Gemelli DiVersi is an Italian hip hop group, best known for their hit single "Mary".

Biography

Gemelli DiVersi formed in 1997 in

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when two Italian rap crews, La Cricca and Rima Nel Cuore, merged. Their first single was 1998's "Un attimo ancora", rapped over a

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's "Dammi solo un minuto". The song and the accompanying album were hits in Italy, and the group subsequently made an appearance in a

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commercial. ''4x4'', their sophomore release, followed in 2000, and the group toured with

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. In 2002, they returned with the album ''Fuego'' and the single "Mary", which became a massive hit in Italy, charting for eight months. In 2003, the group was named Best Italian Act at the

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. They appeared at

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in Italy in 2005 and starred in their own MTV Italy show called ''Pimp My Wheels'', based on ''

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''. In 2007 they released the album ''Boom!'' and in 2009 they released Senza Fine : Greatest Hits 98-09, featuring all their singles along with four new songs.

Members

Current members

*Francesco Stranges (Strano) - vocals *Emanuele Busnaghi ( Thema) - rapping

Past members

*Luca Paolo Aleotti (

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) *Alessandro Merli (THG)

Discography

*''Gemelli DiVersi'' (1998) *''4x4'' (2000) *''Come piace a me'' (2001) *''Fuego'' (2002) *''Fuego Special Edition'' (2xCD) (2003) *''Reality Show'' (2004) *''Boom!'' (2007) *''Senza fine '98 -'09'' (2009; ITA: Gold) *''Tutto da capo'' (2012) *''Uppercut'' (2016)

References

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