Piccola Orchestra Avion Travel (also known as Avion Travel) is an Italian musical group, formed in
Caserta
Caserta ( ; ) is the capital of the province of Caserta in the Campania region of Italy. An important agricultural, commercial, and industrial ''comune'' and city, Caserta is located 36 kilometres north of Naples on the edge of the Campanian p ...
in 1980. The group was named after a travel agency situated in Caserta. They were discovered by
Caterina Caselli
Caterina Caselli (born 10 April 1946) is an Italian singer, bass player, record producer and music executive.
Biography
Caselli was born in Modena but grew up in Sassuolo. She started her music career by playing bass in local clubs.
In 1966 ...
.
In 2000 the band won the
Sanremo Music Festival
The Sanremo Music Festival ( ), officially the Italian Song Festival (), is the most popular Italian song contest and awards ceremony, held annually in the city of Sanremo, Liguria, organized and broadcast by (RAI). It is the longest-running ...
with the song "
Sentimento".
The lead singer, Peppe Servillo, is the younger brother of actor
Toni Servillo.
Current lineup
*Peppe Servillo – vocals
*Fausto Mesolella – guitar
*Mimì Ciaramella – drums
*Ferruccio Spinetti – bass
*Flavio D'Ancona – keyboards
Former Members
*Agostino Di Scipio – guitar
*Alberto D'Anna – drums
*Sergio Buzzone – drums
*Agostino Santoro – drums
*Nicola Di Caprio – drums
*Vittorio Remino – bass
*Mario Tronco – keyboards
*Peppe D'Argenzio – woodwinds
Discography
Albums
* 1987: ''
Sorpassando''
* 1988: ''
Perdo tempo'' (
Bubble Record, BLULP 1827)
* 1989: ''
In una notte di chiaro di luna'' (original soundtrack) (
Bubble Record, BLULP 1831)
* 1990: ''
Bellosguardo
Bellosguardo is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
The name "Bellosguardo" is made up of two italian words: the first is " bello" that means "beautiful, pretty"; the second is " sguardo ...
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* 1993: ''
Opplà''
* 1995: ''
Finalmente fiori''
* 1996: ''
Hotel paura e altre storie''
* 1996: ''
La guerra vista dalla luna''
* 1998: ''
Vivo di canzoni''
* 1999: ''
Cirano
CIRANO (Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des Organisations) is a research center that brings together a number of researches from several universities in Montreal (Canada), with the purpose of creation and transfer of knowledge o ...
''
* 2000: ''
Selezione 1990-2000''
* 2000: ''
Storie d'amore''
* 2003: ''
Poco mossi gli altri bacini''
* 2007: ''
Danson metropoli - Canzoni di Paolo Conte''
* 2009: ''
Nino Rota, l'amico magico''
Awards
* Premio della Critica
Mia Martini
Domenica Rita Adriana Bertè (; 20 September 1947 – 12 May 1995), known professionally as Mia Martini (), was an Italian singer, songwriter and musician.James Christopher MongerMia Martini allmusic.com[Sanremo Music Festival
The Sanremo Music Festival ( ), officially the Italian Song Festival (), is the most popular Italian song contest and awards ceremony, held annually in the city of Sanremo, Liguria, organized and broadcast by (RAI). It is the longest-running ...]
(1998)
* Winners of the 50th Sanremo Music Festival (2000)
References
External links
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{{Authority control
Italian musical groups
Musical groups established in 1980
Sanremo Music Festival winners