Candidate father Kelmon was once again spotted on social media after a photo of the 1990 hit Carrapicho appeared online. At the time, netizens speculated that the candidate was the group’s dancer.

Banda Carrapicho was created in the 1980s — Photo: @EJPinheiro/Reprodução/ND

According to R7, rumors and memes about the subject have circulated in recent days due to the physical resemblance, especially the use of a bandana.

However, Carrapico’s photo shows the musician Otavio Di Borba, a real member. The band’s manager confirmed the name of the bassist, who lives in Borba, Amazonas and is still making music.

Otavio Di Borba published a publication in which he appears along with other members of the Carrapicho group. In the caption, he explains that this is the original lineup of the band.

Vocalist Zezinho Correa died in February 2021 at the age of 69, a victim of Covid-19 after spending more than a month battling complications from the disease.

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The group originated in the early 1980s in Manaus. At first, the group played MPB (Brazilian popular music), but soon introduced forro and boy bumba melodies in their performances.

In 1996, a French producer heard Tic, Tic, Tac and decided to release the song in France. The song then became a phenomenon in Europe and Brazil, and peaked at number 34 of the top 100 in the country that year.

The text of the song was performed in several languages, including Russian. The song also had a peculiar choreography. Host Gugu Liberato (1959–2019) discovered the group while on holiday in Europe. Gugu brought the band to Brazil for a concert.

In December 2020, Domingo Espetacular traveled to Manaus to interview Zezinho Correa and found out that the singer and the band had parted ways since 2003. However, the group decided to get together to celebrate 40 years of career and remember the successes that helped him. explode in the 1990s.

*According to information from R7