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« Ricci e Poveri» (pronounced: "Ricky, believe me"; Italian rich and poor) - Italian pop group, popular in the early to mid-80s of the XX century. Originally a quartet, in 1981 it became a trio, and in May 2016 it became a duet.

Participants

Current lineup

• Angela Brambati, born October 20, 1947 in Genoa
• Angelo Sotgiu, born February 22, 1946 in Trinita d'Agultu e Vignola (Sardinia)

Former members

• Marina Occhiena, born March 19, 1950 in Genoa
• Franco Gatti, born October 4, 1942 in Genoa

Story

The group Ricchi e Poveri was born in Genoa in 1967 as a result of the division of two groups: “I Jets” and “I Preistorici”. The group "I Jets" consisted of Angelo Sotju, Franco Gatti and their friends. Angela Brambati was a member of the trio “I Preistorici”. She knew Angelo and Franco, often came to listen to I Jets, and when that group broke up, she left I Preistorici to form a trio. Later, Angela introduced Franco and Angelo to Marina Occhiena, who also did vocals, and thus the trio turned into a polyphonic quartet called Fama Medium, derived from the first letters of their names. The Fama Medium group began performing on the beaches, performing popular songs by various groups of the time, such as The Mamas & the Papas, The Manhattan Transfer, etc., accompanied by playing guitars. After an audition in Milan, their first producer was Franco Califano, who changed the group's name to "Ricchi e Poveri" and also proposed a new image for the members. Marina was turned blonde, Angelo's blonde hair was even lighter, Angela's hair was cut short, while Franco became long-haired. Califano explained the meaning of the new name by saying that all four were rich in their talents, but poor financially.

The band's musical career began in Genoa in 1968, when he took part in the Cantagiro festival with the song "L'Ultimo Amore""("Last love"), an Italian cover version of the song "Ever lasting love".

To the album "E penso a te", released in 1981, also included the song "Come vorrei"("How I wish"), which rose to number 3 in the Italian charts, and became the theme song for the television show "Portobello".

During this period, the group received numerous prizes and awards: in 1981 “For the best group of the year”, a gold disc for the song “Sarà perché ti amo”, which won in the TV show “Premiatissima” in 1982, as well as a RAI 5 gold plaque, winning two episodes in a row in the program on this channel.

Next year a popular album will be released in Europe “Voulez-vous danser?"(Do you want to dance?"). In the same year, the group became the guest of honor at the Viña del Mar music festival in Chile.

In 1985, “Ricchi e Poveri” wins the Sanremo festival with the song “Se m'innamoro” (“If I fall in love”), receiving 1,506,812 votes from viewers, rising to 6th place in the Italian hit parade, and also tours across Australia. In addition to the victory at the festival, the Medien award was awarded for the large number of discs sold in France. The first tour in the Soviet Union, which took place in the summer of 1986, included 44 concerts that attracted 780 thousand spectators; on November 21, 1986, Central Television showed a television version of the concert.

In 1987, the group took 7th place at the Sanremo festival with Toto Cutugno’s song “Canzone d’amore” (“Love Song”) and released their last album, “Pubblicità,” in terms of the novelty of the songs. After this, only albums are released with remakes of old songs and a small number of new songs (“Baciamoci” (“Let’s Kiss”), 1994, author - Umberto Napolitano; “Parla col cuore” (“Speak from the Heart”), 1998).

The musicians take 9th place in San Remo with a rather complex and musically pale song "Nascerà Gesu”, dedicated to the problems of genetic engineering and received rather ambiguously by both the public and critics. However, performing at the 1989 festival with a song written by former Eros Ramazzotti producer Piero Cassano "Chi voglio sei tu"(“The one I need is you”) arouses much more interest among listeners, the song will take 8th place. Festival song 1990 "Buo na giornata" becomes the screensaver of one of the Italian television programs.

In 1991, the group members signed a contract with the RAI television channel and became the hosts of the popular television program Domenica in and released the album “Una domenica con te”. In 1992, Ricchi e Poveri performed a song by Toto Cutugno at the Sanremo festival "Così lontani” (“So Far Away”), and next year they sign a contract with the Italian TV channel Mediaset. In the same year they recorded the tribute album “Allegro italiano” - their own versions of popular Italian songs: "Caruso"("In Memory of Caruso"), "L'italiano"("Italian"), "Ti amo" ("I love you") and many others. During these same years, RIcchi e Poveri appeared in a TV show on the Rete 4 TV channel, and starred in a parody of the famous TV series "La donna del mistero"("Mysterious Woman") entitled "La vera storia della donna del mistero"(“Another Story of the Mysterious Woman”) and were a great success. In subsequent years, they were regular guests on the TV show A casa nostra, hosted by Patricia Rosetti.

Ricchi e Poveri (Italian: Rich and Poor) is a famous disco and pop group from Italy. The name translates as "rich and poor." The career of this group began in 1968 in Genoa. At this time, Ricky and Poveri are performing at the Kantajiro festival. They performed the song “L’ultimo amore”. The influence of the Mamas & Papas is quite noticeable in this song.

