Ornatos Violeta

<h2 id="history">History</h2>
In 1997, Ornatos Violeta released their first album <a href="/facts/C%C3%A3o!/mM5371I1">Cão!</a> (Dog!), which included the song "Letra S", a duet with <a href="/facts/Manuela_Azevedo/chxQjszX">Manuela Azevedo</a>, vocalist of Portuguese band <a href="/facts/Cl%C3%A3/18ddfFWt">Clã</a>. In the following year, during the <a href="/facts/Expo_98/QctCMnMu">Expo 98</a>, they collaborated on the compilation Tejo Beat alongside <a href="/facts/Boss_AC/S5KFgqsH">Boss AC</a>, <a href="/facts/Blasted_Mechanism/L5nB8tnk">Blasted Mechanism</a>, <a href="/facts/Zen_(Dutch_band)/c52jHS5l">Zen</a> and Flood with the song "Tempo de Nascer".
Their second and last album, <a href="/facts/O_Monstro_Precisa_de_Amigos/MCsjaqjr">O Monstro Precisa de Amigos</a> (The Monster Needs Friends) was released in 1999, with a more carefully thought production and a more mellow style. The album contained the singles "Ouvi Dizer", a duet with Portuguese musician Vitor Espadinha, and "Capitão Romance", with <a href="/facts/Gordon_Gano/lzoUoLXR">Gordon Gano</a>, vocalist of the American band <a href="/facts/Violent_Femmes/6G4WrBNT">Violent Femmes</a>. During 1999 they helped to produce XX Anos XX Bandas, a tribute to the Portuguese band <a href="/facts/Xutos_%26_Pontap%C3%A9s/lcuMkbkK">Xutos & Pontapés</a>, with a cover their song "Circo de Feras".
After some speculation about their future, Ornatos Violeta split up in 2002.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6">6</a> The band members went on to work independently on several other projects in the following decade, while a <a href="/facts/Cult_following/bzUD4beU">cult following</a> started to grow around Ornatos, in particular around the work of Manel Cruz, author of most of the lyrics, and protagonist of newer projects such as <a href="/facts/Pluto_(Portuguese_band)/4Dc0BMsG">Pluto</a>, Foge Foge Bandido and SuperNada.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7">7</a>
In honor of the 10 years since their last concert, and taking into account the consolidation of their status as a cult band,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8">8</a> the group decided to reunite and schedule a series of celebration concerts, that took place during the year of 2012.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9">9</a> The band performed seven shows, which were at the time promoted as being their last. The first was at <a href="/facts/Paredes_de_Coura_Festival/HNanQn7p">Paredes de Coura Festival</a>, three shows in the <a href="/facts/Coliseu_dos_Recreios/NIsoIxED">Coliseu dos Recreios</a> (Lisbon), three shows at the <a href="/facts/Coliseu_do_Porto/SY3h7kjr">Coliseu do Porto</a> and one show at the Coliseu Micaelense in <a href="/facts/Ponta_Delgada/fEBvyE5l">Ponta Delgada</a>, <a href="/facts/Azores/yWF1EGs8">Azores</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10">10</a> After these shows, Ornatos Violeta disbanded again.
In late 2018, Ornatos Violeta reunited for a second time. The band announced three dates to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their 1999 album <a href="/facts/O_Monstro_Precisa_de_Amigos/MCsjaqjr">O Monstro Precisa de Amigos</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11">11</a> During 2019, five more dates were announced. The band remains active and playing shows as of 2022.

