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More InformationBELLINI
Bellini made their breakthrough in 1997 with the single Samba de Janeiro, which sold over 5,000,000 copies worldwide. In Germany, the song reached number 2 in the singles charts and remained in the top 10 for a total of 13 weeks. Bellini received an Echo Award for this song in the category Artist or Group National in the Dance/Techno category.
The following singles also made it into the Media Control Charts. After a three-year break, the single Brazil was released in the summer of 2001.
In August 2007, the single Let’s Go to Rio was released. Another release followed in 2008.
Samba de Janeiro, or rather its catchy melody, was played in the stadium every time a goal was scored during the 2008 European Football Championship. In 2009, the band broke up for the time being.
On the occasion of the World Cup in Brazil, the band was re-formed in 2013 with new members and a new version of Samba de Janeiro was released.
In 2014, the entire line-up was replaced. The newly formed group made its first appearance in April 2014 on ZDF-Fernsehgarten with a cover version of the song Tic Tic Tac, which was also created by Frank Farian in 1997. On 9 May 2014, the single Samba do Brasil, a remake of Samba de Janeiro, was released. The accompanying album is titled Festival.
Bellini has been active again since 2018 – with the return of Dandara Santos-Silva – and performs regularly. Since then, the line-up has consisted of Dandara and two highly trained dancers. Further appearances on ZDF followed in 2022 and 2023.
In 2024, there was a new edition of the global hit Samba De Janeiro and the single Danger Zone was released.
Since 2024, Bellini has once again been attracting worldwide attention with ‘Samba do Brasil’. The track achieved gold status in Italy and simultaneously became a viral hit in Latin America, France and Spain. With its rousing energy and international appeal, ‘Samba do Brasil’ is one of the most successful global dance productions of recent years and underlines Bellini’s exceptional position on the international music scene.
The booking rate increased again in 2025. Overseas interest is also growing. The show concept is currently being expanded once more. In future, two capoeira drummers will enhance the stage presence. Interaction with the audience will now be even more important.