883 (pronounced ''otto otto tre'') was an Italian pop

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active from 1989 to 2003.

History

883 were formed by singers

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and Mauro Repetto after their roles on the 1989 television series '' 1,2,3, Jovanotti'' (at that time, the name of the band was 'I Pop'). Being big fans of

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, especially

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s, they decided to name the group ''883'' after the 883cc

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. They recorded some demos and forwarded them to

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, a DJ and producer who had worked on ''1,2,3, Jovanotti''. The group released their debut single "''Non me la Menare''" which became a smash hit in Italy. Their first album, "'' Hanno ucciso l'Uomo Ragno''" ("They killed Spider-Man"), hit number 1 on the Italian charts.

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at Allmusic.com Their second album, ''Nord Sud Ovest Est'', produced the number 1 singles "''Sei un Mito''" and "''Come Mai''". Upon the release of their third album, Repetto left the group. Pezzali recruited new members and continued the band name. "''Un Giorno Così''", from the 1997 album ''La Dura Legge del Gol!'', also went to number 1 in Italy. In 1998, the group released a film about themselves, entitled ''Jolly Blu''. A greatest hits collection was issued in 1998 as ''Gli Anni''. After ''Grazie Mille'' (1999) and ''Uno in +'' (2001), Pezzali himself went solo in 2003. Under the brand '883/Max Pezzali', 11 albums (out of 15) reached the first position of the Italian charts: ''Hanno Ucciso L'Uomo Ragno'', ''Nord Sud Ovest Est'', ''La Donna, Il Sogno E Il Grande Incubo'', ''La Dura Legge Del Gol!'', ''Gli Anni'', ''Uno in +'', ''Il Mondo Insieme a Te'', ''TuttoMax'', ''Time Out'', ''Hanno Ucciso L'Uomo Ragno 2012'' and ''Max 20''. They also sold over 10 million albums and won

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(one of the most important musical competition in the country) a total of three times: in 1993 (best album), in 1995 (best song) and finally in 2005 (best album).

Members

;Founders *

- vocals (1991–2003) * Mauro Repetto - vocals (1991–1994) ;Additional musicians *

Roberto Drovandi The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

- bass (1995–1996) * Leandro Misuriello - bass (1995–1996) * Roberto Melone - bass (1997–1999) *

Matteo Bassi Matteo Serafini (Matteo da Bascio) (b. in 1495, at Molino di Bascio, Diocese of Montefeltro, in the Duchy of Urbino; d. at Venice in 1552) was the co-founder and first Superior-General of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchins, the principal branch ...

- bass (1999–2002) * Ivan Ciccarelli - drums (1995–1998) * Eugenio Mori drums (1998–2000) * Emiliano Bassi - drums (2001–2002) * Jacopo Corso - guitar (1995–1996) * Piero Cazzago - guitar (1997–1998) * Fabrizio Frigeni - guitar (1999–2000) * Daniele Gregolin - guitar (2001–2002) * Roberto Priori - guitar (1995–1999) * Matteo Salvadori - guitar (1998–2002) * Massimiliano Pelan - guitar (2002–2003) *

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- keyboards (1995–1996) * Alberto Tafuri - keyboards (1997–2002) * Stefano Cecere - keyboards, programming (1997–1998) * Daniele Moretto - keyboards, backing vocals (1995–2000) * Michele Monestiroli - saxophone, guitar, backing vocals (1995–2000) * Gabriel Nuzzoli - percussion (1997–1999) * Claudio Borrelli - percussion (1999–2000) * Chiara Iezzi - guitar, backing vocals (1995) *

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- guitar, backing vocals (1995)

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Singles

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:883 Musical groups established in 1991 Musical groups disestablished in 2003 Italian pop music groups