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{{Short description|Brazilian indie rock band}}
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| name            = Pato Fu
| image           = PatoFu.jpg
| caption         = Pato Fu, August 2008.
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| background      = group_or_band
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| origin          = [[Belo Horizonte]], [[Brazil]]
| genre           = {{hlist|[[Indie rock]]|[[indie pop]]}}
| years_active    = 1992–present
| label           = Cogumelo Records, Plug / [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]], [[Epic Records|Epic]] / [[Sony BMG]], Rotomusic
| associated_acts =
| website         = {{url|http://www.patofu.com.br}}
| current_members = [[Fernanda Takai]]<br />[[John Ulhoa]]<br />[[Ricardo Koctus]]<br />[[Richard Neves]]<br />[[Glauco Nastácia]]
| past_members    = [[Xande Tamietti]]<br />[[Dudu Tsuda]]<br />[[Lulu Camargo]]
}}
'''Pato Fu''' is a Brazilian [[indie rock]] band from [[Belo Horizonte]], [[Minas Gerais]]. The band was formed by lead singer & rhythm guitarist [[Fernanda Takai]], lead guitarist [[John Ulhoa]] and bassist [[Ricardo Koctus]], in September 1992. Long-time drummer [[Xande Tamietti]] left the band in 2014, being replaced by [[Glauco Nastácia]]; keyboardist [[Richard Neves]] replaced [[Lulu Camargo]] in 2016. The band is also famous for their 2010 album Música de Brinquedo, which was written using only toy instruments. It was at one point included with [[U2]] and [[Radiohead]] in a list of the 10 best bands in the world, according to [[Time (magazine)|Time]] magazine.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010926230429/http://www.time.com/time/musicgoesglobal/na/mbest.html Time (magazine)]</ref>
== History ==
Their first album, ''[[Rotomusic de Liquidificapum]]'', was released in 1993, followed, since then, by other eight releases: ''[[Gol de Quem?]]'' (1995), ''[[Tem Mais Acabou|Tem Mas Acabou]]'' (1996), ''[[Televisão de Cachorro]]'' (1998), ''[[Isopor (album)|Isopor]]'' (1999), ''[[Ruído Rosa]]'' (2000), ''[[MTV]] ao Vivo: No Museu de Arte da Pampulha'' (2002), ''[[Toda Cura para Todo Mal]]'' (2005), and ''[[Daqui Pro Futuro]]'' (2007), and with launch scheduled for 2010, ''[[Música de Brinquedo]]''. The band's popularity began to increase simultaneously with two other groups from Belo Horizonte, [[Jota Quest]] and [[Skank (band)|Skank]]. The band plays in [[alternative rock]] style, but resorting frequently to [[experimental music]] elements. Pato Fu is frequently said to be influenced by [[Os Mutantes]], a famous Brazilian [[Tropicalismo|tropicalist]] group from the 1960s, probably because of the experimentalism found in both bands' songs. Their music is influenced by [[Devo]], [[The Cure]], [[Radiohead]], [[Pizzicato Five]], [[Super Furry Animals]] and also [[Brazilian Popular Music]], among various others. Takai once said her singing is influenced by [[Suzanne Vega]], of whom she is a fan.
Takai and Ulhoa are [[Marriage|married]] and had a daughter, Nina, in 2003.
The band name is from a ''[[Garfield]]'' [[comic strip]]. Garfield attacked the [[mail carrier|mailman]] with his "[[Kung Fu|Cat Fu]]" techniques. The band liked the wordplay, but decided to change ''Gato'' (cat) to ''Pato'' (duck). Coincidentally or not, the expression had also previously appeared in the Brazilian translation of the ''[[Howard the Duck (film)|Howard the Duck]]'' movie, as the translation to the term "quack-fu".
The band celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2003 with the release of ''MTV ao Vivo: No Museu de Arte da Pampulha'', a [[Live music|live performance]] with some of their most famous songs.