Ricchi e Poveri, whose biography includes 17 full-length albums and 12 collections, initially consisted of four members: Angela Bramarti, Marina Occhiena, Franco Gati and Angelo Sotju. In 1981, Marina left the group. The members of the group were fond of music since childhood: Franco and Angelo played in the group “I Jet”, Marina studied vocals, and Angela sang in Ligurian institutions. In an interview, Angelo and Angela admitted that in their youth they were in love with each other and planned to get married. They decided to start a relationship when Angela was 16 years old.

Two years after the first concert in the history of Ricky and Poveri, the group takes part in one of the Sanremo festivals. The group performs the song "La prima cosa bella", written by Nicola Di Bari. The composition took second place. In 1971, a show was held again with the participation of Ricky and Poveri, and the Italians, together with Jose Feliciano, performed the composition “Che sarà”. Soon the group is invited to take part in a musical comedy on one of the TV channels. In 1972, Ricchi e Poveri performed again at the Sanremo festival and delighted fans with the new hit “Un diadema di ciliegie”.

In 1973, the show “Sweet Fruit” took place with the participation of Ricchi e Poveri. The musical was an incredible success throughout the country. Three years later, the group again finds itself at the festival in San Remo and performs a song composed by Bardotti. Later, the group makes a theatrical tour.

In 1978, an important event took place for Ricky and Poveri’s biography - the team represented Italy at Eurovision. The composition “Questo amore” takes 12th place.

In 1980, Ricky and Poveri recorded their last album as a foursome (“La stagione dell’amore”). Then a serious conflict occurs, after which Marina leaves the group.

The team continues to make progress, and in 1981 it will triumph in San Remo. The song “Sarà perché ti amo” becomes a super hit. The music created by Riki and Poveri is now admired in Europe. Another song, "Come vorrei", becomes the theme song for the TV show Portobello. In the same year, one of the most successful albums in the history of Ricky and Believe, “E penso a te,” was released.

Next year becomes the peak of the band's musical career. They release the single "Mamma Maria". This composition is the title track of the best-selling album in Europe. You can listen and download this, as well as other songs of the group, in the MP3 section. In 1983, the song “Voulez vous dancer” received an award as the best-selling composition in Europe. Soon, with the participation of Ricchi e Poveri, a concert takes place in Chile. In 1985, the team won the festival in San Remo. The composition “Se m’innamoro” brought success to the Italians. More than 150 thousand viewers, fascinated by the music performed by Ricchi e Poveri, voted for this song. The group goes on tour to Australia, and a year later to the Soviet Union, where it gives 44 concerts. In total, performances in the USSR attracted 780 thousand fans. And in 1987, Ricky and Poveri again found themselves in San Remo, where they presented the composition of Toto Cutugno. The latest album with new songs of the group is being released - “Pubblicita`”. In the future, the discography of Rika and Poveri is replenished only with albums with remakes of previously written compositions.

In 1988, not the best event in Ricchi e Poveri history took place. The group performs in San Remo, where they perform the unusually gloomy composition “Naskera`Gesu”. This song is dedicated to the problems and issues of genetic engineering. The composition was received ambiguously by both listeners and critics. The newspapers wrote that this was a real failure. However, the musicians were rehabilitated already in 1989 and presented at the festival the much more interesting composition “Chi voglio sei tu” to the public. A song from the 1990 festival became the theme song for an Italian television program.

The following year, the Italians signed a contract with the RAI TV channel and became the hosts of the famous television program “Domenica In”. A year later, Ricky and Poveri once again take part in the festival in San Remo and present Toto Cutugno’s composition “Così lontani”. In 1993, the musicians signed a contract with the Mediaset TV channel.

1994-2008 was the time of tours for the group, after which they were left with a pile of photographs and a lot of positive emotions among their fans. Ricchi e Poveri performs in Italy, Belgium, France, Germany, Lithuania, Albania, Australia, Moldova, Slovenia, Belgium, USA, Hungary, Canada. Various TV shows take place with the participation of Ricky and Believe. At the moment, the albums of the Italian band have been released with a circulation of at least 20 million copies.

"Ricchi e Poveri"- a musical group known in the eighties, its translation sounds like “Rich and Poor” (the second version is “Rich Poor”). Plays disco and pop tunes. She started performing on stage with a lineup of 4 participants, continued with three members, and in 2016 remains alone.

The group was formed in 1967. The participants were already lead singers of other groups: “Jets” and “Prehistoric”, in which there was a split. Members Angelo Sotgiu and Frank Gati, along with like-minded people, have been part of the Jets group since childhood. Angela Brambiati performed with the Prehistoric and sang in cheap places, but she knew Sogiu and Gati and went to their concerts. After the breakup of Jets, she left her group to sing with Angelo and Frank. Then the girl introduced Marina Okkiena to the young people. She also sang, so the trio became a polyphonic quartet with the name “Glory to the Middle.”

The group began with concerts on the beaches, they sang popular compositions of other groups, accompanying themselves on the guitar.

