Ricchi e Poveri
Italian band
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- Ricchi e Poveri ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈrikki e pˈpɔːveri, ˈrikkj e -] ; "The Rich and The Poor") is an Italian pop group formed in Genoa in 1967, originally consisting of Angela Brambati, Angelo Sotgiu, Franco Gatti and Marina Occhiena.
- History 1967–1980: formation and early years The group was formed in 1967 in Genoa as a polyphonic quartet by singers Angela Brambati, Angelo Sotgiu, Franco Gatti and Marina Occhiena in 1967.
- The band got their name from Roman songwriter Franco Califano who once joked that they were "spiritually rich but financially poor".
- Their first public appearance was in Cantagiro 1968 with "L'ultimo amore".
- 1971 was the last year of the festival in which each song was performed twice, each time by a different artist.
Ricchi e Poveri (Italian pronunciation: [ˈrikki e pˈpɔːveri, ˈrikkj e -]; "The Rich and The Poor") is an Italian pop group formed in Genoa in 1967, originally consisting of Angela Brambati, Angelo Sotgiu, Franco Gatti and Marina Occhiena. Active since the late 1960s, they have sold over 20 million records.
History
1967–1980: formation and early years
The group was formed in 1967 in Genoa as a polyphonic quartet by singers Angela Brambati, Angelo Sotgiu, Franco Gatti and Marina Occhiena in 1967. They were all originally of the city, with Sotgiu having Sardinian roots from Trinità d'Agultu e Vignola. The band got their name from Roman songwriter Franco Califano who once joked that they were "spiritually rich but financially poor". The quartet earned its own unique vocal style, based on the intertwining of four different voices: bass (Gatti), tenor (Sotgiu), alto (Occhiena) and soprano (Brambati).
Their first public appearance was in Cantagiro 1968 with "L'ultimo amore". Ricchi e Poveri have participated in the Sanremo Music Festival several times since 1970; in 1971 they sang there "Che sarà", which was written by Jimmy Fontana and Franco Migliacci. 1971 was the last year of the festival in which each song was performed twice, each time by a different artist. Ricchi e Poveri gave the second performance of the song, following Nicola di Bari. The song was also released by José Feliciano, who had worldwide hits with Italian, Spanish and English versions of the song.
Ricchi e Poveri represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 with the song "Questo amore", finishing 12th in a field of 20 participants.
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