It is died at the age of 70 John Pezzoli. Was Stadio’s drummera band he had co-founded with Gaetano Curreri, Marco Nanni, Ricky Portera and Fabio Liberatori In 1981.
The stadiums: Andrea Fornili, Gaetano Curreri, Roberto Drovandi and Giovanni Pezzoli. (Getty Images)
Giovanni Pezzoli: the Stadio and Lucio Dalla
Giovanni Pezzoli has always had a passion for music. Ever since the age of eighteen, in 1970, he played with his own group The Undecided at the indoor stadium in Bologna for the traditional carnival party. On that occasion, an immense opportunity was created for him. Lucio Dalla – special guest – he noticed him and asked him to play with him on some evenings in San Martino di Castrozza, given the temporary absence of its then drummer. From that moment it began a beautiful collaboration between the two and Pezzoli played in many Lucio records.
Another fundamental meeting was that, in 1977, with Gaetano Curreri. The two met in the famous Fonoprint studios in Bologna. And so she started collaborating also with Vasco Rossi. A nice curiosity: Dalla wanted him with her for the tour BananaRepublic. And since a keyboard player was missing, Giovanni Pezzoli proposed Gaetano Curreri himself. Che joined the group for that tour.
Stadio was born in 1981. With the help of Dalla and Ron, Curreri and Pezzoli decided to found their own group. And just the two of them will be the only two members always faithful to the formation.
The success of Stadio and the revenge in Sanremo 2016
With fifteen studio albums, the band has in fact marked an important page in Italian music. A page that has crossed those of other artists, first of all Lucio Dalla. In fact, until 1990, the group collaborated on many occasions with the Bolognese artist. 1990 was instead the moment of the “tear”: the Stadio thus began a new life without what can be considered as their pygmalion. The relationships were then re-established in 2003, when in a television broadcast the stadiums they returned to a duet with Lucio Dalla.
Stadio’s first participation in Sanremo came in 1984. A few weeks after their debut on the Ariston stage, Giovanni Pezzoli was seriously injured. And he had to give up the performance. But a rematch came many years later. After numerous successful records and songs. Indeed, at the Sanremo Festival 2016, the Stadio triumphed with their anthem One day you will tell me.
The Stadio in 1984. From left: Gaetano Curreri, Marco Nanni, Giovanni Pezzoli and Ricky Portera. (Getty Images)
As per the regulation, given their victory, they had the opportunity to participate in that year’s Eurovision Song Contest representing Italy. The group, however, decided to give up, because they were on tour. And in their place he went to Sweden Francesca Michielincame second in Sanremo with No degree of separation.
The Stadio’s message: «We want to remember Giovanni Pezzoli with his smile»
The news of Pezzoli’s death was given on the band’s social profiles late yesterday evening, Thursday 29 December. “At 21.00 tonight unfortunately Giovanni has left us. Our thoughts and our hearts are filled with pain!». It’s still. «We want to remember him with his smile and the desire to make music to keep us entertained. Hi Giovanni, the Stadio».
Many artists have expressed their condolences. Among them is also Laura Pausini who commented: “A big hug to his family and to all of you». Pezzoli was struck by an illness on March 25, 2016. And last month his health had deterioratedforcing him to be hospitalized.
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