Having auditioned in Milan, they received such a producer as Franco Califiano. He gave them a new name - “Ricky e Believe” and came up with a new image for all members of the group. Marina's hair was made white, Angelo's hair was lightened even more, Angela's hair was cut short, Franco's hair was grown out. At the same time, Franco and Angela received rich clothes, and Angelo and Marina received poor clothes. The meaning of the reincarnation was that the guys might not have money, but be rich in talent.

The creation of the group was intended to provide an answer to such musical groups as “Mom and Dad” in America and “ABBA” in Sweden.

First songs and success

• 1st song by Ricky Believe – “Last Love”- sounded in 1968 in Genoa at the Cantajiro competition. This is an arrangement in Italian of the composition "Eternal Last Love".

• The guys participated in the San Remo Song Festival competition in 1970 with the song “The First Wonderful Thing,” written by Nicola Bari, taking second place. After some time, they try their hand at the Festivalbar with the composition “In the City”.
• In 1971, the guys repeated their success with the composition “What Will Happen.” It was performed with José Montserrat García. The listeners liked the text and melody so much that for a long time they became significant for young people leaving their country. This is a clear example of the standard song of Italy. In the same year, the group starred in the comedy “Un trapezio per Lisistrata” on Music Channel 5.
• In 1972, Ricky e Poveri’s song “Cherry Tiara” is heard again in San Remo. Its already growing popularity allows young people to make money from advertising. They become the advertising face of Ferrero chocolate until 1977.

• In 1973, guests of San Remo heard a new song, “Sweet Fruit,” which was subsequently presented on the radio at the “Disk for Summer” competition. Another of their compositions, “My Little Love,” also took part there. Then they sang “Music” in a different arrangement on the TV show “Rischiatutto”. In 1973, she was marked by her participation in Canzonissima with the composition “I Dream of You.” This year also marked the beginning of the theatrical tour of Ricky and Poveri together with Walter Chiari.
• The group visited “Disk for Summer” again in 1974, performing the song “Poor Little Thing.” After that, they were invited to the television program “I apologize again” with R. Vianello and S. Mondani. They sang their songs, joked and quickly raised the program's ratings. The next year the program was repeated, but the guys changed the final song of the first season, “I Don’t Dream of You,” with a new song, “Our Confetti.”

• The San Remo Song Festival heard the group again in 1976 with the new release “Two Stories” from the collection “Musicians”.

• The Eurovision competition in 1978 with the song “This is Love” brought them twelfth place. Representing your country at an international test is an important and responsible mission; participation in the competition was important both for the guys and for their homeland.
• In 1979, Ricky Believe's song "Mama" was recorded. , it was written by Angelo, Marina and Franco, the song began to be heard in the finale of the “Quiz” program.
• In 1980, the quartet’s last album, “Season of Love,” was recorded, after which they went on a summer tour with Monte Carlo radio throughout their native country.

From quartet to trio

The group returned from the tour in full force and arrived in San Remo in 1981. They all rehearsed the performance together, a recording of the rehearsals was preserved on television. But on the 1st evening of the competition, before the group’s 1st performance, a serious conflict occurred - Marina refused to sing as part of the group and left for personal reasons. She decided to perform alone.

Since the group had 4 participants, the organizers of the competition wanted to completely ban their participation, but the disputes were settled, the group of three sang the song “It will be because I love it.” Fast and easy, it became another hit at home and abroad. After the group’s performance, offers to tour abroad poured in to its members. And the song turned out to be so successful that it was included in music textbooks in its homeland. This song began the acquaintance of Soviet listeners with the group.

The album recorded at this time, which received the name of the legendary song, also included the composition “How I wish”, it took third place in the Italian charts and became the theme song for the TV show “Portobello”.

The group achieved worldwide fame and recognition, received many awards, the love of listeners and gained fans. In 1981, she was recognized as the best group of the year and awarded the Golden Disc prize. In 1982, victory in the TV show Premiatissima and a golden plaque from Channel 5 for 2 wins in a row on their program.

Most famous single

1982 was the year the single “Mamma Maria” was born. The incredible popularity of the song brought it to the top positions in the top hits for several weeks. Today there is not a single person who does not know this melody. Ricky and Poveri’s song “Mama Maria” gave the name to the new album, which was released with the highest sales in 1982 (more than 6 million copies).

The following year, Europe received the right to publish the album of the group Ricky and Poveri vulevu danse (“Do you want to dance?”), and the group went to Chile to become the guest of honor in the Vina del Mar competition.

1985 brought victory in San Remo with the composition “If I Fall in Love,” for which listeners voted and raised it to 6th place in the hits. The band is leaving for a tour of Australia.

The first concerts in the Soviet Union were organized in 1986. The group gave more than 40 concerts, attracting about 800 thousand spectators. Concerts are broadcast on television.

In 1988, the group performs in San Remo with the song “Jesus will be born,” which is met with complete collapse. But in 1989, this incident was corrected by the presentation of the new composition “Who I Need is You.”

