Matia Bazar | |
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Origin | Genoa, Italy |
Genres | Pop, Italian popular music, new wave, synthpop |
Years active | 1975–present |
Labels | EMI, Virgin, Ariston |
Associated acts | Antonella Ruggiero, Roberta Faccani |
Website | matiabazar |
Members | Piero Cassano Fabio Perversi |
Past members |
Antonella Ruggiero Aldo Stellita Carlo Marrale Mauro Sabbione Sergio Cossu Laura Valente Roberta Faccani Silvia Mezzanotte |
Matia Bazar is an Italian pop band formed in Genoa in 1975. The original members of the group were Piero Cassano (keyboards), Aldo Stellita (bass), Carlo Marrale (guitar), Giancarlo Golzi (drums) and Antonella Ruggiero (vocals). They represented Italy in the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest with a song called Raggio di luna.
Their major hits were Solo tu (1978), Vacanze Romane (1982) and Ti Sento (1985), which peaked the charts in Belgium and Italy.