Fernando Abrantes

Fernando Abrantes is a musician from Portugal. He is a former member of the electronic/experimental pop band Kraftwerk. Fernando joined the group shortly after the depature of electronic percussionist and songwriter, Karl Bartos in 1991. Serving as Bartos' replacement, Abrantes performed live on stage during the first leg of "The Mix" tour of Europe in 1991. He can also been seen in robotic form in promotional pictures from this period, in addition to the music video for the updated version of "The Robots", made the same year. Abrantes was dismissed from the group soon after, and was replaced by Kling Klang studio engineer Henning Schmitz, who remains in the band to this day.