Jota Quest started out in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, in 1993 under the name J. Quest, borrowed from the cartoon Jonny Quest. Trademark trouble with Hanna-Barbera made them spell the J out the Portuguese way, and they have been Jota Quest ever since. Rogério Flausino sings, with Marco Túlio Lara on guitar, PJ on bass, Márcio Buzelin on keyboards and Paulinho Fonseca on drums.
Their pop leans hard on funk and soul, and it has been all over Brazilian radio since the late 1990s with songs like "Fácil", "Dias Melhores" and "Na Moral". Albums such as De Volta ao Planeta, Oxigênio, La Plata and Funky Funky Boom Boom kept the run going, and the compilation Quinze won the 2012 Latin Grammy for Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album.