André Matos

Real/Full Name: André Coelho Matos
Date of Birth: September 14th, 1971
Origin: Brazil ( São Paulo, São Paulo )
Date of Death: June 8th, 2019 ( age 47 )
Cause of Death: Heart Attack
Instruments: vocal, piano, keyboard, melodica

Last bands:
André Matos
Viper
Angra
Shaman
Symfonia
Virgo

Main discography:
[ 1987 ] Viper - Soldiers of Sunrise
[ 1989 ] Viper - Theatre of Fate
[ 1993 ] Angra - Angels Cry
[ 1996 ] Angra - Holy Land
[ 1998 ] Angra - Fireworks
[ 2001 ] Virgo - Virgo
[ 2002 ] Shaman - Ritual
[ 2005 ] Shaman - Reason
[ 2007 ] André Matos - Time To Be Free
[ 2009 ] André Matos - Mentalize
[ 2011 ] Symfonia - In Paradisum
[ 2012 ] André Matos - The Turn of The Lights

Live discography:
[ 1997 ] Angra - Holy Live
[ 1998 ] Angra - Acoustic... and More
[ 2003 ] Shaman - RituAlive
[ 2015 ] Viper - To Live Again - Live in São Paulo

Guest/Session:
[ 2000 ] Karma - Inside The Eyes
[ 2001 ] Avantasia - The Metal Opera
[ 2002 ] Avantasia - The Metal Opera pt.II
[ 2002 ] Holy Sagga - Planetude
[ 2003 ] Dr. Sin - 10 Anos Ao Vivo
[ 2004 ] Korzus - Ties of Blood
[ 2007 ] Viper - All My Life
[ 2010 ] Avantasia - The Wicked Symphony


Professional Education:
Faculdade de Artes Alcântara Machado - Orchestral Conducting and Composition
Universidade de São Paulo - Lyric Singing

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Trivia ( in English ):

• In 1994, André Matos took part in a worldwide contest for replacing Bruce Dickinson in Iron Maiden and he was in the Top 3 finalists alongside James LaBrie and the eventually winner Blaze Bayley.