Biography
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Years Active
1982 – present (42 years)
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Members
- Ari Toikka
- Jarkko Eve
- Jukka Mänty-Sorvari (2007 – 2007)
- Neumann (1982 – present)
- Pave Maijanen
Dingo can mean:
1. Finnish 80s pop rock band
2. Brazilian indie rock band
1. Dingo is a Finnish rock band formed around 1982 in Pori, Finland. They fused Finnish melancholy with catchy rock melodies, headed by the charismatic singer Neumann (a.k.a. Pertti Nieminen). Their first two albums, Nimeni on Dingo (1984) and Kerjäläisten valtakunta (1985) both sold over 100,000 copies in Finland and they caused mass hysteria among teenage girls as they were seen as the finnish equivalent of Duran Duran. The hysteria took its toll as the band crashed and burned fast, splitting up in October 1986, after their third album Pyhä klaani had failed to match the sales of its predecessors. Failure however was a relative concept, as their sales of 70,000 copies pretty much outsold everybody else with a large margin.
Band's first attempt at comeback was in 1993, but they disbanded next year (1994) after their album Via finlandia failed to match former glories. Another reunion came in 1998 and they have continued to perform to this day. Neumann is the sole survivor from their glory years' line-up as the others (guitarist Jonttu Virta, bassist Pepe Laaksonen, keyboardist Pete Nuotio and drummer Quuppa) handed in their resignations in 2002. However, Dingo has kept on performing in various different line-ups. They also have published new albums: Purppuraa (2005) and Humisevan harjun paluu (2008).
A collection of Dingo hits released in 1999 was very successful, which indicates that at least part of the newest generation of listeners have found the group.
Dingo's English songs: The House Without a Name (1986), Tell Me Now (1986) and Tobacco road (1986).
2. DINGO (formerly Dingo Bells) is a Brazilian indie rock band.
The band was formed in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Recorded through crowdfunding, the independent album Maravilhas da Vida Moderna won the Açorianos Award in the "Pop Composer" and "Graphic Project" categories.
The album Todo Mundo Vai Mudar was voted the 31st best Brazilian album of 2018 by Rolling Stone Brasil magazine and one of the 25 best Brazilian albums of the first half of 2018 by the São Paulo Association of Art Critics.
On September 12, 2022, the band announced the name change: from Dingo Bells to just DINGO.
In the same year, the singles Doce Delírio & Desconstrução do Ser and Parabólicas & Eu Cheguei de Longe were released. On November 8th, the band released their third studio album: A Vida É Uma Granada on the Rockambole label.
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