Lùnapop


Lùnapop was an Italian pop rock music group active between 1999 and 2001.
Lùnapop released its lone full length Italian-language album, ...Squérez?, in 1999. The album quickly became a commercial success, with the single "50 special", hitting the number one spot in the Italian charts in 1999, and ...Squérez? being 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 with their single "Qualcosa di grande".

Break up

Lùnapop split up in 2001. Lead singer Cesare Cremonini pursued a successful solo career. His Lùnapop bandmate, Nicola 'Ballo' Balestri, joined him in his new band, along with other musicians. Since going solo, Cremonini 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".
Alessandro De Simone, Gabriele Galassi and Andrea Capoti formed the band Liberpool in 2008. Their first single "Sotto i portici" was released in 2009 and was followed by an album called LP.
Michele Giuliani retired from the music industry.

Members

Albums