From 1994 to 2008, the group successfully toured the world, gathering huge halls everywhere and leaving behind the most favorable impressions.

In May 2016, Franco left the group, expressing a desire to be more with his family. The duo is not going to give up their positions, they still tour the world and participate in television projects.

Two of the group members (Angelo and Angela) were in love with each other, the relationship began as soon as the girl turned 16 years old, but it never came to a wedding.

During a tour of Russia, they asked how to respectfully address a woman in Russian. They were answered: “Grandmother.” At one of the concerts, the participants greeted guests from the stage: “Hello, grandmothers!”

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Ricchi E Poveri(pronounced: Ricky, believe me; rich and poor) are an Italian pop group popular in the early to mid-80s.

Participants

• Angela Brambati (1968–present)
• Angelo Sotju (1968 - present)
• Franco Gatti (1968 - present)
• Marina Occhiena (1968-1981)

Story

The band's musical career began in Genoa in 1968, when it took part in the Cantajiro festival with the song L'Ultimo Amore(“Last Love”), in which the influence of the American group Mamas & Papas was noticeable.

In 1970, the group took part for the first time in the Sanremo festival with the song La Prima Cosa Bella(“The First Beautiful Thing”), written by Nicola Di Bari, takes 2nd place at this festival. In 1971, Ricchi e Poveri again came second at the festival with the song Che Sara(“What will happen”), which the musicians perform together with Jose Feliciano. In the same year, the team took part in a musical comedy on the RAI TV channel. In 1972, Ricchi e Poveri again participate in the Sanremo festival with the song Un Diadema Di Ciliege(“Cherry Tiara”).

In 1973, together with the Italian TV presenter Pippo Baudo, the group took part in the musical “Sweet Fruit”, which was a huge success throughout Italy. In 1976, the team again performed at the festival in Sanremo with a song that Sergio Bardotti composed for them. In the same year, Ricchi e Poveri made a theatrical tour with Walter Chiari.

In 1978, Ricchi e Poveri represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Dario Farina Questo Amore(“This is Love”), where they take 12th place. In 1980 they are guests of honor at the Radio Monte Carlo celebration. In the same year they recorded their last disc as a foursome, “La Stagione Dell’amore”.

In 1981, the group came to San Remo in full force, performing at rehearsals (Italian television preserved a video recording of the rehearsals). However, before the first competitive performance on the first evening of the festival, a scandal occurred - group member Marina Okkiena announced that she refused to perform and was leaving the group. “Ricky and Believe” the three of us had to go on stage, the song - Sara Perché Ti Amo(“Probably because I love you”), with the enthusiastic support of the audience, took 5th place. Then the song gained enormous popularity, staying in first place in the Italian charts for 10 weeks, and at the end of the year it took 6th place, ahead of all the songs of the festival. The song also became a super hit in Europe, in France at the end of 1981 the song became 8th, in Switzerland it rose to 2nd, in Austria to 7th, in Germany to 11th place. A performance with this song on the “Tommy Pop Show” on Germany TV (1983) was also included in the New Year’s (1983/84) edition of the program “Melodies and Rhythms of Foreign Pop,” becoming the first appearance of “Ricky e Believe” on Soviet television. The album “E penso a te”, released this year, also included the song Come Vorrei(“How I Wish”), which rose to number 3 in the Italian charts and became the theme song for the television show “Portobello.” Single released in 1982 Mamma Maria(“Mama Maria”), which occupied high places in the European charts, including 19 weeks on the German charts, and the album of the same name, released in Italy, reached number 4 in the charts in 1983.

A popular album will be released in Europe next year. Voulez-Vous Dancer(“Do you want to dance?”). In the same year, the group became the guest of honor at a music festival in Chile. In 1985, the group won the Sanremo festival with the song Se Mi Innamoro(“If I Fall in Love”), having received 1,506,812 votes from viewers, rising to 6th place in the Italian charts, it also tours Australia. The first tour in the Soviet Union, which took place in the summer of 1986, included 44 concerts that attracted 780 thousand spectators; on November 21, 1986, Central Television showed a television version of the concert.

In 1987, the group took 7th place at the Sanremo festival with Toto Cutugno's song Canzone D'Amore and released their last album, in terms of the novelty of the songs, "Pubblicita". After this, only albums were released with remakes of old songs and a small number of new songs (“Baciamoci”, 1994; “Parla Col Cuore”, 1998).

In 1988, the musicians took 9th place in San Remo with a rather complex and musically pale song Nascera`Gesu, dedicated to the problems of genetic engineering and received rather ambiguously by both the public and critics. However, the performance at the 1989 festival with a song written by former Eros Ramazzotti producer Piero Cassano, Chi Voglio Sei Tu, arouses much greater interest among listeners, the song took 8th place. Festival song 1990 Buona Giornata becomes the screensaver of one of the Italian television programs.

In 1991, the group members signed a contract with the RAI television channel and became the hosts of the popular television program “Domenica In” and released the album “Una Domenica Con Te”. In 1992, Ricchi e Poveri performed a song by Toto Cutugno at the Sanremo festival Così Lontani(“So far away”), and next year they sign a contract with the Italian TV channel Mediaset. In the same year they recorded the album “Allegro Italiano” - their own versions of popular Italian songs: Caruso, L’italiano and some others.

