two Italian icons in one concert
Two greats of the Italian pop music world are coming to Edmonton for a very special concert. Between them, Riccardo Fogli and Iva Zanicchi have over 100 years experience in the business, and neither are showing signs of slowing down anytime soon!
After playing with the legendary band Pooh in the late 60s and early 70s, Fogli struck out on his own, and hit his peak in the 1980s, with his brand of sensuous balladry proving a hit not only in his native Italy, but also USSR and Japan. In 1983 he was given the honor of representing his country in the Eurovision Song Contest, and his entry, Per Lucia, remains one of his fans' favorites. Iva Zanicchi's has also performed at Eurovision (in 1969) but has many other strongs to her bow besides her musical career. She was a host of the Italian version of The Price is Right and in the 00s was a member of the European Parliament.