<h2 id="discography">Discography</h2>
<h3>Studio albums</h3>
<ul><li>1997 - <a href="/facts/C%C3%A3o!/mM5371I1">Cão!</a></li>
<li>1999 - <a href="/facts/O_Monstro_Precisa_de_Amigos/MCsjaqjr">O Monstro Precisa de Amigos</a></li></ul>
<h3>Compilations</h3>
<ul><li>2011 - Inéditos/Raridades</li></ul>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="https://www.discogs.com/artist/1026658-Ornatos-Violeta">Ornatos Violeta</a> on <a href="/facts/Discogs/wdyMoREv">Discogs</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1">Lusa, Inês Pinto Pereira (2023-05-29). "Morreu Elísio Donas, teclista dos Ornatos Violeta, aos 48 anos". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-05-31. <a href="https://www.publico.pt/2023/05/29/culturaipsilon/noticia/morreu-elisio-donas-teclista-ornatos-violeta-48-anos-2051469" target="_blank">https://www.publico.pt/2023/05/29/culturaipsilon/noticia/morreu-elisio-donas-teclista-ornatos-violeta-48-anos-2051469</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:2">"Ornatos Violeta de volta aos palcos" (in Portuguese). porto24. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171019004827/http://www.porto24.pt/cultura/ornatos-violeta-coliseu-do-porto-coliseu-de-lisboa/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20171019004827/http://www.porto24.pt/cultura/ornatos-violeta-coliseu-do-porto-coliseu-de-lisboa/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:3">PÚBLICO. ""Blitz" elege os 25 melhores álbuns portugueses das últimas quatro décadas". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-08-11. <a href="https://www.publico.pt/2009/10/30/culturaipsilon/noticia/blitz-elege-os-25-melhores-albuns-portugueses-das-ultimas-quatro-decadas-1407602" target="_blank">https://www.publico.pt/2009/10/30/culturaipsilon/noticia/blitz-elege-os-25-melhores-albuns-portugueses-das-ultimas-quatro-decadas-1407602</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:4">"BLITZ – "O Monstro Precisa de Amigos", dos Ornatos Violeta, faz precisamente 20 anos. História do álbum que marcou os anos 90 e atravessou gerações". Jornal blitz (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-08-11. <a href="https://blitz.pt/principal/update/2019-11-22-O-Monstro-Precisa-de-Amigos-dos-Ornatos-Violeta-faz-precisamente-20-anos.-Historia-do-album-que-marcou-os-anos-90-e-atravessou-geracoes" target="_blank">https://blitz.pt/principal/update/2019-11-22-O-Monstro-Precisa-de-Amigos-dos-Ornatos-Violeta-faz-precisamente-20-anos.-Historia-do-album-que-marcou-os-anos-90-e-atravessou-geracoes</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:5">Coelho, Sara Otto (22 November 2014). "O monstro nasceu há 15 anos e continua a fazer amigos" (in Portuguese). Observador. Retrieved 18 October 2017. <a href="http://observador.pt/2014/11/22/o-monstro-nasceu-ha-15-anos-e-continua-fazer-amigos/" target="_blank">http://observador.pt/2014/11/22/o-monstro-nasceu-ha-15-anos-e-continua-fazer-amigos/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:6">Pereira, Sílvia (1 October 2002). "Ornatos Violeta: o fim da canção". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 March 2019. <a href="https://www.publico.pt/2002/10/01/culturaipsilon/noticia/ornatos-violeta-o-fim-da-cancao-183522" target="_blank">https://www.publico.pt/2002/10/01/culturaipsilon/noticia/ornatos-violeta-o-fim-da-cancao-183522</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:7">"Reedições e inéditos para os 20 anos dos Ornatos Violeta". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 10 November 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2017. <a href="https://www.dn.pt/artes/musica/interior/reedicoes-e-ineditos-para-os-20-anos-dos-ornatos-violeta-2113992.html" target="_blank">https://www.dn.pt/artes/musica/interior/reedicoes-e-ineditos-para-os-20-anos-dos-ornatos-violeta-2113992.html</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:8">"Ornatos acrescentam três datas ao seu regresso" (in Portuguese). Sol. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2017. <a href="https://sol.sapo.pt/artigo/57991/ornatos-acrescentam-tr-s-datas-ao-seu-regresso" target="_blank">https://sol.sapo.pt/artigo/57991/ornatos-acrescentam-tr-s-datas-ao-seu-regresso</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:9">"Ornatos Violeta nos coliseus de Lisboa e Porto em outubro" (in Portuguese). Blitz. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2017. <a href="https://blitz.sapo.pt/principal/update/ornatos-violeta-nos-coliseus-de-lisboa-e-porto-em-outubro=f79445" target="_blank">https://blitz.sapo.pt/principal/update/ornatos-violeta-nos-coliseus-de-lisboa-e-porto-em-outubro=f79445</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:10">"Ornatos Violeta nos coliseus de Lisboa e Porto em outubro" (in Portuguese). Blitz. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2017. <a href="https://blitz.sapo.pt/principal/update/ornatos-violeta-nos-coliseus-de-lisboa-e-porto-em-outubro=f79445" target="_blank">https://blitz.sapo.pt/principal/update/ornatos-violeta-nos-coliseus-de-lisboa-e-porto-em-outubro=f79445</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:11">Oliveira, Adriana (12 December 2018). "BLITZ – Ornatos Violeta regressam para concertos no NOS Alive, MEO Marés Vivas e Festival F" (in European Portuguese). Blitz. Retrieved 19 May 2020. <a href="https://blitz.pt/principal/update/2018-12-12-Ornatos-Violeta-regressam-para-concertos-no-NOS-Alive-MEO-Mares-Vivas-e-Festival-F" target="_blank">https://blitz.pt/principal/update/2018-12-12-Ornatos-Violeta-regressam-para-concertos-no-NOS-Alive-MEO-Mares-Vivas-e-Festival-F</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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