Delirium (band)

Delirium
Delirium at Un disco per l'estate in 1972
Delirium at Un disco per l'estate in 1972
Background information
OriginGenoa, Italy
GenreProgressive rock
Years active1969 (1969)–1970s
2000s–present
Labels
Spinoff ofSagittari
Members
  • Alessandro Corvaglia
  • Ettore Vigo
  • Michele Cusato
  • Fabio Chighini
  • Enrico Tixi
  • Martin Frederick Grice
Past members
  • Ivano Fossati
  • Peppino Di Santo
  • Marcello Reale
  • Mimmo Di Martino
  • Rino Dimopoli
  • Roberto Solinas
  • Alfredo Vandresi
  • Mauro La Luce

Delirium is an Italian progressive rock musical group, best known for their 1972 song "Jesahel".

History

The group formed in 1969, with the name Sagittari and with a beat repertoire. The group changed its name after Ivano Fossati joined and replaced the Sagittari singer Riccardo Anselmi towards the end of 1970.

Since their first single "Canto di Osanna" (1971), presented at the Festival di Musica d'Avanguardia e di Nuove Tendenze, the group gained an immediate success. In 1972 Delirium entered the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Jesahel", reaching sixth place in the competition and peaking number one on the Italian hit parade. After the new single "Haum" that Delirium presented at Un disco per l'estate Fossati left the group to start a solo career. After two more albums the group disbanded in mid-1970s, until a reunion in early 2000s.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Enrico Deregibus. Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. ISBN 8809756258.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.
  3. ↑ Cesare Rizzi, Fulvio Beretta. Enciclopedia del rock italiano. Arcana, 1993. ISBN 8879660225.
  4. ↑ Dario Salvatori. Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN 8876054391.

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