Delirium (band) explained

Delirium
Genre:	Progressive rock
Label:	Fonit Cetra, Zafiro

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

History

The group formed in 1969, with the name Sagittari and with a beat repertoire.^[1] The group changed its name after Ivano Fossati joined and replaced the Sagittari singer Riccardo Anselmi towards the end of 1970.^[2]

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.^[3] 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.^{[4] [5]} It was also issued on the Zafiro label in Spain.^[6] After the new single "Haum" that Delirium presented at Un disco per l'estate Fossati left the group to start a solo career.^{[7] [4]} After two more albums the group disbanded in mid-1970s, until a reunion in early 2000s.^{[8] [4]}

Discography

Albums

• 1971 – (Fonit Cetra LPX 11)
• 1972 – (Fonit Cetra LPX 18)
• 1974 – (Fonit Cetra LPX 29)
• 2009 – Il nome del vento (Black Widow Records, BWR 113, LP/CD)
• 2015 – L'era della menzogna (Black Widow Records, BWRCD 180-2 LP/CD)

Singles

• 1971 – (Fonit Cetra SPF 31284)
• 1972 – (Fonit Cetra SPF 31293)
• 1972 – (Fonit Cetra SPF 31295)
• 1972 – (Fonit Cetra SPF 31297)
• 1972 – (Fonit Cetra SPF 31300)
• 1974 – Leôa de laôa/ Pane vero vino puro (Aguamanda AG 9002)
• 1975 – Jill/ Live Love And Be Free (Aguamanda AG 9007)
• 1975 – Cowboy/ Corri bambino (Fonit Cetra SPB 36)
• 1975 – Signore/ Buana, The Rainbow (Fonit Cetra SPF 31313)

External links

• • Delirium at Discogs

Notes and References

1. Book: Enrico Deregibus. Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. 8809756258.
2. Book: Cesare Rizzi, Fulvio Beretta. Enciclopedia del rock italiano. Arcana, 1993. 8879660225.
3. Book: Enrico Deregibus. Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. 8809756258.
4. Book: Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. 8863462291.
5. Book: Dario Salvatori. Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. 8876054391.
6. Discogs - Delirium (5) – Jesahel
7. Book: Enrico Deregibus. Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. 8809756258.
8. Book: Enrico Deregibus. Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. 8809756258.