Via Verdi

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Via Verdi are an Italian Italo disco musical group formed in 1983. Their most commercially successful song "Diamond" was a number one hit on the Italian hit parade in 1986.[1][2] Other hits included "Sometimes" and "You and Me", which respectively reached numbers sixteen and twenty-five on the Italian charts.[1][3]

After disbanding at the end of the 1980s, the surviving members of Via Verdi reformed in the 2000s.

Members[edit]

Current lineup[edit]

  • Marco Grati – guitars
  • Glauco Medori – keyboards
  • Remo Zito – vocals
  • Simone Medori – drums, percussion

Former members[edit]

  • Patrizio Giuliante – author and arrangements
  • Maurizio Varano – drums
  • Massimo Marchione – drums
  • Mauro Pedini – drums
  • Marco Fabbri – drums
  • Mauro Saracini – drums
  • Primiano Pavani – drums
  • Armando Grati – bass
  • Aurelio Scalabroni – vocals
  • Luca Mancinelli – vocals

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

  • Trailer (1987)
  • The Time Machine (2020)

Singles[edit]

  • "Diamond" (1985) – Italy No. 1
  • "Sometimes" (1986) – Italy No. 16
  • "You and Me" (1987) – Italy No. 25
  • "Love Is a Dream" (1989)
  • "Diamond (Thirty-Fifth Dawn) (2020)
  • "Shades of Red" (2022)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Dario Salvatori (1989). Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN 8876054391.
  2. ^ Daniele, Michele (2006-05-07). "Successi 1986". Hit Parade Italia (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2024-01-18. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  3. ^ Daniele, Michele (2006-05-07). "Successi 1987". Hit Parade Italia (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2024-02-29.

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