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Elio e le Storie Tese: a band that no Italian born in the 80s does not know. Stefano Belisario, aka “Elio”, founded the band in Milan during those years but, in fact, the first core of the band is older, and originated in high school in 1975, when Belisarius and two other classmates ( one of which is now the manager of the band) performed in front of ten retired citizens, a mini-concert. Since that day, Belisarius was nicknamed “Elio”, title of the song he sang. In subsequent years, the band has changed its components and and has become more and more popular and it all started with the editing of bootleg demos and playing in a music center in Milan known as the Zelig.
Success with Elio e le Storie Tese was achieved thanks to their numerous television appearances, and in particular at the International Song Festival of San Remo (the most popular pop music event known in Italy) in 1996. The final formations is composed of eight members: the aforementioned frontman Belisario Stefano, Nicola Fasani (bass), Christian Meyer (drums), Davide Chivaschi (guitar), Sergio Conforti (keyboard), Antonello Aguzzi (keyboard), Vittorio Cosma (guitar) and Luca Mangoni, which actually is an architect and is responsible for the sets and choreography of the band.
Elio e le Storie Tese is a favorite band of the younger generations of the mid-´90s, the decade that generated a true boom and certainly there have been those who recall the iconic theme “Tapparella”, as a song really to be considered an anthem for a generation. With his irony and his desire to make the audience laugh, Elio e le Storie Tese have never renounced to a deep musical research, developing their style of sounds being influenced by old sounds from the past and more contemporary instruments. The members, in fact are virtuoso musicians whose technique often contrasted with the mild and humorous content of thier songs.
In 1999 Elio e le Storie Tese participated in the MTV European Music Awards in Dubin, in the category “Best Italian Act”, winning it. Four years later, they won the award for best video performance at the Italian Music Awards, an event conceived and organized by the FIMI (Federazione dell´Industria Musicale Italiana). An interesting fact to understand the level the Elio e le Storie Tese phenomenon reached is that all the albums released by the band achieved gold status in Italy. For more information, please visit the official website: http://www.elioelestorietese.it
The unforgettable concert by Elio e le Storie Tese will take place on January 27 in the Auditorium Conciliazione in Rome, at t21h. Tickets, range in price from 35 to 45 euros, and are available online or directly at the box office.
If you are in the capital of Italy in late January, do not miss the opportunity to book your ticket to the concert by Elio e le Storie Tese . You can also rent apartments in Rome and to enjoy a stay devoted to Italian folk music.
Translated by: Marc
