
Juninho Bill1985–92First formation
Vanessa Delduque1986–88Second formation
Others
MemberYearReplaced
Fabíola Braga1987Patrícia Marx
Amanda Acosta1988–92Fabíola Braga
Rubinho Cabrera1989–92Luciano Nassyn
Ricky Bueno1991
New Generation
MemberYearEntrance order
João Augusto Matos2002–05First formation
Bárbara Lívia2002–05First formation
Caroline Sayuri2002–05First formation
Yago Piemonte2002–05First formation

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