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{{Short description|Former musical collective from Portugal}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Spartak!
| image =
| caption = Spartak!
| background = group_or_band
| origin = [[Alcobaça, Portugal]]
| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[Pop music|pop]], [[Electro music|electro]]
| years_active = 2006–2008
| label =
| website =
| current_members =
| past_members =
* Tiago Matos
* Márcio Duarte
* Davide Vicente
* Miguel Nicolau
* Emanuel Severino
}}
'''Spartak!''' were a musical collective from [[Alcobaça, Portugal]]. Although Alcobaça is relatively small, it maintains a music scene including [[Loto (band)|Loto]], [[The Gift (band)|The Gift]] and Samuel Jerónimo.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jeronimosamuel.no.sapo.pt/entrevistas/ypublico2.htm|title=Entrevistas|last=Jerónimo|first=Samuel|date=November 2006|website=Samuel Jerónimo|publisher=Y / Público|language=Portuguese|access-date=April 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418093332/http://jeronimosamuel.no.sapo.pt/entrevistas/ypublico2.htm|archive-date=April 18, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>https://jn.sapo.pt/2006/10/20/cultura/disco_gravado_modo_big_brother.html {{Dead link|date=April 2016}}</ref> Spartak's debut EP ''Spartak! One'' (released in May 2006) was produced by Ricardo Coelho of Loto.
==History==
The band did not maintain a "fixed" lineup, but recorded as a collective of various members in order to accommodate a variety of artistic ideas. The live band generally performed with one lead vocalist, two guitarists, bass, a keyboardist, and a drummer, and occasionally an image projectionist. In addition to founding members Tiago Matos, Márcio Duarte, Wagner Fernandes, and Carlos Sousa, other live band members have included JT (Loto), Nuno Ruas, and Nuno Oliveira.
Nuno Galopim (national radio broadcaster and journalist with ''[[Diário de Notícias]]'') wrote an editorial upon their debut, stating "By their own hand, Spartak! signal with their debut EP the best moment of pop we've heard since 2004. It's great to discover such a good cocktail of  references inside a collection of five songs; this EP demonstrates just why it's a good idea to keep one's eye trained on the center of the country [Portugal]".<ref>19 May 2006, ''Diário de Noticias''</ref> The EP also received  airplay on Portuguese national radio stations Rádio Radar,<ref>[http://blogradar.blogspot.com/search?q=king+tubby RADAR: Resultados da pesquisa para king tubby<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[Coimbra University Radio]]<ref>[http://santosdacasa.blogspot.com/search?q=spartak Santos Da Casa<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and via DJs Fernando Alvim and Henrique Amaro on [[RDP Antena 3]]. The band completed a Portuguese national tour in 2006.<ref>[http://atrompa.blogspot.com/search?q=spartak a trompa - blogue de música portuguesa<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://magia-dos-sons.blogspot.com/search?q=spartak Magia dos Sons: Resultados da pesquisa para spartak<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.e-cultura.pt/AgendaCulturalDisplay.aspx?ID=10202 [e-Cultura.pt&#93; Agenda Cultural<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070922213445/http://www.e-cultura.pt/AgendaCulturalDisplay.aspx?ID=10202 |date=2007-09-22 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.teatrosaoluiz.egeac.pt/PortalModules%5CEventsProgrammingModule%5CUploaded_PDFs%5Ctexto_site_7out_20061002155409.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-05-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080311224222/http://teatrosaoluiz.egeac.pt/PortalModules/EventsProgrammingModule/Uploaded_PDFs/texto_site_7out_20061002155409.pdf |archivedate=2008-03-11 }}</ref>
In 2008, Spartak! recorded their final single "Hyperspace". As with the original EP, "Hyperspace" was also produced by Ricardo Coelho, with mixing by [[Armando Teixeira (musician)|Armando Teixeira]] (Balla, Bulllet). Spartak! disbanded in May 2008.
==Discography==
*Spartak! One (EP) - 2006
==Other projects==
*2006 - CD Acorda! Nova Música Portuguesa - "King Tubby", "Spartak!One"
*2007 - CD Novo Rock Português (Chiado Records) - "King Tubby"
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://myspace.com/spartakone Spartak!'s Official Myspace Page]
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[[Category:Portuguese musical groups]]
[[Category:People from Alcobaça, Portugal]]
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