Banana Split

Origin

São Paulo, SP

Years Active

1989

Genres

pop, brazilian pop

Biography

The Brazilian girl group Banana Split was formed in 1989 by Adriana Colin, Rosane Muniz, Mel Nunez and Andreia Reis, who initially worked as backing cast members on host Jô Soares's comedy show. Encouraged to pursue an artistic career, the members put together a musical show and soon signed contracts with the production company Promoart, associated with Gugu Liberato, and with the record label Continental, establishing themselves in the national pop scene with various line-ups over the decades.

Throughout its trajectory, the group underwent numerous cast reformulations, featuring well-known names from Brazilian television such as Eliana, who joined the ensemble in the early 1990s before rising to prominence as a children's host, as well as Liz Vargas, Luciana Priami and Nina Mayer. Banana Split's discography includes notable albums, international tours through Europe and Asia, and hits of widespread popular resonance, such as the success achieved with cover versions and dance tracks.

Even with comings and goings and drastic changes in its composition — including line-ups in the 1990s, the 2000s, 2013 and 2021 — Banana Split remained active in the popular imagination as one of the most remembered girl groups of Brazilian pop music and television entertainment. The ensemble's trajectory intersects with the history of other popular phenomena of the era, such as the group Polegar and the very career of hosts like Eliana, consolidating a strong brand in Brazilian commercial pop.

Discography

• Banana Split (1990)
• Só pra Me Namorar (É Ruim... Hein?) (1994)
• Forró Mix (1994)