Neri per Caso are an Italian

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musical group.

Career

The group formed in

Salerno Salerno (, , ; nap, label= Salernitano, Saliernë, ) is an ancient city and ''comune'' in Campania (southwestern Italy) and is the capital of the namesake province, being the second largest city in the region by number of inhabitants, after ...

as Crecason in 1991 and consisted of six elements: Diego and Ciro Caravano (brothers), their cousins Mimì and Gonzalo Caravano (also brothers), Mario Crescenzo and Massimo De Divitiis. The group's name was changed after they met songwriter and producer

Claudio Mattone Claudio Mattone (born 28 February 1943) is an Italian composer, lyricist and music producer. Born in Santa Maria a Vico, Caserta, Mattone approached music at young age, as a jazz pianist. After leaving the university he moved to Rome, where he d ...

, who saw them performing in Rome all "dressed in black" (in Italian "Neri"). When he asked them why they picked that color and they said it happened purely "by chance" (in Italian "per caso"). In 1995 they won the newcomers section at the

Sanremo Music Festival The Sanremo Music Festival, officially the Italian Song Festival () and commonly known as just (), is the most popular Italian song contest and awards ceremony, held annually in the city of Sanremo, Liguria. It is the longest-running annual ...

with the song "Le ragazze". Their debut album became

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after just one week and eventually sold over 700,000 copies. In 1996 they returned to the Sanremo Festival, this time entering the main competition with the song "Mai più sola", and ranked fifth. The subsequent album, ''Strumenti'', sold over 250,000 copies. In 2014 Diego Caravano left the group, being replaced by Moris Pradella, who was replaced by Daniele Blaquier the following year.

Band members

Current lineup

* Ciro Caravano (1995-current) * Gonzalo Caravano (1995-current) * Domenico Pablo "Mimì" Caravano (1995-current) * Mario Crescenzo (1995-current) * Massimo de Divitiis (1995-current) * Daniele Blaquier (2015-current)

Former Members

* Diego Caravano (1995-2014) * Moris Pradella (2014-2015)

Discography

;Albums * 1995 - ''Le ragazze'' * 1996 - ''Strumenti'' * 1996 - ''...And so This Is Christmas'' * 1997 - ''Neri per caso'' * 2000 - ''Angelo blu'' * 2002 - ''La raccolta'' * 2007 - ''Solo grandi successi'' * 2008 - ''Angoli diversi'' * 2010 - ''Donne'' *2016 – ''Neri per Caso 2.0'' *2019 - We Love the Beatles

References

External links

* {{Authority control Musical groups established in 1991 Musical groups from Campania Italian pop music groups 1991 establishments in Italy A cappella musical groups Sanremo Music Festival winners of the newcomers section