Thegiornalisti () was an Italian
indie pop
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band formed in 2009.
They debuted in 2011 with the album ''Vol. 1'', but they reached mainstream audience with the third album ''Fuoricampo'', released in 2014.
On 21 June 2017, the band released the single "Riccione", which became a
summer hit
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and peaked number 1 on Italy's Singles and Albums Charts, ranked by
FIMI
The Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (FIMI) is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy. It was established in 1992, when major corporate labels left the previously exist ...
. Their fifth album ''Love'' reached the top of the weekly chart of the best-selling albums in September 2018.
In 2019, frontman
Tommaso Paradiso Tommaso is an Italian given name. It has also been used as a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name A
* Tommaso Acquaviva d'Aragona (1600–1672), Roman Catholic prelate
* Tommaso Aldrovandini (1653–1736), Italian painter of ...
left the band in order to start a solo career.
Discography
Albums
Extended plays
* ''Canzoni fuori'' (2012)
Singles
References
Musical groups established in 2009
Musical groups disestablished in 2019
Musical groups from Rome
Italian pop music groups
Indie pop groups
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