La Crus Explained

La Crus
Genre:Rock
Blues
Origin:Milan, Italy
Current Members:
  • Mauro Ermanno Giovanardi
  • Cesare Malfatti
  • Alessandro Cremonesi

La Crus is an Italian musical group formed in Milan in 1993.

Career

The group formed in Milan as a side project of vocalist Ermanno Giovanardi's rock band .[1] After participations in the collective album Vox Pop 93 and in an Ivano Fossati tribute album, their debut work La Crus was released in 1995 and was awarded the Targa Tenco for best debut album. They won a second Targa Tenco as best performers in 2001 for their cover album Crocevia. The group split in 2008, following the release of their album "Io non credevo che questa sera, and briefly reformed in 2011, to entered the main competition at the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Io confesso".[2] They officially reunited in 2023, making their official comeback releasing a new version of "Io confesso" in a duet with Carmen Consoli.[3] [4] A new album named Proteggimi da ciò che voglio has been released on March 22, 2024.

Discography

Studio albums
Live albums
Compilation albums

Notes and References

  1. Enrico Deregibus. "La Crus". Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. p. 253-4. .
  2. News: Redazione Spettacolo . Sanremo 2011: i La Crus canteranno Io confesso . 18 January 2024 . . 31 January 2011 . it.
  3. News: La Crus celebrano la reunion e tornano con Carmen Consoli . 18 January 2024 . TgCom24. 27 October 2023 . IT.
  4. News: La Crus, la nuova versione di Io Confesso con Carmen Consoli anticipa l'album della reunion - RUMORE . 18 January 2024 . Rumore . 28 October 2023 . it-IT.