una evening to retrace 50 years of the career of Pooh. It is the one organized on Rai 1 tonight at 21.25 mixing anecdotes, interviews, memories between public and private told by the protagonists. And above all the songs that led to success. It is no coincidence that the title of the docu-film mixed with fiction is One more moment – song released in 1977 (adapted in 1998 by Gemelli DiVersi) and included in the album Rolling while breathingtenth album by the Pooh.
Pooh – One more momentthe protagonists
The original Pooh lineup (born in 1966 in Bologna) is formed by Dodi Battaglia, Red Canzian, Roby Facchinetti, Stefano D’Orazio, Riccardo Fogli, Valerio Negrini.
But the main protagonists of Pooh – One more moment are Dodi Battaglia, Red Canzian and Roby Facchinetti. They are the ones who tell the story of the band’s adventure and the most important memories, which compose one of the most incomparable musical and life portraits of Italy. Among which 50 discs between albums and collectionsfor a total of over 80 million copies sold. It’s a Sanremo Festival, won in 1990 with Lonely menone of their most loved songs.
The Poohs: from left, Riccardo Fogli, Red Canzian, Roby Facchinetti, Dodi Battaglia and Stefano D’Orazio. (Getty Images)
Above all, they have accompanied generations of fans, through different eras, while never losing their edge. Yet, as in long-standing marriages, they too have gotten to know each other ups and downs within their lineup.
In 1971 Valerio Negrini left the group, remaining as lyricist. Riccardo Fogli leaves in 1973, to then return in 2015when they announce the reunion historic. In the 2016Instead, they announce the withdrawal from the scene. The last concert it is held on December 30 of the same year in Casalecchio di Reno.
Mariasole Pollio as the director Greta
In Pooh – One more moment the glue between the old generations and the new is Mariadole Pollio. Tells the Pooh to the youngest, through his gaze, or the point of view of a girl, whose life is about to be turned upside down by those songs. A new key, which brings together the traditional docu-film with fiction.
She plays Greta, a 20-year-old with dreams of becoming a director, which traces fifty years of history through six stages. It’s about you are among the most characteristic and important songs of the entire discography. To embellish the space, archival images, interviews and memories, but also direct stories of fans who have chosen their music as the soundtrack of their lives.
«The idea of involving fans in the project is wonderful», declare the Poohs. «Tell them which song changed their lives. Why music has this enormous power and it also works small miracles. We were just four guys who wanted to make music. In the end we have told three generations» they add.
Mariasole Pollio. (Getty Images)
The memory of Stefano D’Orazio
Surely there will be the memory of Stefano D’Orazio, the historic drummer, passed away in 2020 due to COVID-19. A cumbersome and noisy absence, difficult to accept. The band is back fromhosted at the Sanremo Festival 2023 during the early evening of Tuesday 7 February.
On the Ariston stage they brought a medley of their greatest hitsbut the most exciting moment was the memory of D’Orazio. During Lonely men, past and present have intersected. In fact, in the second part of the song, a archive footage in which it was the drummer who sang.
Pooh – Friends foreverthe concerts in Milan and Rome
Despite announcing his final retirement in 2016, in 2022 they returned to the stage with the new lineup. Dodi Battaglia, Red Canzian and Roby Facchinetti, to whom the newfound friend Riccardo Fogli joined. Next summer they will be back on the scene again with two concerts.
The first, on 6 July at the San Siro stadium in Milan. An event that is already a success. Over 30,000 tickets were sold in just a few hours. On 15 July, however, they will be at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Tickets for this second date are available from 2 pm on Wednesday 15 February on the Ticketone website.
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