Dear Jack
| Dear Jack | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Rome |
| Genre (s) | Pop rock |
| founding | 2012 |
| Website | www.dearjack.it |
| Current occupation | |
| Francesco Pierozzi | |
Guitar, vocals |
Lorenzo Cantarini |
| Alessandro Presti | |
Drums , vocals |
Riccardo Ruiu |
| former members | |
singing |
Alessio Bernabei (until 2015) |
singing |
Leiner Riflessi (2015-2017) |
Dear Jack is an Italian pop rock band formed in Rome in 2012. She became known in 2013 for her participation in the casting show Amici di Maria De Filippi , in which she reached second place and won the critic's award.
Band history
The band was founded in 2012 by Francesco Pierozzi and Alessio Bernabei , followed by Lorenzo Cantarini, Alessandro Presti and Riccardo Ruiu. The band name refers to Jack Skeletron , the protagonist of the film Nightmare Before Christmas . Her first songs were in English and published online. In 2014 they reached the finals in the casting show Amici di Maria De Filippi in the team of Miguel Bosé . The band landed in second place behind Deborah Iurato and was awarded the Critics Prize.
In early May 2014, Dear Jack released the album Domani è un altro film (prima parte) , which reached number one in the Italian charts. It was produced by Enrico Palmosi, Sabatino Salvati, Diego Calvetti and Francesco Silvestre ( Modà ). Silvestre also selected the band as the opening act for two Modà concerts. After appearances at the Music Awards and the Coca-Cola Summer Festival , the band completed their first tour between October and December. They also recorded the theme song of the third season of the television series Che Dio ci aiuti .
At the Sanremo Music Festival 2015 Dear Jack took with the song Il mondo esplode tranne noi part and reached the seventh place; then the second album Domani è un altro film (seconda parte) was released . In March, the band won a Kids' Choice Award in the category Italian favorite singer . Again they took part in the Coca-Cola Summer Festival and went on a second tour.
At the end of 2015, frontman Alessio Bernabei announced that he would leave the band in order to start a solo career. He was replaced by former X-Factor participant Leiner Riflessi. In the new formation, the band took part in the 2016 Sanremo Festival and performed among others. a. against Bernabei. However, she did not make it to the final. Then the third album Mezzo respiro was released .
Discography
Albums
| year | Title label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, label , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 IT
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| 2014 | Domani è un altro film (prima parte) Baraonda |
IT1  × 2
(42 weeks)IT |
First published: May 6, 2014
Sales: + 100,000 |
| 2015 | Domani è un altro film (seconda parte) Baraonda |
IT3 (32 weeks)IT |
First published: February 11, 2015
Sales: + 50,000 |
| 2016 | Mezzo respiro Baraonda |
IT17 (6 weeks) IT |
First published: February 12, 2016
|
| 2018 | Not a caso se… Baraonda |
IT80 (1 week) IT |
First published: June 8, 2018
|
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
IT
|
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| 2014 | Domani è un altro film Domani è un altro film (great parte) |
IT4th  (18 weeks)IT |
Sales: + 25,000
|
| Ricomincio da me Domani è un altro film (great parte) |
IT79 (2 weeks) IT |
||
| La pioggia è uno stato d'animo Domani è un altro film (prima parte) |
IT49 (9 weeks) IT |
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| 2015 | Il mondo esplode tranne noi Domani è un altro film (seconda parte) |
IT96 (1 week) IT |
|
| 2016 | Mezzo respiro Mezzo respiro |
IT69 (1 week) IT |
- Wendy (2014)
- Eterna (2015)
- Non importa di noi (2015)
- La storia infinita (2016)
- Guerra personale (2016)
- Not è un caso se l'amore è complicato (2018)
- L'impossibile (2018)
- Caramelle (2018; feat. Pierdavide Carone )
Web links
- Official website
- Dear Jack on Rockol.it
supporting documents
- ↑ Alessio Bernabei - Dear Jack. In: Maria De Filippi. Mediaset , accessed February 5, 2016 .
- ↑ Deborah vince “Amici”, premio della critica per i Dear Jack. In: Il Secolo XIX . Italiana Editrice, May 28, 2014, accessed February 5, 2016 .
- ↑ Alessandro Alicandri: Dear Jack e Alessio Bernabei: le ragioni del successo. (No longer available online.) In: Panorama . Arnoldo Mondadori Editore , May 30, 2014, archived from the original on July 30, 2014 ; accessed on February 5, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Dear Jack pronti al tour nei palazzetti. In: Tgcom24. Mediaset, July 21, 2014, accessed February 5, 2016 (Italian).
- ↑ I Dear Jack Cantano la sigla di "Che Dio ci aiuti 3": il video in esclusiva. (No longer available online.) In: Sorrisi.com . Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, September 25, 2014, archived from the original on February 5, 2016 ; Retrieved February 5, 2016 (Italian). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Paolo Di Pirro: Dear Jack - Il mondo esplode tranne noi. EarOne, February 11, 2015, accessed February 5, 2016 .
- ↑ Kids' Choice Awards 2015: Ecco tutti i vincitori! In: Gingergeneration.it. Retrieved February 5, 2016 .
- ↑ Annalisa Amici: Dear Jack: Alex Britti con loro sul palco a Roma. In: Cube Magazine. June 30, 2015, accessed February 5, 2016 .
- ↑ Annalisa Amici: Dear Jack: al concerto di Verona sul palco con The Kolors e Briga. In: Cube Magazine. July 8, 2015, accessed February 5, 2016 .
- ↑ Dear Jack, Alessio Bernabei dice addio alla band e ricomincia da solista. In: Tgcom24. Mediaset, September 23, 2015, accessed February 5, 2016 .
- ↑ Dear Jack, Leiner Riflessi prende il posto di Alessio Bernabei. In: Tgcom24. Mediaset, October 2, 2015, accessed February 5, 2016 .
- ^ Festival di Sanremo 2016, Carlo Conti da Massimo Giletti svela i venti Big in gara. In: Repubblica.it . December 13, 2015, accessed February 5, 2016 .
- ↑ Cristian Scarpone: Sanremo 2016: Un colorato nuovo inizio per i Dear Jack con l'album “Mezzo Respiro”. In: AllMusicItalia. Edizioni Molecola, January 21, 2016, accessed February 5, 2016 .
- ↑ Dear Jack in the Italian album charts. In: Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien , accessed February 5, 2016 .
- ↑ a b c Certificazioni. FIMI , accessed November 23, 2019 (Italian).
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↑ Chart sources (singles):
- Dear Jack in the Italian single charts. In: Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien, accessed November 23, 2019 .
- Archivio classifiche. FIMI, accessed November 23, 2019 (Italian).
