Lùnapop

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

Lùnapop
OriginBologna, Italy
GenresPop rock[1]
Years active1999–2001
MembersCesare Cremonini
Nicola Balestri
Gabriele Galassi
Alessandro de Simone
Michele Giuliani

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 1982) – 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
  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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