In 1994-2008, the group conducted numerous tours in Italy, France, Germany, Belgium, Moldova, Georgia, Lithuania, Australia, Albania, Slovenia, Hungary, Canada and the USA. The group also takes part in various television shows. To date, the group's records have sold more than 20 million copies. In 2012, the group released their first album after a 14-year hiatus with several new songs called “Perdutamente Amore”.

• In an interview with the TVC channel, Angela and Angelo admit that they were once in love with each other and even thought about getting married. When they started dating, Angela was only 16 years old.

Discography

Numbered studio albums

• 1970 - Ricchi e Poveri
• 1971 - Amici Miei
• 1971 - L'Altra Faccia Dei Ricchi e Poveri
• 1974 - Penso Sorrido E Canto
• 1975 - RP2
• 1976 - I Musicanti
• 1976 - Ricchi e Poveri
• 1978 - Questo Amore
• 1980 - La Stagione Dell'Amore
• 1981 - E Penso A Te
• 1982 - Mamma Maria
• 1983 - Voulez-Vous Dancer
• 1985 - Dimmi Quando
• 1987 - Pubblicita
• 1990 - Una Domenica Con Te
• 1992 - Allegro Italiano
• 1998 - Parla Col Cuore
• 2012 - Perdutamente Amore

Collections

• 1982 - Profili Musicali
• 1983 - Made In Italy
• 1983 - Ieri E Oggi
• 1990 - Canzoni D'Amore
• 1990 - Buona Giornata E
• 1993 - Anche Tu
• 1996 - I Nostri Successi
• 1997 - Un Diadema Di Canzoni
• 1997 - Piccolo Amore
• 1998 - The Collection
• 2000 - I Successi
• 2001 - Made In Italy

Ricci e Poveri

""Ricchi e Poveri"" (pronounced: "Ricky, believe me"; ital. rich and poor) - Italian pop group, popular in the early to mid-80s of the XX century. Originally a quartet, in 1981 it became a trio, and in May 2016 it became a duet.

Participants

Current lineup

• Angela Brambati, born October 20, 1947 in Genoa (age 69)
• Angelo Sotgiu, born February 22, 1946 in Trinita d'Agultu e Vignola (Sardinia) (age 70)

Former members

• Marina Occhiena, born March 19, 1950 in Genoa (66 years old)
• Franco Gatti, born October 4, 1942 in Genoa (74 years old)

Story

The group Ricchi e Poveri was born in Genoa in 1967 as a result of the division of two groups: “I Jets” and “I Preistorici”. The group "I Jets" consisted of Angelo Sotju, Franco Gatti and their friends. Angela Brambati was a member of the trio “I Preistorici”. She knew Angelo and Franco, often came to listen to “I Jets” and, when this group broke up, left “I Preistorici” to create a trio. Later, Angela introduced Franco and Angelo to Marina Occhiena, who also did vocals, and thus the trio turned into a polyphonic quartet called Fama Medium, derived from the first letters of their names. The Fama Medium group began their performances on the beaches, performing popular songs of various groups of the time, such as Mamas & Papas, Manattan Trasfert, etc., accompanied by playing guitars. After an audition in Milan, their first producer was Franco Califano, who changed the name of the group to “Ricchi e Poveri”, and also proposed a new image of the members. Marina was turned blonde, Angelo's blonde hair was further bleached, Angela's hair was cut short, while Franco became long-haired. Califano explained the meaning of the new name by saying that all four were rich in their talents, but poor financially.

The band's musical career began in Genoa in 1968, when he took part in the Cantagiro festival with the song "L" Ultimo Amore" (“Last Love”), an Italian cover version of the song “Ever lasting love”.

To the album "E penso a te", released in 1981, also included the song "Come vorrei" ("How I wish"), which rose to number 3 in the Italian charts, and became the theme song for the television show "Portobello".

During this period, the group received numerous prizes and awards: in 1981 “For the best group of the year”, a gold disc for the song “Sarà perché ti amo”, which in 1982 won in the TV show “Premiatissima”, as well as a gold RAI 5 plate, winning two episodes in a row in the program on this channel.

Next year a popular album will be released in Europe "Voulez-vous danser?"("Do you want to dance?"). In the same year, the group became the guest of honor at the Viña del Mar music festival in Chile.

In 1985, “Ricchi e Poveri” wins the Sanremo festival with the song “Se m”innamoro” (“If I fall in love”), receiving 1,506,812 audience votes for it, rising to 6th place in the Italian hit parade and also tours in Australia. To the victory at the festival is added the Medien Prize, awarded for a large number of discs sold in France. The first tour in the Soviet Union, which took place in the summer of 1986, included 44 concerts that attracted 780 thousand spectators. On November 21, 1986, Central Television showed a TV version concert.

