Lambada (original Radio Edit) - Kaoma Guide

: It featured two young children, Chico and Roberta , dancing on a beach, which became one of the most iconic music video images of the late '80s.

: It was famously marketed as the "Forbidden Dance" because of its close, suggestive body contact, which was controversial enough to be banned in some schools and TV shows. Lambada (Original Radio Edit) - Kaoma

Released in July 1989, "Lambada" became an overnight sensation. : It featured two young children, Chico and

Sensing a hit, they returned to France, formed the group —featuring lead singer Loalwa Braz —and recorded their version without permission from the original Bolivian songwriters. They even registered the song under a pseudonym, Chico de Oliveira , to claim the royalties. Global Fever and the "Forbidden Dance" Sensing a hit, they returned to France, formed

The transformation began in 1988 when two French producers, and Jean Karakos , visited Porto Seguro, Brazil. They heard a fast-paced, Portuguese-translated cover of the song by Brazilian artist Márcia Ferreira and saw the sensuous Lambada dance that accompanied it.