Via Verdi Explained

Via Verdi are an Italian Italo disco musical group formed in 1983. Their most commercially successful song "Diamond" was a number one hit on the Italian hit parade in 1986.^{[1] [2]} Other hits included "Sometimes" and "You and Me", which respectively reached numbers sixteen and twenty-five on the Italian charts.^{[1] [3]}

After disbanding at the end of the 1980s, the surviving members of Via Verdi reformed in the 2000s.

Members

Current lineup

• Marco Grati – guitars
• Glauco Medori – keyboards
• Remo Zito – vocals
• Simone Medori – drums, percussion

Former members

• Patrizio Giuliante – author and arrangements
• Maurizio Varano – drums
• Massimo Marchione – drums
• Mauro Pedini – drums
• Marco Fabbri – drums
• Mauro Saracini – drums
• Primiano Pavani – drums
• Armando Grati – bass
• Aurelio Scalabroni – vocals
• Luca Mancinelli – vocals

Discography

Albums

• Trailer (1987)
• The Time Machine (2020)

Singles

• "Diamond" (1985) – Italy No. 1
• "Sometimes" (1986) – Italy No. 16
• "You and Me" (1987) – Italy No. 25
• "Love Is a Dream" (1989)
• "Diamond (Thirty-Fifth Dawn) (2020)
• "Shades of Red" (2022)

Notes and References

1. Book: Dario Salvatori. Storia dell'Hit Parade. 1989. Gramese, 1989. 8876054391.
2. Web site: Daniele . Michele . 2006-05-07 . Successi 1986 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118074952/https://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_anno/hpy1986.htm . 2024-01-18 . 2024-02-29 . Hit Parade Italia . it.
3. Web site: Daniele . Michele . 2006-05-07 . Successi 1987 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180323174050/https://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_anno/hpy1987.htm . 2018-03-23 . 2024-02-29 . Hit Parade Italia . it.