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Timoria

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

Career

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The group formed in Brescia in 1985 with the name Precious Time.[1][2][3] In 1986 they adopted the name Timoria (Ancient Greek: τιμωρία, romanized: timōría, lit. 'vengeance') and took part at Discomusic, 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, 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

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  • 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

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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

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  • Piarulli, Pippo (1996). Timoria. Frammenti rock (in Italian). Padova: Arcana. ISBN 88-7966-071-3.
  • Corleone, Michele (2001). Sulla strada dei Timoria: diario fotografico (in Italian). Vaprio d'Adda: Fotolito Peca. ICCU IT\ICCU\UBO\2373876.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Susanna, Giancarlo (1990). "Timoria". In Castaldo, Gino (ed.). Dizionario della canzone italiana (in Italian). Vol. 2. Rome: Curcio. ICCU IT\ICCU\IEI\0628171.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Deregibus, Enrico (8 October 2010). Dizionario completo della canzone italiana (in Italian). Florence: Giunti. ISBN 978-88-09-75625-0.
  3. ^ a b c d e Anselmi, Eddy (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana (in Italian). Modena: Panini. ISBN 978-88-6346-229-6.
  4. ^ "Le poesie dell'ex Timoria Ghedi sbarcano negli Usa con Hirschman". BsNews.it (in Italian). 4 June 2017.
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