In 1987, the group took 7th place at the Sanremo festival with Toto Cutugno’s song “Canzone d’amore” (“Love Song”) and released the last, in terms of the novelty of the songs, album “Pubblicità”. After that, only albums with remakes of old and a small number of new songs (“Baciamoci” (“Let’s kiss”), 1994, author - Umberto Napolitano; “Parla col cuore” (“Speak from the heart”), 1998).

The musicians take 9th place in San Remo with a rather complex and musically pale song "Nascerà Gesu", dedicated to the problems of genetic engineering and received rather ambiguously by both the public and critics. However, a performance at the 1989 festival with a song written by former Eros Ramazzotti producer Piero Cassano "Chi voglio sei tu"(“The one I need is you”) arouses much more interest among listeners, the song will take 8th place. Festival song 1990 "Buo na giornata" becomes the screensaver of one of the Italian television programs.

In 1991, the group members signed a contract with the RAI television channel and became the hosts of the popular television program Domenica in and released the album “Una domenica con te”. In 1992, Ricchi e Poveri performed a song by Toto Cutugno at the Sanremo festival "Così lontani" (“So far away”), and the next year they signed a contract with the Italian TV channel Mediaset. In the same year they recorded a tribute album “Allegro italiano” - their own versions of popular Italian songs: "Caruso"("In Memory of Caruso"), "L"italiano" ("Italian"), "Ti amo" ("I love you") and many others. During these same years, RIcchi e Poveri appeared in a television show on the Rete 4 TV channel, and starred in a parody of the famous television series "La donna del mistero"("Mysterious Woman") entitled "La vera storia della donna del mistero"(“Another Story of the Mysterious Woman”) and were a great success. In subsequent years, they were regular guests on the TV show A casa nostra, hosted by Patricia Rosetti.

In 1998, the trio released the album “Parla col cuore”, which included their best songs, as well as 6 unreleased songs (“Mai dire mai” (“Never say never”), “La stella che vuoi” (“Star, whichever you wish"), etc.), written by themselves in collaboration with the writer Fabrizio Berlincioni.

In 2004, Ricchi e Poveri took part in the reality show Music Farm, won the Loredan Berta challenge and finished third in the final.

In 1994-2008, the group conducted numerous tours in Italy, France, Germany, Belgium, Moldova, Georgia, Lithuania, Australia, Albania, Slovenia, Hungary, Canada and the USA. He also takes part in various television shows. To date, the group's records have sold more than 20 million copies. In 2012, the group released their first album after a 14-year hiatus with several new songs called “Perdutamente Amore”.

In 2008, the disc “Mamma Maria (The Hits Reloaded)” was released, set in modern dance rhythms

In 2013, their performance at the Sanremo festival was canceled, Franco Gatti announced the death of his 23-year-old son Alessio, but still remained on stage.

On May 4, 2016, Franco Gatti announced that he was leaving the group, citing a desire to spend more time with his family. Angela and Angelo reacted calmly and respectfully to his decision, telling fans that they would continue their creative path without Franco.

Currently, the group takes part in various Russian and foreign television shows and continues to tour the world.

Discography

Numbered studio albums

• 1970 - Ricchi e Poveri
• 1971 - Amici Miei
• 1971 - L "Altra Faccia Dei Ricchi e Poveri
• 1974 - Penso Sorrido E Canto
• 1975 - RP2
• 1976 - I Musicanti
• 1976 - Ricchi e Poveri
• 1978 - Questo Amore
• 1980 - La Stagione Dell"Amore
• 1981 - E Penso A Te
• 1982 - Mamma Maria
• 1983 - Voulez-Vous Dancer
• 1985 - Dimmi Quando
• 1987 - Pubblicita
• 1990 - Una Domenica Con Te
• 1992 - Allegro Italiano
• 1998 - Parla Col Cuore
• 2012 - Perdutamente Amore

