# Azul 29

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**Azul 29** ([Portuguese](/source/Portuguese_language) for **Blue 29**) was a short-lived [Brazilian](/source/Brazil) [new wave](/source/New_wave_music) band, founded in 1982 by two former members of [synthpop](/source/Synthpop) band [Agentss](/source/Agentss). They are famous for their 1984 hit "Videogame".[1]

## History

Azul 29 was founded in the city of [São Paulo](/source/S%C3%A3o_Paulo) in April 1982,[2] by [Agentss](/source/Agentss) guitarist Eduardo Amarante and Thomas Bielefeld.[3] Their first recording was the song "Ciências Sensuais". After Agentss disbanded in 1983, Amarante and Bielefeld were joined by Malcolm Oakley and Thomas "Miko" Susemihl (who also played for Agentss). In the same year, they released a self-titled EP via WEA (present-day [Warner Music Group](/source/Warner_Music_Group)), containing the tracks "Metrópole" and "Olhar".

In 1984, they released a second self-titled EP, also via WEA, containing the songs "Videogame" and "O Teu Nome em Neon". In this EP, the electronic elements in their music were noticeably more prominent than in their previous release. "Videogame" became Azul 29's greatest hit after being used in the soundtrack of the popular 1984 film *[Bete Balanço](/source/Bete_Balan%C3%A7o)*, directed by [Lael Rodrigues](/source/Lael_Rodrigues).

Despite their success, the band disbanded in 1985. Subsequently, both Oakley and Amarante joined the [New Romantic](/source/New_Romanticism) [post-punk](/source/Post-punk) band [Zero](/source/Zero_(Brazilian_band)).

On August 18, 2016, it was announced that Thomas Bielefeld had died at his hometown of [Pindamonhangaba](/source/Pindamonhangaba), after suffering from [heart](/source/Heart_failure) and [respiratory failure](/source/Respiratory_failure).[4][5]

## Line-up

- Thomas Bielefeld – vocals, keyboards (1982–1985; died 2016)
- Eduardo Amarante – guitar, keyboards (1982–1985)
- Thomas "Miko" Susemihl – bass (1983–1985)
- Malcolm Oakley – drums (1983–1985)

## Discography

### Singles

- 1982: "Ciências Sensuais"

### Extended plays

- 1983: *Azul 29*
- 1984: *Azul 29*

### Compilations

- 2005: *[Não Wave](/source/N%C3%A3o_Wave)*

Featured the song "Ciências Sensuais".

## References

1. ["Azul 29 - compactos - 1983/84 - São Paulo - Brasil"](http://mundoestranhodepb.blogspot.com/2009/01/azul-29-compactos-198384-so-paulo.html). *Mundoestranhodepb.blogspot.com*. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2020.

1. [":: Azul 29 - Entrevista com Thomas Bielefeld ::"](http://www.overmundo.com.br/overblog/azul-29-entrevista-com-thomas-bielefeld). *Overmundo.com.br*. Retrieved 14 September 2020.

1. [KODIAK BACHINE – Agentss](http://kodiakbachine.com/site/agentss.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20141104024149/http://kodiakbachine.com/site/agentss.htm) 2014-11-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)

1. ["Johnny Hansen"](https://www.facebook.com/johnny.hansenharryebm/posts/10155157003450031). *Facebook.com*. Retrieved 14 September 2020.

1. ["Morre Thomas Bielefeld, vocalista e tecladista do Azul 29"](http://ligadoamusica.com.br/morre-thomas-bielefeld-vocalista-e-tecladista-do-azul-29/). *Ligadoamusica.com.br*. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2020.

## External links

- [Azul 29](https://www.youtube.com/user/azulvintenove) on [YouTube](/source/YouTube)

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