Lo Stato Sociale
Concert in Varese in 2014
Background information
OriginBologna, Italy
Genres
Years active2009 (2009)–present
LabelsGarrincha Dischi
Members
  • Alberto Cazzola
  • Francesco Draicchio
  • Lodovico Guenzi
  • Alberto Guidetti
  • Enrico Roberto

Lo Stato Sociale (Italian for "The Welfare State") are an Italian band, formed in 2009 and consisting of Alberto Cazzola, Lodo Guenzi, Enrico Roberto, Francesco Draicchio and Alberto Guidetti.[1]

They made their debut in 2010 with the extended play, Welfare Pop, then releasing Amore ai tempi dell'Ikea in 2011.[2][3] Their debut full-length studio album, Turisti della democrazia, was released by independent record label Garrincha Dischi in 2012.[4] Its follow-up, L'Italia peggiore, became their first charting album, peaking at number 11 on the Italian FIMI Albums Chart in 2014. In 2015, they performed for the first time at the Concerto del Primo Maggio, a televised concert promoted by Italian trade unions to celebrate the International Workers' Day.[5] They performed at the show again in 2017 and 2018.[6][7]

Their 2017 album, Amore, lavoro e altri miti da sfatare, reached number 6 in Italy.[8][9] They reached mainstream success in 2018, after placing second in the 68th Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Una vita in vacanza".[10] The performance featured 83-year-old Dancer Paddy Jones, appearing on stage with her partner Nico.[11] The song topped the Italian Singles Chart and was featured on the band's first compilation album, Primati.[12][13]

Discography

Studio albums

Collections

Extended plays

References

  1. ^ Alessandro Alicandri (22 February 2018). "Lo Stato Sociale: tutti i segreti del gruppo rivelazione di Sanremo". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  2. ^ Alberto Asquini (29 March 2010). "Lo Stato Sociale – Welfare Pop" (in Italian). Ondarock.it. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  3. ^ Giuliano Delli Paoli (13 April 2011). "Lo Stato Sociale – Amore ai tempi dell'Ikea" (in Italian). Ondarock.it. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  4. ^ Daniela Calvi (23 March 2012). "Lo Stato Sociale – Turisti della democrazia" (in Italian). Rockol.it.
  5. ^ Carlo Moretti (1 May 2015). "Lo Stato Sociale al concertone del Primo Maggio: Ci hanno censurato". la Repubblica. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Concerto del Primo Maggio 2017 a Roma, parla Lo Stato Sociale" (in Italian). Rockol.it. 1 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Concerto Primo Maggio, Lo Stato Sociale apre con "Mi sono rotto il cazzo" e cita Casellati, Della Cananea e Montezemolo". Il Fatto Quotidiano. 1 May 2018.
  8. ^ Matteo Pucciarelli, Giacomo Russo Spena (31 May 2014). "L'Italia peggiore, Lo Stato Sociale incalza: Questo è un grande paese, dov'è la sinistra?". la Repubblica (in Italian).
  9. ^ "Italian Charts - Lo Stato Sociale - Albums". Hung Medien. Italiancharts.com. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Sanremo 2018: la classifica completa". Il Post (in Italian). 11 February 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Sanremo 2018, chi è Paddy Jones, la ballerina 83enne dello Stato Sociale". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 7 February 2018.
  12. ^ "Italian Charts – Lo Stato Sociale – Songs". Hung Medien. Italiancharts.com. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  13. ^ Simone Zani (22 January 2018). "Lo Stato Sociale: Ecco le canzoni di Primati raccontate dalla band". AllMusicItalia.it. Retrieved 23 October 2018.

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