Jota Quest initially stood apart from Minas Gerais' musical tradition by garnering national success with pop rock and blue eyed soul-tinged pop.
The band members include: Rogério Flausino (vocals), Marco Túlio (guitar), Márcio Buzelin (keyboards), 'PJ' – Paulo Roberto Diniz, Jr. Quest, but due to trademark issues with Hanna-Barbera, they renamed themselves Jota Quest ( jota being the Portuguese name for the letter j). The band was founded in 1993 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais as J.