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Timoria were an Italian rock group, active between 1985 and 2003.

Career

The group formed in Brescia in 1985 with the name Precious Time.[1][2][3] In 1986 they adopted the name Timoria ("Vengeance" in Ancient Greek) and took part at Descomusic, a festival organized by the newspaper Giornale di Brescia, winning the competition.[1] After winning another festival, "Rock Targato Italia", they were put under contract by PolyGram and released their first single, "Signornò".[1][2]

Produced by former Litfiba member Gianni Moroccolo, in 1990 the band released their first album, Colori che esplodono, which was both a critical and commercial success.[1] In 1991 they entered the Newcomers competition at the 41st edition of the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "L'uomo che ride", winning the Critics' Award.[1][2][3]

In 1997, after the release of the album Eta Beta, following irreconcilable conflicts with the songwriter of the group Omar Pedrini, the lead singer Francesco Renga left the band and started a successful solo career, being replaced as lead singer by the same Pedrini and by newcomer Sasha Torrisi.[2][3]

In 2002 the band came back to the Sanremo Music Festival, entering the main competition with the song "CasaMia".[2][3] In 2003, following the release of the live album Timoria live: generazione senza vento, they announced a five-years hiatus which eventually resulted in the dissolution of the band, with Pedrini pursuing a solo career and Diego Galeri and Enrico Ghedi founding a new band, I Miura.[2][3] In 2017 Marimbo published its first American book of Enrico Ghedi: his poems are translated in English by the poet Jack Hirschman.[4]

Personnel

• Omar Pedrini - vocals, guitars
• Diego Galeri - drums
• Enrico Ghedi - keyboards, vocals
• Carlo Alberto 'Illorca' Pellegrini - bass guitar, vocals
• Pippo Ummarino - drums (from 1998)
• Sasha Torrisi - vocals, guitars (from 1998)
• Francesco Renga - vocals (1985 - 1998)
• Davide Cavallaro - bass guitar (1985 - 1988)
• Pietro Paolo Pettenadu - bass guitar (1985 - 1987)

Discography

Albums

• 1986 - The Precious Time Demo (EP)
• 1988 - Macchine e dollari (EP)
• 1990 - Colori che esplodono
• 1991 - Ritmo e dolore
• 1992 - Storie per vivere
• 1993 - Viaggio senza vento
• 1995 - 2020 SpeedBall
• 1997 - Eta Beta
• 1999 - 1999
• 2001 - El Topo Grand Hotel
• 2002 - Un Aldo qualunque sul treno magico
• 2003 - Timoria live: generazione senza vento

Further reading

• Pippo Piarulli. TIMORIA - Frammenti Rock. Arcana editrice, 1996. ISBN 8879660713.

References

External links

• Timoria at AllMusic
• Timoria discography at Discogs

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Timoria ist eine italienische Rock-Band aus Brescia (Lombardei). Sie entstand im Jahre 1987 aus der Vorgängerband Precious Time. 1991 gewann sie beim Sanremo-Festival den Kritikerpreis mit L'uomo che ride; 2002 nahm sie mit Casa mia erneut teil.

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