Piero Pelù
| Piero Pelù | |
|---|---|
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| Background information | |
| Born | February 10, 1962 |
| Origin | Florence, Italy |
| Genres | Pop rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1980–Present |
| Labels | Sony BMG |
| Associated acts | Litfiba |
| Website | www.pieropelu.com |
Piero Pelù (born 10 February 1962) is an Italian singer and songwriter, best known for his work with the Italian band Litfiba. He was born in Florence.
In July 1999, Pelù quit Litfiba. In 2000, he released his first solo album Né buoni né cattivi. In 2002, his duet with an Indonesian popstar, Anggun, entitled "L'amore immaginato" reached No.1 in the National Italian Airplay Charts for over two months. In 2009, Back in Litfiba with historical founder Ghigo Renzulli. In 2013, he appeared as one of the four judges on The Voice of Italy.
In December 2016, during Italy's constitutional referendum, Pelù doubted the lawfulness of the pencils, since they could be easily deleted on a piece of normal paper, while they could not be deleted from the paper used to vote.
Discography
Litfiba
- Guerra (album) (1982)
- Luna/La preda (1983)
- Eneide di Krypton (1983)
- Yassassin (EP) (1984)
- Desaparecido (1985)
- Transea (1986)
- 17 RE (1986)
- Live 12-5-87 (Aprite i vostri occhi) (1987, live)
- Litfiba 3 (1988)
- Pirata (1989)
- El Diablo (1990)
- Sogno ribelle (1992)
- Terremoto (1993)
- Colpo di coda (1994)
- Spirito (1994)
- Lacio drom (1995)
- Mondi Sommersi (1997)
- Croce e delizia (1998)
- Infinito (1999)
- Litfiba Live '99 (2005)
- Stato libero di Litfiba (2010 live album +2 songs unpublished)
- Grande Nazione (2012)
- Trilogia 1983-1989 live 2013 (2013)
Solo
- Né buoni né cattivi (2000)
- U.D.S. - L'uomo della strada (2002)
- Soggetti smarriti (2004)
- Presente (2005)
- In faccia (2006)
- Storytellers (2007)
- Fenomeni (2008)
- Identikit (2013)
Bibliography
- Perfetto difettoso (Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 2000) ISBN 88-04-48691-0
- Identikit di un ribelle, (Rizzoli Editore, 2014)