THE Mediaset concerts for the Christmas holidays have not yet concluded. After Il Volo – Christmas in Agrigento and the Christmas Concert 2024, it arrives tonight at around 9.45pm on Canale 5 Pooh – We are friends forever. Over three hours of great music, in which the band will retrace their career. Hosted by Michelle Hunziker.
Pooh – We are friends foreverthe concert tonight on Canale 5
The show will be staged from Piazza San Marco, in Venice. And there, surrounded by the majesty of the Basilica of San Marco and the Campanile, Red Canzian, Dodi Battaglia, Roby Facchinetti and Riccardo Fogli will go on stage to share decades of music history with the audience and viewers.
The promo in rotation these days promises “a special evening, an unmissable show”. And in all likelihood this will be the case, considering that the band has conquered Italian music, leaving an indelible mark. The title of the concert, Pooh – We are friends foreverrecalls the title of the famous one Friends forevercontained in the album of the same name released in 1996.
The song is considered a true manifesto of the friendship that binds the members of the band, which also included drummer Stefano D’Orazio, who died in 2020. A friendship born in the 60s in Bologna and consolidated in 1973, with the arrival of Red Canzian in the group. Like any self-respecting long-standing relationship, there was no shortage of ups and downs. In particular, those with Riccardo Fogli who left the band in 1973 to return in 2015.
“Pooh – We friends forever”, Michelle Hunziker with Dodi Battaglia, Roby Facchinetti, Red Canzian and Riccardo Fogli. (Mediaset)
The history and greatest hits of the band
There are dozens of successes that have consecrated them. The first major recognition came in 1968 with Little Katythen topped the charts again in 1971 with So much desire for her And Thought. A triumph both in terms of criticism and popularity with over one and a half million copies. After conquering the South American market, they placed third at the Festivalbar with So much desire for her.
From then on, a non-stop climb. They have arrived The two of us in the world and in the soul, Linda, Just give me a minute. In 1981 it was the turn of Who will stop the musicfollowed by other hits until 1990 with the victory at the Sanremo Festival. The song was Lonely menwhich quickly became one of the key songs in their discography.
After a period of crisis, in 1996 they regained the stage with My friend’s womanand then replied in 1999 with Tell me yes. However, after four decades of success, in 2009 Stefano D’Orazio decided to leave the group and then return in 2015. Thus it began a new phase that ended in 2016 with the farewell tour. The distance from the scene, however, ended in 2023, when the band participated in the Sanremo Festival with a medley of their greatest hits and a tribute to Stefano D’Orazio.
The “Pooh”, Dodi Battaglia, Red Canzian. Roby Facchinetti and Riccardo Fogli. (Mediaset)
Pooh – We are friends foreverThe guests
The event show broadcast on Canale 5 will see the participation of artists with whom Pooh will share the stage in Piazza San Marco. It’s about Patty Pravo and Il Voloready to sing with them the greatest hits from sixty years of repertoire. Much has been said and written about Patty Pravo and Riccardo Fogli over the years, regarding their relationship at the beginning of the 70s which led him to decide to leave the band.
The performances will be accompanied by dancers Elena D’Amario and Alessandro Cavallochoreographer and dancer of Friends of Maria De Filippi. The landlady Michelle Hunziker will retrace the careers of Dodi Battaglia, Red Canzian and Roby Facchinetti through anecdotes, curiosities and memories.
A journey through time to celebrate the band born from an idea by Valerio Negrini – historic lyricist, who passed away in 2013 – e which has sold over one hundred million copies all over the world. Pooh – We are friends forever will be available in streaming on Mediaset Infinity.
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