Matia Bazar (Italian: [maˈtiːa badˈdzar; baˈzar]) 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, vocals), Giancarlo Golzi (drums) and Antonella Ruggiero (vocals). They represented Italy in the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest with a song called "Raggio di luna". They are known for the quality of their female vocalists: after Antonella Ruggiero, Laura Valente, Silvia Mezzanotte, Roberta Faccani and currently Luna Dragonieri.

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Matia Bazar
Matia Bazar performing in June 2007, from left to right: Piero Cassano, Roberta Faccani and Giancarlo Golzi
Background information
Origin	Genoa, Italy
Genres	Pop rock synth-pop new wave
Years active	1975–present
Labels	Ariston CGD
Members	Fabio Perversi Silvia Dragonieri Silvio Melloni Gino Zandonà Piercarlo Tanzi
Website	matiabazarofficial.com

Their major hits were Solo tu (1978), Vacanze Romane (1982), Souvenir (1985) and Ti Sento (1985), which peaked on the charts in Belgium, Netherlands and Italy.

Ruggiero and Marrale, the two main vocalists of the original line-up, left respectively in 1989 and 1994 to pursue solo careers. Main lyricist and bassist Stellita died in 1998 and drummer/writer and founding member Golzi in 2015. Cassano, the last original member, left in May 2017. The band is currently led by Fabio Perversi, keyboardist and polinstrumentist since 1998, whom has been indicated by Cassano and Golzi as the right person to carry on the new era of the band, which in their idea "should survive to their original members".[1] [2]

Personnel

Current members

• Fabio Perversi – vocals, keyboards, violin (1998–present)
• Silvia Dragonieri – vocals (2017–present)
• Silvio Melloni – bass (2021–present)
• Gino Zandonà – guitars (2021–present)
• Piercarlo Tanzi – drums (2021–present)

Former members

• Piero Cassano – vocals, guitars, keyboards (1975–1981, 1999–2017)
• Antonella Ruggiero – vocals (1975–1989)
• Carlo Marrale – guitars, vocals (1975–1994)
• Aldo Stellita – bass (1975–1998; died 1998)
• Giancarlo Golzi – drums (1975–2015; died 2015)
• 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)
• Piero Marras – guitars (2017–2021)
• Paola Zadra – bass (2017–2021)
• Fiamma Cardani – drums (2017–2021)

Discography

Citations

External links

• Official website
• Matia Bazar discography at Discogs

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