Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

Another year, another sad goodbyes to many Eurovision stars, including the ones below. Carmela Corren (13.2.1938 - 15.1.2022), Austria 1963 Armando Gama (1.4.1954 - 17.1.2022), Portugal 1983 Thierry Mugler (21.12.1948 - 23.1.2022), designer for various ESC hostesses and artists Nora Nova aka Ahinora Kumanova (8.5.1928 - 9.2.2022), West-Germany 1964 Roberto Cogoi (25.10.1939-14.5.2022) Belgium 1964 Kari Salli (1961 - 14.5.2022), composer of Finland 1994 Dani aka Daniele Graule (1.10.1044 -14.6.2022), France 1974 Margot Eskens (12.8.1936 -29.7.2022), Germany 1966 Torgny Söderberg (26.11.1944 - 5.8.2022), composer of ESC 1984 winner Svika Pik (3.10.1949-14.8.2022) Composer of 1998 ESC winner Olivia Newton-John (26.9.1948 - 8.8.2022), United Kingdom 1974 Vesa-Matti Loiri (4.1.1945 -10.8.2022), Finland 1980 Ann-Christine Nyström (26.7.1944-5.10.2022) Finland 1966 Franco Gatti (4.10.1942 -18.10,2022) Of Ricchi e Poveri, Italy 1978 Nicole Josy (21.10.1946 - 4.11.2022) Belgium 1973 Claes-Göra...

  OMG, Ricchi e Poveri will reunite as a quartet for the first time since 1981 to celebrate their La prima cosa bella from 1970 in Sanremo 2020. As some of the readers might remember Ricchi e Poveri is the reason I started learning Italian, and that led me to living in Italy later and all things Italian. I am beyong excited! Ricchi e Poveri was formed in Genoa in 1967 (a very good year, btw) by Franco Gatti, Angela Brambati, Angelo Sotgiu and Marina Occhiena. The beforementioned La prima cosa bella was their first real success, placing 2nd in Sanremo. The year after another success and 2nd place with Che sarà , and in 1981 international megasuccess with Sará perche ti amo that only placed 5th though. They finally win in 1985 with Se m'innamoro . They have done 12 Sanremos in total between 1970 and 1992. Oh, and one Eurovision in 1978 with Questo amore .  Marina is forced out of the group by Angela in 1981 just before Sanremo, not without a proper fight and a l...

Ricchi e Poveri will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in business next year but since few months the trio has become a duo, when Franco Gatti (74) decided to leave the group he was part for over 48 years.   "I don't have the age anymore to travel all over the world. And since the death of my son it just hasn't been the same"   The other member Angela and Angelo fully understand and go on as duo. Franco's son, only 22.year-old, was found dead the night before Sanremo 2013 where the group was due to perform and accept an award for their musical career. In the funeral the trio became quartet once more, as also Marina was present.  Ricchi e Poveri was founded as singing group back in 1967 in Genoa, north-west of Italy. Originally a quartet including Franco Gatti, Angela Brambati, Angelo Sorgiu and Marina Occhiena came to spotlight in 1968 and several Sanremo appearences in the early 1970's (with classics like Che sarà ) made them household name in ...

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Ricchi e Poveri counts 12 participations in Sanremo between 1970 and 1992, and represented Italy in the Eurovision song contest 1978 with one of this blogger's favorites, Questo amore . It didn't go that well home with the European jurors (12th) but in the 1980's they scored several hits in Europe and selling millions of records. In the 2000's they enjoy fame and success in Russia and the region. Originally they were a quartet Angela, Angelo, Franco and Marina, but when apparently Marina was getting a bit too close to Angela's hubby she was sacked and the trio went on without her and do so even today, after 46 years (and even more if you count the years before adopting this name and first success).  Their biggest hit no doubt is Sará perche ti amo , that failed to win Sanremo but was a worldwide hit also in Spanish version by them selling over 7 million copies, and counts dozens of cover versions in various languages. What if Italy had sent that to Eurovision ...