Il Genio are an Italian

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duo, consisting of Gianluca De Rubertis (guitar, keyboards, drums) and Alessandra Contini (bass vocals). Originally from

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, they moved to

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in the early 2000s. In 2008 they were signed by Disastro Record (a label affiliated to

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) and released their first album. Il Genio are best known for their hit ''Pop Porno'', who spent seven weeks in the Italian top 20.

Discography

Albums

* ''Il Genio'' (2008) * ''Vivere Negli Anni X'' (2010) * ''Una voce poco fa'' (2013)

Singles

* ''Pop Porno'' (2008) * ''Non è Possibile'' (2009) * ''Cosa Dubiti'' (2010) * ''Precipitevolissimevolmente'' (duet with Dente) (2010) * ''Tahiti Tahiti'' (2010) * ''Roberta'' (2010) * ''Amore chiama Terra'' (2011) * ''Amore di massa'' (2013) * ''Bar cinesi'' (2013) * ''Dopo Mezzanotte'' (2014)

References

{{Authority control Italian pop music groups Pop music duos Italian musical duos Male–female musical duos Musical groups from Milan