Matia Bazar

Matia Bazar
Origin	Genoa, Italy
Genres	Pop, Italian popular music, new wave, synthpop
Years active	1975–present
Labels	EMI, Virgin, Ariston
Members	Piero Cassano Silvia Mezzanotte Fabio Perversi
Past members	Antonella Ruggiero Aldo Stellita Carlo Marrale Mauro Sabbione Sergio Cossu Laura Valente Roberta Faccani
Website	matiabazar.com

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.

Current Lineup

• Piero Cassano - vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards (1975-1981, 1999-present)
• Fabio Perversi - keyboards, violin, backing vocals (1999-present)

Matia Bazar in June 2007

Past members

• Giancarlo Golzi - drums (1975-2015)
• Aldo Stellita - bass guitar (1975-1998)
• Carlo Marrale - guitar, vocals (1975-1994)
• Antonella Ruggiero - vocals (1975-1989)
• Mauro Sabbione - keyboards (1981-1984)
• Sergio Cossu - keyboards (1984-1998)
• Laura Valente - vocals (1990-1998)
• Silvia Mezzanotte - vocals (1999-2004, 2010-2016)
• Roberta Faccani - vocals (2005-2010)

Discography

• Matia Bazar 1 - 1976
• Gran Bazar - 1977
• Semplicitá - 1978
• Tournée - 1979
• Il tempo del sole - 1980
• Berlino Parigi Londra - 1981
• Tango - 1983
• Aristocratica -1984
• Melanchólia - 1985
• Meló - 1987
• Red Corner - 1989
• Anime pigre - 1991
• Dove le Canzoni si avverano - 1993
• Radiomatia - 1995
• Benvenuti a Sausalito - 1997
• Brivido caldo - 2000
• Dolce canto – 2001
• Profili svelati - 2005
• One1 Two2 Three3 Four4 (Volume 1) - 2007
• One1 Two2 Three3 Four4 (Volume 2) - 2008
• Conseguenza Logica - 2011

Greatest Hits Albums

• L'oro dei Matia Bazar - 1977
• Matia Bazar - Best - 1988
• Tutto il mondo dei Matia Bazar - 1992
• Gold - 1992
• Tutto il meglio dei Matia Bazar - 1996
• Messaggi dal vivo – 2002

External links

• Official site