I Nuovi Angeli ("The New Angels") are an Italian pop band formed in 1966 in

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. The name refers to the eponymous drama film directed by

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in 1962.

Biography

I Nuovi Angeli formed in 1966 from the merging of two bands – Paki & Paki (a pop duo formed in

by Pasquale Canzi and Pasquale Andriola) and an instrumental trio from

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consisting in Alberto Pasetti (bass), Renato Sabbioni (guitar) and Franco Verde (drums). The band, initially called Paki & Paki and I Nuovi Angeli, achieved some success when their first single, ''L'ora più lunga'' (1966), who was adopted as the opening theme for the

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TV show "La fiera dei sogni" hosted by

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. In 1967 Andriola and Verde left the project due to creative differences, and the band was simply renamed I Nuovi Angeli. Augmented by The New Dada former drummer Riki Rebaioli and lead singer Alfredo Gatti, I Nuovi Angeli recorded two more singles characterized by a

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production. In the late 1960s, following the departure of Gatti, the group replaced Rebaioli with Mauro Paoluzzi and left

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to sign with

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. The move coincided with a change of musical direction, with the band turning towards the bubblegum genre. The classic line-up of I Nuovi Angeli peaked in the early 1970s, thanks to a string of top-ten hits written by Renato Pareti and

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, including ''Donna Felicità'' (1971), ''Uakadi Uakadù'' (1971), ''Singapore'' (1972) and ''Anna da dimenticare'' (1973). In 1971 I Nuovi Angeli embarked on a North-American tour and made their first TV appearance in America on the

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. In 1974 I Nuovi Angeli recorded ''Stasera Clown'', a concept album in collaboration with the

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Orchestra revolving around the live of a group of circus artists. With the advent of disco and punk music, I Nuovi Angeli experienced a decline in popularity. In 1978 Paoluzzi left the band to purchase a successful career as producer, songwriter session musician, collaborating with artists like

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. Sabbioni and Pasetti left the band a few months later and retired from the music industry. Canzi decided to continue with new musicians. In 2005 the original members of I Nuovi Angeli met to discuss the possibility of a reunion. The band played a few warm-up gigs and recorded a double live album, "Il nostro concerto" but tragedy struck when Alberto Pasetti suddenly died at the age of 54. Following a legal battle between Sabbioni and Canzi over the property of the name I Nuovi Angeli, Canzi temporarily left the group. Despite numerous lineup changes, the band is still active.

Personnel

Current members

*Paki Canzi - piano, vocals (1966-2010 and 2014–present) *Aldo Valente - keyboards (1981-1985, 2015–present) *Vincenzo Mellace - drums (2017–present) *Antonio Allegro - guitar (2018–present)

Former members

*Renato Sabbioni - bass (1966-1978 and 2005-2014) *Alberto Pasetti - guitar (1966-1978 and 2005-2010, d. 2010) *Riki Rebaioli - drums (1966-1967) *Alfredo Gatti - vocals (1968-1969) *Mauro Paoluzzi - drums (1971-1978 and 2005-2010) *Valerio Liboni - drums (1978-2005 and 2010-2017) *Roger Riccobono - guitar (1978-1981) *Daniele Torchio - bass(1978-1984) *Alessandra Raya - vocals (1985-1991) *Matteo Galano - drums (1985-1998) *Antonio Dalicco - bass (1989-1998) *Dave Sumner - guitar (1990-1995) *Caterina De Francesco - vocals (1991-1996) *Susanna Dubaz - vocals (1996 -2001) *Sergio Vitali - guitar (1998-2001) *Fabio Nobile - drums (1998-2006) *Alvi Nobile - keyboards (1998-2006) *Mauro Mussoni - bass (2001-2006) *Valentina Ferri - vocals (2001-2009) *Silvano Borgatta - keyboards (2010-2014) *Marco Bonino - guitar (2017-2018)

Discography

Studio albums

* 1969 - ''I Nuovi Angeli'' * 1969 - ''Un quarto di vita'' The album was republished in 1971 with the title ''Sole buonanotte!''. * 1972 - ''Uakadi Uakadu'' * 1973 - ''Troppo bella per restare sola'' * 1973 - ''Anna da dimenticare'' * 1974 - ''Stasera Clown'' * 1976 - ''I Nuovi Angeli''

Live albums

* 1999 - ''Live'' * 2008 - ''Il nostro concerto'' (2 CD) * 2011 - ''DVD Live Show'' (also DVD)

Greatest Hits albums

* 1990 - ''Voliamo ancora'' * 1995 - ''Una storia che continua'' * 2000 - ''Canta Italia'' * 2012 - ''C'è ancora posto in paradiso'' * 2016 - ''Tete à tete con i Nuovi Angeli''

Selected singles

* 1966 - ''L'ora più lunga'' * 1967 - ''Per vivere insieme'' * 1968 - ''Questo è un addio'' * 1969 - ''Ragazzina ragazzina'' * 1970 - ''Color cioccolata'' * 1971 - ''Donna Felicità'' * 1971 - ''Sole, buonanotte'' * 1971 - ''Uakadi Uakadù'' * 1972 - ''Un viaggio in Inghilterra'' * 1972 - ''Singapore'' * 1973 - ''La povera gente'' * 1973 - ''Anna da dimenticare'' * 1974 - ''Carovana'' * 1975 - ''Stanza dei miracoli'' * 1976 - ''Mamma luna'' * 1977 - ''Piccoli amanti'' * 1979 - ''Now'' * 1980 - ''Angelo Balù'' * 1984 - ''Io sto bene con te'' * 1987 - ''Voi del '96'' * 1988 - ''Soli soli'' * 1989 - ''Bella questa storia''

Notes

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nuovi Angeli Musical groups established in 1966 Italian pop music groups Italian rock music groups Beat groups 1966 establishments in Italy Musical groups from Milan