In 2010, Pato Fu recorded an album of Brazilian and international rock classics played only with toy instruments called ''Música de Brinquedo'', which generated a positive response from the public. Songs such as "Live And Let Die" and "[[Rock And Roll Lullaby]]" were present. A live DVD, called ''Música de Brinquedo Ao Vivo'', was recorded in 2011.
In 2015, their album ''Não Pare Pra Pensar'' was nominated for the [[Latin Grammy Awards of 2015|16th Latin Grammy Awards]] in the [[Latin Grammy Award for Best Brazilian Rock Album|Best Brazilian Rock Album]] category.<ref>{{cite web|title=La lista completa de nominados a los Latin Grammy 2015|url=http://www.infobae.com/2015/09/23/1757537-la-lista-completa-nominados-los-latin-grammy-2015|website=[[Infobae]]|accessdate=1 October 2015|language=Spanish|date=23 September 2015|archive-date=28 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428082408/https://www.infobae.com/2015/09/23/1757537-la-lista-completa-nominados-los-latin-grammy-2015/|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Band members ==
;Current members
* [[Fernanda Takai]] - [[Lead vocalist|lead vocals]], [[acoustic guitar]], [[rhythm guitar]] (1992–present)
* [[John Ulhoa]] - [[lead guitar]], [[acoustic guitar]], backing and lead vocals, [[cavaquinho]] (1992–present)
* [[Ricardo Koctus]] - [[bass guitar]], [[backing vocals]], [[pandeiro]] (1992–present)
* [[Xande Tamietti]] - [[Drum kit|drums]] (1996–2014, 2022-present)
* [[Richard Neves]] - [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[accordion]], [[piano]] (2016–present)
;Former members
* [[Dudu Tsuda]] - [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[piano]] (2008–2009)
* [[Lulu Camargo]] - [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[piano]] (2005–2016)
* [[Glauco Nastácia]] - [[Drum kit|drums]] (2014–2022)
;Touring members
* [[André Abujamra]] - [[guitar]], [[piano]] (1996-1998)
* [[Hugo Hori]] - [[saxophone]] (1996)
* [[Tiquinho (trumpeter)|Tiquinho]] - [[trumpet]] (1996)
* [[Sérgio Bartolo]] - [[bass guitar|bass]] (1996)
* [[Haroldo Ferreti]] - [[drums]] (1993)
== Discography ==
;Studio albums
* ''[[Rotomusic de Liquidificapum]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Gol de Quem?]]'' (1995) + 50,000
* ''[[Tem Mais Acabou|Tem Mas Acabou]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Televisão de Cachorro]]'' (1998) + 100,000
* ''[[Isopor (album)|Isopor]]'' (1999) + 160,000
* ''[[Ruído Rosa]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Toda Cura para Todo Mal]]'' (2005) + 25,000
* ''[[Daqui Pro Futuro]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Música de Brinquedo]]'' (2010) + 40,000
* ''[[Não Pare Pra Pensar]]'' (2014) + 10,000
;Live albums
* ''[[MTV ao Vivo - Pato Fu no Museu de Arte da Pampulha]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Música de Brinquedo Ao Vivo]]'' (2011) + 25,000
;DVDs
* ''[[MTV ao Vivo - Pato Fu no Museu de Arte da Pampulha (DVD)|MTV ao Vivo - Pato Fu no Museu de Arte da Pampulha]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Video Clipes]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Toda Cura para Todo Mal (DVD)|Toda Cura para Todo Mal]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Extra! Extra!]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Música de Brinquedo Ao Vivo]]'' (2011)
=== Singles ===
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Year
! width="140"| Single
! Album
|-
| rowspan="3"|1993
| "Rotomusic de Liquidificapum"
| rowspan="3" align="center"|''Rotomusic de Liquidificapum''
|-
| "O Processo de Criação Vai de 10 até 100 Mil"
|-
| "Meu Pai, Meu Irmão"
|-
| rowspan="3"|1995
| "Mamãe Ama É o Meu Revolver"
| rowspan="3" align="center"|''Gol de Quem?''