Collections

• 1982 - Profili Musicali
• 1983 - Made In Italy
• 1983 - Ieri E Oggi
• 1990 - Canzoni D"Amore
• 1990 - Buona Giornata E
• 1993 - Anche Tu
• 1996 - I Nostri Successi
• 1997 - Un Diadema Di Canzoni
• 1997 - Piccolo Amore
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At this time, with quick steps in front of the parting crowd of nobles, in a general's uniform, with a ribbon over his shoulder, with his protruding chin and quick eyes, Count Rostopchin entered.
“The Emperor will be here now,” said Rostopchin, “I just came from there.” I believe that in the position we find ourselves in, there is not much to judge. The Emperor deigned to gather us and the merchants,” said Count Rastopchin. “Millions will flow from there (he pointed to the hall of merchants), and our job is to field a militia and not spare ourselves... This is the least we can do!”
Meetings began between some nobles sitting at the table. The entire meeting was more than quiet. It even seemed sad when, after all the previous noise, old voices were heard one by one, saying one: “I agree,” the other, for variety, “I am of the same opinion,” etc.
The secretary was ordered to write a decree of the Moscow nobility stating that Muscovites, like Smolensk residents, donate ten people per thousand and full uniforms. The gentlemen who were sitting stood up, as if relieved, rattled their chairs and walked around the hall to stretch their legs, taking someone by the arm and talking.
- Sovereign! Sovereign! - suddenly echoed through the halls, and the entire crowd rushed to the exit.
Along a wide passage, between the wall of nobles, the sovereign walked into the hall. All faces expressed respectful and frightened curiosity. Pierre stood quite far away and could not fully hear the sovereign’s speeches. He understood only from what he heard that the sovereign was talking about the danger in which the state was, and about the hopes that he placed in the Moscow nobility. Another voice answered the sovereign, reporting about the decree of the nobility that had just taken place.
- Gentlemen! - said the sovereign’s trembling voice; the crowd rustled and fell silent again, and Pierre clearly heard the sovereign’s so pleasantly human and touched voice, which said: “I have never doubted the zeal of the Russian nobility.” But on this day it exceeded my expectations. I thank you on behalf of the fatherland. Gentlemen, let's act - time is most valuable...
The Emperor fell silent, the crowd began to crowd around him, and enthusiastic exclamations were heard from all sides.
“Yes, the most precious thing is... the royal word,” said the sobbing voice of Ilya Andreich from behind, who heard nothing, but understood everything in his own way.
From the hall of the nobility the sovereign went into the hall of the merchants. He stayed there for about ten minutes. Pierre, among others, saw the sovereign leaving the merchants' hall with tears of tenderness in his eyes. As they later learned, the sovereign had just begun his speech to the merchants when tears flowed from his eyes, and he finished it in a trembling voice. When Pierre saw the sovereign, he went out, accompanied by two merchants. One was familiar to Pierre, a fat tax farmer, the other was a head, with a thin, narrow beard, yellow face. They both cried. The thin man had tears in his eyes, but the fat farmer wept like a child and kept repeating:
- Take life and property, Your Majesty!
Pierre no longer felt anything at that moment except the desire to show that he didn’t care about anything and that he was ready to sacrifice everything. His speech with a constitutional direction appeared to him as a reproach; he was looking for an opportunity to make amends for it. Having learned that Count Mamonov was donating the regiment, Bezukhov immediately announced to Count Rostopchin that he was giving up a thousand people and their contents.
Old man Rostov could not tell his wife what had happened without tears, and he immediately agreed to Petya’s request and went to record it himself.
The next day the sovereign left. All the assembled nobles took off their uniforms, again settled in their houses and clubs and, grunting, gave orders to the managers about the militia, and were surprised at what they had done.

