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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Tihuana
Group · Brazil · formed 1999
Brazilian rock band
Timeline
1 events◆ Formed 1
1990s
Biography
English biography208 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1334261247
Biography
Tihuana is a Brazilian rock band, formed in 1999 in São Paulo. Their musical influences include reggae, rap, rock, ska and Latin music. Between 2000 and 2013, the band released six studio albums and one live album.
The band is known for their hit song Tropa de Elite, which made an appearance in the film, Tropa de Elite. The song included on the soundtrack was written and produced by Tihuana years before the development of the film of the same name. In 2022, the band's song "Tropa de Elite " was used in videos supporting Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. Tihuana's lead singer Egypcio condemned the use of the band's song in the political videos, saying the use of their music was unauthorized.
In spring 2025, the band, with their original line up, begun a Brazilian tour in honor of the 25th anniversary of their first album release.
Current members
Egypcio: vocals and guitar (1999–2017; 2024–present)
Román Laurito: bass and backing vocals (1999–2017; 2024–present)
Léo Stuart: guitar (1999–2017; 2024–present)
PG: drums and backing vocals (1999–2017; 2024–present)
Fernando Baía: percussion, vocals and backing vocals (1999–2012; 2024–present)
Studio albums
(2000) Ilegal
(2001) A Vida Nos Ensina
(2002) Aqui ou em Qualquer Lugar
(2004) Tihuana
(2006) Um Dia de Cada Vez
(2013) Agora é pra Valer!
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 3 | 16th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | 27 | 60th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (0 release groups)
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Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Tihuana head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 3 | 16th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | 27 | 60th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tihuana_%28cropped%29.jpgcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10382456genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10382456seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tihuanabiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tihuana
Why this artist is in the database
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Wikidata: Q10382456 · MusicBrainz: 3ee75a28-8740-4d97-80d6-fe4305f5083e
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