Matia Bazaar

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Matia Bazaar
Performance of the band in 2007 (from left: Piero Cassano, Roberta Faccani, Giancarlo Golzi)
Performance of the band in 2007 (from left: Piero Cassano, Roberta Faccani, Giancarlo Golzi)
General information
origin Genoa , Italy
Genre (s) Pop , synth pop
founding 1975
Website matiabazar.com
Founding members
Antonella Ruggiero
Carlo Marrale
Aldo Stellita
Piero Cassano
Giancarlo Golzi
Current occupation
singing
 Luna Dragonieri (since 2017)
guitar
 Piero Marras (since 2017)
bass
 Paola Zadra (since 2018)
Keyboard, synthesizer , violin
Fabio Perversi
Drums
 Fiamma Cardani (since 2018)
former members
Keyboard, piano, violin
 Mauro Sabbione (1981-1984)
Keyboard, piano, guitar
 Sergio Cossu (1984-1998)
singing
 Laura Valente (1990-1998)
singing
 Silvia Mezzanotte (1998-2004, 2010-2016)
singing
 Roberta Faccani (2004-2010)

Matia Bazar is a successful Italian pop - group of Genoa . It has been active in alternating line-up since 1975.

history

The group was formed in Genoa in 1975. The founding members were Piero Cassano, Aldo Stellita and Carlo Marrale (all three former members of the JET music group ), Giancarlo Golzi and singer Antonella Ruggiero . Matia was the stage name with which Ruggiero started her music career in 1974. The group's debut single was Stasera che sera , followed by Per un'ora d'amore and their first album, Matia Bazar 1 (1976). The group's participation in the 1977 Sanremo Festival with Ma perché was not crowned with success, but the song became a sales success. In the same year, Matia Bazar had a number one success with Solo tu . On this wave of success, she then won the Sanremo Festival in 1978 with the title ... e dirsi ciao , which also became a number one hit.

Successful titles such as Tu semplicità or C'è tutto un mondo intorno followed . With Raggio di luna , the group represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 and finished 15th out of 19 participants. Piero Cassano left the group in 1981. His replacement was Mauro Sabbione, who characterized the electronic experimentation phase of the group with his keyboard and his compositions (like Palestina ). In 1985 Sergio Cossu took his place. In 1983 Matia Bazar won the critics' award at the Sanremo Festival with the later number one hit Vacanze romane , and in 1985 again with a souvenir . Her internationally best-known song, Ti sento , dates from 1985 and made it to eleventh place in the German hit parade in September 1986 .

In 1989 the singer Antonella Ruggiero left the group. Her successor was Laura Valente. With her the group took part in the Sanremo Festival two more times, with Piccoli giganti in 1992 and with Dedicato a te 1993 . In 1994 Carlo Marrale also left the group to pursue a solo career. For its 20th anniversary, Matia Bazar published Radiomatia in 1995 , followed by Benvenuti a Sausalito in 1997 . In 1998 bassist Aldo Stellita died. Drummer Giancarlo Golzi, now the only remaining founding member, then brought Piero Cassano back. Fabio Perversi and singer Silvia Mezzanotte were also new to join Laura Valente. The group returned to Sanremo in this formation: in 2000 they reached eighth place with Brivido caldo, third place in 2001 with Questa nostra grande storia d'amore and finally their second victory in 2002 with Messaggio d'amore .

In 2005 the group presented itself again in Sanremo with a new singer, Roberta Faccani, and the song Grido d'amore . Between 2007 and 2008 she released the two-part cover album One1 Two2 Three3 Four4 . In 2010 singer Silvia Mezzanotte returned. The album Conseguenza logica was released in 2011 and was reissued in 2012 after a renewed participation in Sanremo with Sei tu . In 2015 the group went on an anniversary tour on the occasion of their 40th anniversary. However, founding member Giancarlo Golzi died unexpectedly in the summer of that year. In February 2016 singer Mezzanotte left the band again, followed in 2017 by Piero Cassano. Now led by Fabio Perversi, the group with singer Luna Dragonieri, drummer Fiamma Cardani, bassist Paola Zadra and guitarist Piero Marras reorganized itself. The first release in the new line-up was the single Verso il punto più alto (2018).

occupation

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
IT IT
1977 Gran Bazaar IT8 (20 weeks)
IT
Ariston
1978 Semplicità IT17 (12 weeks)
IT
Ariston
1979 Tour IT14 (18 weeks)
IT
Ariston
1980 Il tempo del sole IT18 (10 weeks)
IT
Ariston
1983 tango IT3 (14 weeks)
IT
Ariston
1985 Melanchólia IT21 (5 weeks)
IT
Ariston
1987 Melò IT23 (5 weeks)
IT
CGD
1989 Red Corner IT19 (3 weeks)
IT
CGD
2000 Brivido caldo IT56 (3 weeks)
IT
Columbia
2001 Dolce canto IT48 (5 weeks)
IT
Columbia
2005 Profili svelati IT57 (1 week)
IT
Sony
2007 One1 Two2 Three3 Four4 IT29 (10 weeks)
IT
Universal
2008 One1 Two2 Three3 Four4 Vol. 2 IT36 (2 weeks)
IT
Universal
2011 Conseguenza logica IT62 (4 weeks)
IT
Universal
  • Matia Bazar 1 (1976; Ariston)
  • Berlino, Parigi, Londra (1981; Ariston)
  • Aristocratica (1984; Ariston)
  • Anime pigre (1991; DDD)
  • Dove le canzoni si avverano (1993; DDD)
  • Radiomatia (1995; Polydor)
  • Benvenuti a Sausalito (1997; Polydor)