Napoleon started the war with Russia because he could not help but come to Dresden, could not help but be overwhelmed by honors, could not help but put on a Polish uniform, could not succumb to the enterprising impression of a June morning, could not refrain from an outburst of anger in the presence of Kurakin and then Balashev.
Alexander refused all negotiations because he personally felt insulted. Barclay de Tolly tried to manage the army in the best possible way in order to fulfill his duty and earn the glory of a great commander. Rostov galloped to attack the French because he could not resist the desire to gallop across a flat field. And so exactly, due to their personal properties, habits, conditions and goals, all those innumerable persons who took part in this war acted. They were afraid, they were conceited, they rejoiced, they were indignant, they reasoned, believing that they knew what they were doing and that they were doing it for themselves, and all were involuntary instruments of history and carried out work hidden from them, but understandable to us. This is the unchangeable fate of all practical figures, and the higher they stand in the human hierarchy, the more free they are.
Now the figures of 1812 have long since left their places, their personal interests have disappeared without a trace, and only the historical results of that time are before us.
But let’s assume that the people of Europe, under the leadership of Napoleon, had to go deep into Russia and die there, and all the self-contradictory, senseless, cruel activities of the people participating in this war become clear to us.
Providence forced all these people, striving to achieve their personal goals, to contribute to the fulfillment of one huge result, about which not a single person (neither Napoleon, nor Alexander, nor even less any of the participants in the war) had the slightest aspiration.
Now it is clear to us what was the cause of the death of the French army in 1812. No one will argue that the reason for the death of Napoleon’s French troops was, on the one hand, their entry at a late time without preparation for a winter campaign deep into Russia, and on the other hand, the nature that the war took on from the burning of Russian cities and the incitement of hatred towards the enemy in the Russian people. But then not only did no one foresee that (which now seems obvious) that only in this way could the army of eight hundred thousand, the best in the world and led by the best commander, die in a clash with the Russian army, which was twice as weak, inexperienced and led by inexperienced commanders; not only did no one foresee this, but all efforts on the part of the Russians were constantly aimed at preventing the fact that only one could save Russia, and on the part of the French, despite the experience and so-called military genius of Napoleon, all efforts were directed towards this to stretch out to Moscow at the end of summer, that is, to do the very thing that should have destroyed them.
In historical works about 1812, French authors are very fond of talking about how Napoleon felt the danger of stretching his line, how he was looking for a battle, how his marshals advised him to stop in Smolensk, and give other similar arguments proving that it was already understood there was danger of the campaign; and Russian authors are even more fond of talking about how from the beginning of the campaign there was a plan for the Scythian war to lure Napoleon into the depths of Russia, and they attribute this plan to some Pfuel, some to some Frenchman, some to Tolya, some to Emperor Alexander himself, pointing to notes, projects and letters that actually contain hints of this course of action. But all these hints of foreknowledge of what happened, both on the part of the French and on the part of the Russians, are now exhibited only because the event justified them. If the event had not happened, then these hints would have been forgotten, just as thousands and millions of opposing hints and assumptions that were in use then, but turned out to be unfair and therefore forgotten, are now forgotten. There are always so many assumptions about the outcome of every event that takes place that, no matter how it ends, there will always be people who will say: “I said then that it would be like this,” completely forgetting that among the countless assumptions, completely opposite.
Assumptions about Napoleon's awareness of the danger of stretching the line and on the part of the Russians - about luring the enemy into the depths of Russia - obviously belong to this category, and historians can only attribute such considerations to Napoleon and his marshals and such plans to Russian military leaders only with great reserve. All the facts completely contradict such assumptions. Not only throughout the war was there no desire on the part of the Russians to lure the French into the depths of Russia, but everything was done to stop them from their first entry into Russia, and not only was Napoleon not afraid of stretching his line, but he rejoiced at how triumph, every step forward, and very lazily, unlike in his previous campaigns, he looked for battle.
At the very beginning of the campaign, our armies are cut up, and the only goal to which we strive is to unite them, although in order to retreat and lure the enemy into the interior of the country, there does not seem to be any advantage in uniting the armies. The emperor is with the army to inspire it to defend every step of the Russian land, and not to retreat. The huge Dries camp is being built according to Pfuel's plan and it is not intended to retreat further. The Emperor reproaches the commander-in-chief for every step of retreat. Not only the burning of Moscow, but the admission of the enemy to Smolensk cannot even be imagined by the emperor, and when the armies unite, the sovereign is indignant because Smolensk was taken and burned and was not given a general battle before the walls of it.
The sovereign thinks so, but the Russian military leaders and all Russian people are even more indignant at the thought that ours are retreating into the interior of the country.
Napoleon, having cut up the armies, moves inland and misses several occasions of battle. In August he is in Smolensk and thinks only about how he can move on, although, as we now see, this movement forward is obviously detrimental for him.
The facts clearly show that neither Napoleon foresaw the danger in moving towards Moscow, nor Alexander and the Russian military leaders then thought about luring Napoleon, but thought about the opposite. The luring of Napoleon into the interior of the country did not happen according to anyone’s plan (no one believed in the possibility of this), but occurred from the most complex game of intrigues, goals, desires of people - participants in the war, who did not guess what should be, and what was the only salvation of Russia. Everything happens by accident. The armies are cut up at the start of the campaign. We are trying to unite them with the obvious goal of giving battle and holding off the enemy’s advance, but even in this desire to unite, avoiding battles with the strongest enemy and involuntarily retreating at an acute angle, we lead the French to Smolensk. But it’s not enough to say that we are retreating at an acute angle because the French are moving between both armies - this angle is becoming even sharper, and we are moving even further because Barclay de Tolly, an unpopular German, is hated by Bagration (who will become under his command ), and Bagration, commanding the 2nd Army, tries not to join Barclay for as long as possible, so as not to become under his command. Bagration does not join for a long time (although this is the main goal of all commanders) because it seems to him that he is putting his army in danger on this march and that it is most profitable for him to retreat to the left and south, harassing the enemy from the flank and rear and recruiting his army in Ukraine. But it seems that he came up with this because he did not want to obey the hated and junior German Barclay.
The emperor is with the army to inspire it, and his presence and lack of knowledge of what to decide on, and a huge number of advisers and plans destroy the energy of the 1st army’s actions, and the army retreats.
It is planned to stop at the Dris camp; but unexpectedly Paulucci, aiming to become commander-in-chief, influences Alexander with his energy, and Pfuel’s entire plan is abandoned, and the whole matter is entrusted to Barclay. But since Barclay does not inspire confidence, his power is limited.
The armies are fragmented, there is no unity of leadership, Barclay is not popular; but from this confusion, fragmentation and unpopularity of the German commander-in-chief, on the one hand, follows indecision and avoidance of battle (which could not be resisted if the armies were together and Barclay was not the commander), on the other hand, more and more indignation against the Germans and excitement of the patriotic spirit.
Finally, the sovereign leaves the army, and as the only and most convenient pretext for his departure, the idea is chosen that he needs to inspire the people in the capitals to initiate a people's war. And this trip of the sovereign and Moscow triples the strength of the Russian army.
The sovereign leaves the army in order not to hamper the unity of power of the commander-in-chief, and hopes that more decisive measures will be taken; but the position of the army command is even more confused and weakened. Bennigsen, the Grand Duke and a swarm of adjutant generals remain with the army in order to monitor the actions of the commander-in-chief and arouse him to energy, and Barclay, feeling even less free under the eyes of all these sovereign eyes, becomes even more careful for decisive actions and avoids battles.