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I Camaleonti ("The Chameleons") are an Italian pop group from Milan, mostly active between the late 1960s and the early 1970s.

Background

I Camaleonti were formed in 1963 in Milan. The original line-up included Livio Macchia (guitar), Antonino Cripezzi (keyboards), Paolo de Ceglie (drums) and Gerardo Manzoli (bass). In 1965 the band's line-up was augmented with the arrival of Riki Maiocchi on vocals and guitar. The band's first hit was a cover of the Small Faces' "Sha-La-La-La-Lee", and coincided with the popularity of the beat genre.[1][2]

In 1966, vocalist and guitarist Riki Maiocchi left the group to pursue a solo career and was replaced by Mario Lavezzi.[1] With Lavezzi on board, the group gradually began to switch to a more melodic pop sound, soon achieving success with a modern rendition of a popular 1935 tune penned by Cesare Andrea Bixio and Michele Galdieri, "Portami tante rose".[1]

Between 1968 and 1973 I Camaleonti had four singles topping the Italian charts, including "Applausi", "Io per lei" and "L'ora dell'amore".[2] Between 1970 and 1993 they entered the Sanremo Music Festival five times, (the last time along with Dik Dik and Equipe 84's lead singer Maurizio Vandelli), finishing third in 1979 with "Quell'attimo in più".[1] Despite numerous line-up changes, the band is still active to these days.

Members

Current members

• Livio Macchia: vocals, guitar (1963–present)
• Valerio Veronese: guitar, vocals (1985–present)
• Massimo Brunetti: keyboards, flute (1990–present)
• Massimo di Rocco: drums (2004–present)
• Matteo Arosio: Tibetan bell (2006–present)

Past members

• Paolo de Ceglie: drums (1963–2004, d. in 2004)
• Gerardo "Gerry" Manzoli: bass (1963–1982)
• Riki Maiocchi: vocals, guitar (1965–1966)
• Mario Lavezzi: vocals, guitar (1966–1968)
• Gabriele Lorenzi: keyboards (1967–1968)
• Dave Sumner: guitar (1973–1980)
• Vincenzo Mancuso: guitar, flute (1981–1984)
• Antonio "Tonino" Cripezzi: vocals, keyboards (1963–2022, d. in 2022)

Discography

Studio albums

• 1966 – The Best Records in The World
• 1967 – Portami tante rose
• 1968 – Io per lei
• 1969 – Vita d'uomo (EP)
• 1973 – I magnifici Camaleonti
• 1974 – Amicizia e amore
• 1975 – Piccola Venere ed altri successi
• 1976 – Che aereo stupendo… la speranza
• 1977 – In vendita
• 1979 – ...e camminiamo
• 1993 – Come passa il tempo e i più grandi successi
• 1996 – Libero
• 1997 – Applausi ed altri successi
• 2001 – 2001 ed oltre
• 2004 – 40 anni di musica e applausi
• 2006 – Storia
• 2010 – Camaleonti Live

References

External links

• Official website
• I Camaleonti at AllMusic
• I Camaleonti discography at Discogs

На других языках

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[de] I Camaleonti

I Camaleonti (italienisch für „Die Chamäleons“) ist eine italienische Beatband, die 1963 gegründet wurde. In Italien gelangen ihr in den 1960er- und 1970er-Jahren mehrere Charterfolge.

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- [en] I Camaleonti

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[es] I Camaleonti

I Camaleonti (literalmentte "Los camaleones") es un grupo de pop formado en la ciudad de Milán, activo principalmente entre los años 60 y 70.

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[it] I Camaleonti

I Camaleonti, precedentemente denominati Mods e Beatnicks (per un breve periodo), sono un gruppo musicale italiano nato negli anni sessanta come parte del movimento musicale del beat italiano.

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