Genres Pop Website www.lunapop.com | Years active 1999–2001 Genre Pop music Albums ...squérez? | |
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Members Cesare Cremonini, Nicola Balestri, Alessandro De Simone, Michele Giuliani, Gabriele Galassi, Andrea Capoto Record labels Warner Music Group, Warner Music Italy, Universal Music (Italia) Similar Laura Pinski, Lenny Kuhr, Loick Essien, Lisa Middelhauve, Le Vibrazioni | ||
Lùnapop was an Italian pop rock music group, active between 1999 and 2001.
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Lùnapop released its lone full length Italian-language album, ...Squérez?, in 1999. The album quickly became a commercial success: its lead single, "50 special," hit number one on the Italian charts in 1999, and ...Squérez? was the third-best selling album in Italy in 2000. The band won awards as Italy's best band, best album, and best newcomer in 2000.
Lùnapop was also nominated for a 2000 MTV Europe Music Award, and won the 2000 Festivalbar award for their single "Qualcosa di grande."
Lùnapop split up in 2001.
Members
After split-up
After split-up, lead singer Cesare Cremonini pursued a successful solo career as a singer and songwriter. His Lùnapop bandmate, Nicola 'Ballo' Balestri, joined him in his new band, along with other musicians. Since going solo, he has released four solo albums: Bagus, Maggese, 1+8+24, and Il primo bacio sulla Luna. Solo hits include "Vieni a vedere perché", "Latin Lover", "Gongi-Boy", "Marmellata #25", "Dicono di me" and "Figlio di un re".
In 2008, three members of the group, Alessandro De Simone, Gabriele Galassi and Andrea Capoti formed the band Liberpool.
Albums
Singles
Songs
50 Specialsquérez? · 1999
Qualcosa di grandesquérez? · 1999
Vorreisquérez? · 1999