Timoria were an Italian rock group, active between 1985 and 2003.
The group formed in Brescia in 1985 with the name Precious Time.[1] [2] [3] In 1986 they adopted the name Timoria (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: τιμωρία|timōría|vengeance) and took part at Discomusic, a festival organized by the newspaper Giornale di Brescia, winning the competition.[1] After winning another festival, "Rock Targato Italia", they were put under contract by PolyGram and released their first single, "Signornò".[1] [2]
Produced by former Litfiba member Gianni Moroccolo, in 1990 the band released their first album, Colori che esplodono, which was both a critical and commercial success.[1] In 1991 they entered the Newcomers competition at the 41st edition of the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "L'uomo che ride", winning the Critics' Award.[1] [2] [3]
In 1997, after the release of the album Eta Beta, following irreconcilable conflicts with the songwriter of the group Omar Pedrini, the lead singer Francesco Renga left the band and started a successful solo career, being replaced as lead singer by the same Pedrini and by newcomer Sasha Torrisi.[2] [3]
In 2002 the band came back to the Sanremo Music Festival, entering the main competition with the song "CasaMia".[2] [3] In 2003, following the release of the live album Timoria live: generazione senza vento, they announced a five-years hiatus which eventually resulted in the dissolution of the band, with Pedrini pursuing a solo career and Diego Galeri and Enrico Ghedi founding a new band, Miura.[2] [3] In 2017 Marimbo published its first American book of Enrico Ghedi: his poems are translated in English by the poet Jack Hirschman.[4]
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