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Pedro Henrique "Kiko" Loureiro (born 16 June 1972) is a Brazilian guitarist. He has been a member of several heavy metal bands, including Angra and Megadeth.

Kiko Loureiro
Loureiro performing in 2016
Background information
Birth namePedro Henrique Loureiro
Born (1972-06-16) 16 June 1972 (age 50)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Genres
  • Heavy metal
  • power metal
  • progressive metal
  • thrash metal
  • neoclassical metal
  • jazz fusion
  • Eurobeat
Instrument(s)Guitar
Years active1988–present
Member of
Formerly of
Websitekikoloureiro.net

Career


Loureiro began studying music and playing acoustic guitar at age 11. He studied with two famous Brazilian musicians: Pedro Bueno and Mozart Mello. Inspired by various artists, including Eddie Van Halen, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, and Randy Rhoads, he moved to the electric guitar at 13 and by 16 had already joined two bands, Legalize (with Edu Mello on vocals, Dennis Belik on bass and Alja on drums) and A Chave, and was playing in nightclubs in São Paulo. At 19, he co-founded Brazilian power metal band Angra.[1]

Due to the increase in popularity of power metal, Loureiro has become quite successful, both playing in Angra and as a solo artist.

In addition to his rock/metal achievements, Loureiro has also played guitars on several eurobeat songs in collaboration with Dave Rodgers, including "Fevernova", "Ring of Fire" and "The Road Is on Fire".

On 2 April 2015, it was announced that Loureiro had joined the American thrash metal band Megadeth, replacing Chris Broderick.[2]

On 12 February 2017, Loureiro, along with Dave Mustaine, David Ellefson and Chris Adler, won the "Best Metal Performance" Grammy Award for the Megadeth song "Dystopia" at the 59th Grammy Awards.[3]


Musical style


Loureiro is known for his technical skill on the guitar, frequently incorporating such techniques as two handed tapping, sweep picking (full swept arpeggios), alternate picking, hybrid picking, artificial and natural harmonics and combining legato and staccato in the same run or phrase. He is also well known for both his instructional and demonstration videos as well as for writing columns for and appearing on the cover of magazines Cover Guitarra, Guitar & Bass, and Young Guitar.

Despite being a right-handed guitarist, Loureiro is naturally left-handed. As such, he spends most of his pre-warmups focusing on his right-hand techniques.[4]


Personal life


Loureiro married Finnish pianist and keyboardist Maria Ilmoniemi in 2011. The two met during Loureiro's tenure in Tarja Turunen's Storm World Tour in 2008. Their first daughter, Livia, was born on 29 September 2011. On 21 November 2016, they welcomed twins Dante and Stella.[5]

Loureiro is a vegetarian. He has tried being a vegan in the past but he switched to vegetarianism after 6 months.[6]


Discography


Loureiro (right) with Megadeth in 2016
Loureiro (right) with Megadeth in 2016

Solo


Video lesson and instructional


Angra



Tribuzy



Tarja



Neural Code



Paco Ventura



Megadeth



References


  1. www.jduartedesign.com, Joao Duarte-J. Duarte Design-. "Biography".
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "MEGADETH Wins 'Best Metal Performance' GRAMMY Award". Blabbermouth.net. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  4. Reverb.com. "Reverb Interview: Kiko Loureiro of Megadeth & Angra Talks Ibanez and Pre-Show Warmups". YouTube. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  5. Blabbermouth (21 November 2016). "MEGADETH Guitarist KIKO LOUREIRO Welcomes Twins With Finnish Wife". BLABBERMOUTH.NET.
  6. "Steve Vai, Vegetarian and Stop Making Excuses - Q&A #17 %7C YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021.


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- [en] Kiko Loureiro

[es] Kiko Loureiro

Pedro Henrique «Kiko» Loureiro (Río de Janeiro, 16 de junio de 1972) es un guitarrista brasileño, exmiembro de la banda de Power Metal progresivo Angra y actualmente miembro de Megadeth. En sus inicios hizo parte de las bandas "Legalize", "Kentucky" y "A Chave", entre otras.

[fr] Kiko Loureiro

Pedro Henrique "Kiko" Loureiro (né le 16 juin 1972 à Rio de Janeiro) est un musicien brésilien, connu pour avoir été le guitariste du groupe de heavy metal brésilien Angra. Le 2 avril 2015, il devient le nouveau guitariste de Megadeth et participe au 15e album studio du groupe, Dystopia, sorti le 22 janvier 2016.

[it] Kiko Loureiro

Kiko Loureiro, all'anagrafe Pedro Henrique Loureiro (Rio de Janeiro, 16 giugno 1972), è un chitarrista brasiliano, noto per la sua militanza negli Angra e nei Megadeth.

[ru] Лорейро, Кико

Педро Энрике «Кико» Лорейро (порт. Pedro Henrique «Kiko» Loureiro, род. 16 июня 1972, Рио-де-Жанейро, Бразилия) — бразильский музыкант, гитарист, наиболее известный как член групп Angra и Megadeth. Наряду с другим гитаристом и основным композитором Angra, Рафаэлем Биттенкуртом, принимал участие во всех записях группы.


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