Live albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
IT IT
2002 Messaggi dal vivo IT10 (16 weeks)
IT
Sony
  • Live @ RTSI - 20 maggio 1981 (2002; Sony)
  • Matia Bazar 40th Anniversary Celebration (2015; Universal)

Compilations (selection)

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
IT IT
1977 L'oro dei Matia Bazaar IT4 (24 weeks)
IT
Ariston
1992 Tutto il mondo dei Matia Bazar IT19 (4 weeks)
IT
Virgin / Fonit Cetra
1996 Tutto il meglio IT21 (4 weeks)
IT
Virgin
1998 Souvenir. The Very Best of Matia Bazar IT39 (3 weeks)
IT
Virgin

Singles (selection)

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
IT IT DE DE NL NL
1975 Stasera… che sera!
Matia Bazaar 1 		IT17 (8 weeks)
IT 		- -
AR 00669
B-side: Io, Matia
1976 Per un'ora d'amore
Matia Bazar 1 		IT20 (2 weeks)
IT 		- -
AR 00720
B-side: Cavallo bianco
Cavallo bianco
Matia Bazaar 1 		IT25 (1 week)
IT 		- -
AR 00720
A-side: Per un'ora d'amore
Che male fa
Gran Bazar 		IT17 (11 weeks)
IT 		- -
AR 00754
B-side: Un domani semper pieno di te
1977 Ma perché
Gran Bazaar 		IT7 (13 weeks)
IT 		- -
AR 00772
B-side: Se…
Solo tu
L'oro dei Matia Bazar 		IT1 (23 weeks)
IT 		- -
AR 00793
B-side: Per un minuto e poi…
1978 ... e dirsi ciao IT1 (12 weeks)
IT 		- -
AR 00823
B-side: Ma che giornata strana
Mister Mandarino IT13 (13 weeks)
IT 		- -
AR 00819
B-side: Limericks
2006 place 43 (2 weeks) in the Italian download charts
Tu semplicità
Semplicità 		IT9 (18 weeks)
IT 		- -
AR 00838
B-side: È so
1979 Raggio di luna
Semplicità 		IT18 (14 weeks)
IT 		- -
AR 00853
B-side: Però che bello
C'è tutto un mondo intorno
Tournée 		IT6 (29 weeks)
IT 		- -
AR 00875
B-side: Per amare cosa vuoi
1980 Italian sinfonia
Il tempo del sole 		IT15 (11 weeks)
IT 		- -
AR 00897
B-side: Non mi fermare
Il tempo del sole
Il tempo del sole 		IT21 (6 weeks)
IT 		- -
AR 00905
B-side: Mio bel Pierrot
1982 Fantasia
Berlino, Parigi, Londra 		IT25 (1 week)
IT 		- -
AR 00923
B-side: Io ti voglio adesso
1983 Vacanze romane
Tango 		IT1 (19 weeks)
IT 		- -
AR 00943
B-side: Palestine
1985 Souvenir
Melanchólia 		IT8 (9 weeks)
IT 		- -
AR 00963
B-side: Sulla scia
Ti sento
Melanchólia 		IT2 (19 weeks)
IT 		DE11 (15 weeks)
DE 		NL2 (11 weeks)
NL
AR 00969
B-side: Fiumi di parole
1987 Noi
Melò 		IT23 (2 weeks)
IT 		- -
CGD 10740
B-side: Ai confini della realtà
1988 La prima stella della sera
10 grandi successi 		IT23 (3 weeks)
IT 		- -
CGD 10790
B-side: Mi manchi ancora
1989 Stringimi
Red Corner 		IT25 (1 week)
IT 		- -
CGD 10840
B-side: Il mare
2000 Brivido caldo
Brivido caldo 		IT25 (3 weeks)
IT 		- -
COL 6 69025 1
B-side: Un giorno d'aprile
2001 Questa nostra grande storia d'amore
Dolce canto 		IT41 (2 weeks)
IT 		- -
COL 6 70847 1
B-side: Via da me
2002 Messaggio d'amore
Messaggi dal vivo 		IT16 (7 weeks)
IT 		- -
BZR 6 72472 1
2005 Grido d'amore
Profili svelati 		IT12 (8 weeks)
IT 		- -
BZR 6 75764 2
2012 Sei tu
Conseguenza logica (Sanremo Edition) 		IT46 (2 weeks)
IT 		- -

Web links

Commons : Matia Bazar  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

supporting documents

  1. ↑ a b c Chart sources (albums):
  2. ↑ Chart sources (singles):
    • M&D chart archive. Musica e dischi, accessed on May 16, 2018 (Italian, paid subscription access).
    • Guido Racca & Chartitalia: Top 100 FIMI Singoli . Lulu, 2013, p. 118 .
    • Matia Bazaar. In: Official German charts. GfK Entertainment , accessed on May 16, 2018 (DE).
    • Matia Bazaar. In: Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved on May 16, 2018 (NL).
  3. ↑ Guido Racca & Chartitalia: Top 100 FIMI Singoli . Lulu, 2013, p. 177 .