Marlene Kuntz are an Italian
rock
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band formed in
Cuneo
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in 1990.
Initially they were inspired by the
noise rock
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of
Sonic Youth
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.
History
Marlene Kuntz began forming in 1987 consisting of
Luca Bergia on drums and
Riccardo Tesio on guitar.
Franco Ballatore
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joined the band on bass guitar the following year and that winter they found a rehearsal room in Confreria. In 1989,
Cristiano Godano
Cristiano Godano (born 1966, Fossano, Cuneo, Italy) is an Italian musician and author, known mostly as the frontman of the Italian band Marlene Kuntz. He obtained an MSc in Economics.
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joined the band playing guitar and writing songs. Alex Astegiano also came in as the singer. In May they played their first concert in
Cuneo
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playing "1° 2° 3°", "La verità" and "Emozioni Nascoste". In February 1990, they recorded a 4 song demo including "La verità", "Trasudamerica", "1° 2° 3°" and "Capello lungo". In April they also recorded their first video, "Merry X-mas". After the concert on 25 April at Cortemilia, Alex left the band due to working pressure. Cristiano replaced him as a lead singer while continuing playing guitar. In July, the new line-up recorded the second demo with 4 songs: "Donna L", "Gioia che mi do", "Signor Niente" and "Merry X-mas".
In early 1992, the
bassist
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Franco Ballatore
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left the band. However, he was replaced by
Gianluca Viano and Marlene Kuntz came up with their third demo in March, consisting of five songs and a new style. The demo included: "M.K.", "Fuoco" (that became "Fuoco su di te" in
Catartica), "La divina" (a revisited version was renamed "Cenere" in the
Il vile), and "Ape Regina". The demo was well received leading to Marlene Kuntz competing at Rock Targato Italia. Marlene Kuntz reached the semi-final but failed to reach one of the first 8 positions. However, one of the competing bands quit the contest and Marlene Kuntz reentered successfully.
Marlene Kuntz released their debut album ''
Catartica'' in May 1994, followed by ''
Il vile'' in 1996.
In 2001, Marlene Kuntz was nominated for Best Italian Act at the
2001
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MTV Europe Music Awards.
In 2012, they took part in
Sanremo Music Festival
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with the song ''Canzone per un figlio''.
Luca Bergia died at his home on the morning of 23 March 2023, at the age of 54.
Discography
* ''
Catartica'' (1994)
* ''
Il vile'' (1996)
* ''
Come di sdegno
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'' (1997)
P* ''
Ho ucciso paranoia
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'' (1999)
* ''
Ho ucciso paranoia + Spore
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'' (1999)
* ''
H.U.P. Live in Catharsis'' (1999)
ive* ''
Che cosa vedi
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A ...
'' (2000)
* ''
Cometa'' (2001)
P* ''
Spore
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'' (2001)
* ''
Senza Peso
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'' (2003)
* ''
Fingendo la poesia'' (2004)
P* ''
Bianco sporco
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'' (2005)
* ''
S-Low'' (2006)
ive* ''
Uno'' (2007)
* ''
Best of Marlene Kuntz
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'' (2009)
* ''
Cercavamo il silenzio'' (2009)
D+DVD Live
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History
The ...
* ''
Ricoveri virtuali e sexy solitudini'' (2010)
* ''
Canzoni per un figlio'' (2012)
* ''
Nella tua luce'' (2013)
* ''
Pansonica'' (2014)
P* ''
Lunga Attesa'' (2016)
Videoclip and Singles
* 1993 – ''Fuoco su di te''
* 1994 – ''Merry X-Mas''
* 1994 – ''Lieve''
* 1996 – ''Come stavamo ieri''
* 1996 – ''Festa mesta'' (live)
* 1999 – ''L'odio migliore''
* 1999 – ''Infinità''
* 1999 – ''Le Putte''
* 1999 – ''In delirio''
* 1999 – ''Canzone di domani'' (live)
* 1999 – ''Sonica'' (live)
* 2000 – ''Canzone di oggi''
* 2000 – ''La canzone che scrivo per te''
* 2000 – ''Serrande alzate''
* 2003 – ''A fior di pelle''
* 2003 – ''Notte''
* 2005 – ''Poeti''
* 2005 – ''Bellezza''
* 2007 – ''Musa''
* 2009 – ''Impressioni di settembre''
* 2009 – ''Canzone in prigione''
* 2010 – ''Paolo anima salva''
* 2011 – ''Io e me''
* 2011 – ''Vivo''
* 2011 – ''Un piacere speciale''
* 2012 – ''Canzone per un figlio''
* 2012 – ''Il partigiano''
* 2012 – ''Monnalisa''
* 2013 – ''Solstizio''
* 2013 – ''Il genio (L'importanza di essere Oscar Wilde)''
* 2013 – ''Seduzione''
* 2014 – ''Sotto la luna''
* 2016 – ''Fecondità''
* 2016 – ''Leda''
See also
*
Italian rock
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References
External links
Official site of Marlene Kuntz*
*
Marlene Kuntz on MTV.it
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