Matia Bazar

Matia Bazar is a successful Italian pop music group from Genoa, whose music covers the spectrum between hits, Italopop and Synthpop.

The group was formed in 1975 in Genoa. The founding members were Piero Cassano, Aldo Stellita and Carlo Marrale (all three former members of the band Jet), Giancarlo Golzi and Antonella Ruggiero (vocals ). Matia was the artist name used to Ruggiero in 1974 started her music career.

The debut single, the group was called Stasera che sera. In 1978 she won the Sanremo Festival with the title ... E dirsi ciao. In 1979 they represented Italy at the Euro Vision Song Contest with Raggio di luna. This was followed by international success as solo tu and Tu semplicità.

Piero Cassano left the group in 1981. His replacement was Mauro Sabbione that characterized his keyboard and his compositions (such as Palestine ) the period of the electronic group. It was replaced in 1985, Sergio Cossu.

1983 won the Sanremo Festival Matia Bazar the Critics' Prize at Vacanze Romane, one of her most famous songs, in 1985 again with a souvenir. From 1985 is also their most famous song Ti sento in Germany, which made it in September 1986 the German charts at number 11.

1989 left the singer Antonella Ruggiero group. Her successor was Laura Valente. With it, the group includes two other hits, Piccoli Giganti 1992, Dedicato a te had in 1993. Carlo Marrale 1994 left the group to pursue a solo career. Died in 1998 Aldo Stellita. Newly arrived 2000 Perversi Fabio and Silvia Mezzanotte in place of Laura Valente. Piero Cassano returned to the group. In this formation the group in 2002 again won the Sanremo Festival with Messaggio d' amore. In 2005, the group presented itself in Sanremo again with a new singer, Roberta Faccani, which was replaced in 2010 by the returned Silvia Mezzanotte.

Matia Bazar

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