Links (band)

Links are a Brazilian pop rock band formed in, in 1978 by Freddie Seixas and Portuguese-born siblings Hugo and Lou Machuca. They became one of the most commercially successful international acts of the 1980s with their breakthrough third album Stay Fresh! in 1981.

From 1978 until 1984, Links consisted of Sonia Nunes (vocals), Júlio Cesar Feuerwerker (lead guitar/vocals), Seixas (rhythm guitar), Dino Saraiva (bass), Hugo (keyboards) and Lou (drums). Nunes was fired in 1984, with Feuerwerker leaving around the same time, and were replaced by American Liza Hassell and Norwegian Kyrre Sundt respectively. After the departures of Hassell, Sundt, and Saraiva in 1993, the band was reformed in 1995 with Hassell, Sundt and Saraiva replaced by Mia Rearick (vocals), Aaron Kinberg (lead guitar/vocals), and Cesar Vieira (bass). The original lineup reformed in 2010.