Genre Pop | ||
Albums Io Per Lei, The Best Records in the World Record labels Warner Music Italy, Azzurra Music Members Antonio Cripezzi, Livio Macchia, Riki Maiocchi, Mario Lavezzi, Gabriele Lorenzi | ||
I camaleonti mamma mia successi anni 60 best italian pop
I Camaleonti ("The Chameleons") are an Italian pop group from Milan, mostly active between the late 1960s and the early 1970s.
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- I camaleonti mamma mia successi anni 60 best italian pop
- Background
- Personnel
- Past members
- Studio Albums
- Songs
- References
Background
I Camaleonti were formed in 1962 in Milan. They initially adopted a beat repertoire, and had their first success with a cover of the Small Faces' "Sha-La-La-La-Lee". The turning point took place in 1966, when vocalist and guitarist Riki Maiocchi left the group to pursue a solo career and was replaced by Mario Lavezzi. With Lavezzi on board, the group gradually began to switch to a more melodic sound, soon achieving popular success with a modern rendition of a popular 1930s tune penned by Cesare Andrea Bixio, "Portami tante rose". Between 1968 and 1973 Camaleonti had four singles topping the Italian charts, including "Applausi", "Io per lei" and "L'ora dell'amore", and two others peaking on second place. Between 1970 and 1993 they entered the Sanremo Music Festival five times, (the last time along with Dik Dik and Equipe 84's lead singer Maurizio Vandelli), finishing third in 1979 with "Quell'attimo in più". Despite numerous line-up changes, the band is still active to these days.
Personnel
Past members
Studio Albums
Songs
ApplausiIo Per Lei · 1968
Perchè ti amoCamaleonti live · 2010
L'ora dell'aIo Per Lei · 1968