|-
| "Sobre o Tempo"
|-
| "Qualquer Bobagem"
|-
| rowspan="3"|1996
| "Pinga"
| rowspan="3" align="center"|''Tem Mas Acabou''
|-
| "Água"
|-
| "O Peso das Coisas"
|-
| rowspan="3"|1998
| "Antes Que Seja Tarde"
| rowspan="3" align="center"|''Televisão de Cachorro''
|-
| "Eu Sei"
|-
| "Canção pra Você Viver Mais"
|-
| rowspan="3"|1999
| "Depois"
| rowspan="3" align="center"|''Isopor''
|-
| "Made in Japan"
|-
| "Perdendo Dentes"
|-
| rowspan="2"|2001
| "Eu"
| rowspan="2" align="center"|''Ruído Rosa''
|-
| "Menti Pra Você, Mas Foi Sem Querer"
|-
| rowspan="2"|2002
| "Por Perto"
| rowspan="2" align="center"|''MTV ao Vivo - Pato Fu no Museu de Arte da Pampulha''
|-
| "Não Mais"
|-
| rowspan="4"|2005
| "Uh Uh Uh, La La La, Ié Ié!"
| rowspan="4" align="center"|''Toda Cura para Todo Mal''
|-
| "Anormal"
|-
| "Sorte e Azar"
|-
| "Amendoim"
|-
| rowspan="4"|2007
| "Cities in Dust"
| rowspan="4" align="center"|''Daqui Pro Futuro''
|-
| "30.000 Pés"
|-
| "Nada Original"
|-
| "Tudo Vai Ficar Bem"
|-
| rowspan="4"|2010
| "[[Rock and Roll Lullaby]]"
| rowspan="4" align="center"|''Música de Brinquedo''
|-
| "Todos Estão Surdos"
|-
| "[[Live and Let Die (song)|Live and Let Die]]"
|-
| "Primavera (Vai Chuva)"
|-
| rowspan="4"|2011
| "[[Bohemian Rhapsody]]"
| rowspan="4" align="center"|''Música de Brinquedo Ao Vivo''
|-
| "Simplicidade"
|-
| "Sobre O Tempo"
|-
| "Eu"
|}
=== Hits ===
[[File:FTakai.jpg|thumb|200px|Fernanda Takai, lead singer of the band.]]
* "Sobre o Tempo" (from ''Gol de Quem?'')
* "Pinga" (from ''Tem Mas Acabou''; the song's name refers to a Brazilian drink, [[cachaça]])
* "Canção pra Você Viver Mais" (from ''Televisão de Cachorro''; a tribute to Takai's father)
* "Antes Que Seja Tarde" (from ''Televisão de Cachorro'')
* "Made in Japan" (from ''Isopor''; sung almost entirely in [[Japanese language|Japanese]].  It was written in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] by John and translated by a Japanese teacher. Its [[Music video|video clip]] is a tribute to [[Tokusatsu|old Japanese Sci-Fi movies]] and a [[satire]] against [[Americanization]], winning a Brazilian [[MTV Video Music Award|VMA]] award). The chorus comes from the song ''[[Mah Nà Mah Nà]]'' (see the article's "external links" section).
* "Depois" (from ''Isopor'')
* "Perdendo Dentes" (from ''Isopor'')
* "Eu" (from ''Ruído Rosa''; a tribute to [[theremin]])
* "Ando Meio Desligado" (from ''Ruído Rosa''; [[Os Mutantes]] cover)
* "Por Perto" (from ''MTV ao Vivo'')
* "Uh Uh Uh, Lá Lá Lá, Ié Ié!" (from ''Toda Cura para Todo Mal'')
* "Sorte e Azar" (from ''Toda Cura para Todo Mal'')
* "Anormal" (from ''Toda Cura para Todo Mal'')
* "Rock And Roll Lullaby" (cover, toy instruments)
==References==
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101230213031/http://www.patofu.com.br/ Official site (in Portuguese)]
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