Lùnapop

Lùnapop
Lùnapop
Origin	Bologna, Italy
Genres	Pop rock
Years active	1999–2001
Members	Cesare Cremonini; Nicola Balestri; Gabriele Galassi; Alessandro de Simone; Michele Giuliani

Lùnapop was an Italian pop rock music group active between 1999 and 2001.

Lùnapop released its lone full length Italian language album, ...Squérez?, in 1999. The album quickly became a commercial success, with the single "50 special", hitting the number one spot in the Italian charts in 1999, and ...Squérez? being the third-best selling album in Italy in 2000. The band won awards as Italy's best band, best album, and best newcomer in 2000.^[2]

Lùnapop was also nominated for a 2000 MTV Europe Music Awards, and won the 2000 Festivalbar award with their single "Qualcosa di grande".

Break up

Lùnapop split up in 2001. Lead singer Cesare Cremonini pursued a successful solo career. His Lùnapop bandmate, Nicola 'Ballo' Balestri, joined him in his new band, along with other musicians. Since going solo, Cremonini has released six solo studio albums: Bagus, Maggese, Il primo bacio sulla Luna, La teoria dei colori, Logico, and Possibili scenari. Solo hits include "Vieni a vedere perché", "Latin Lover", "Gongi-Boy", "Marmellata #25", "Dicono di me" and "Figlio di un re". Alessandro De Simone, Gabriele Galassi and Andrea Capoti formed the band Liberpool in 2008. Their first single, "Sotto i portici", was released in 2009 and was followed by an album called LP. Michele Giuliani retired from the music industry.

Members

Cesare Cremonini (born in Bologna, 27 March 1980) – vocals and piano
Andrea Capoti (Gallipoli, 3 July 1980) – percussion
Michele Giuliani (Bologna, 14 August 1980) – electric guitar
Alessandro de Simone (Bologna, 19 October 1980) – drums
Gabriele Galassi (Bologna, 27 January 1981) – acoustic guitar
Nicola "Ballo" Balestri (Bologna, 20 June 1981) – bass guitar

Discography

Albums

1999: ...Squérez?

Singles

1999: "50 special"
2000: "Un giorno migliore"
2000: "Qualcosa di grande"
2000: "Se ci sarai"
2001: "Resta con me"
2001: "Vorrei"

References

^ "Lùnapop Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
^ Martin Penner (2001-04-05). "Five Guys in Search of a Hit". Time Magazine. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved 2009-04-04.

External links

Official website (in Italian)

[1] "Lùnapop Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.

[2] Martin Penner (2001-04-05). "Five Guys in Search of a Hit". Time Magazine. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved 2009-04-04.

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