Pooh, one of Italy's oldest and most popular pop groups, are set to reunite for the Sanremo Song Festival next month, organizers said Monday.
The three surviving members of the band, who lost a member in November 2020, will be reunited with long-time solo artist and former lead vocalist Riccardo Fogli on the first night of the annual pop extravaganza on February 7, said organizer and presenter Amadeus.
Fogli, along with Roby Facchinetti, Dodi Battaglia and Red Canzian, will perform a medley of hits in memory of Stefano D'Orizio, he said.
Facchinetti said:
"It was a big yes to Amadeus's invite.”
"That stage is really magical, in 1990 we won with 'Uomini Soli', then we went back as guests, then we presented our reunion for the first time there in 2016.”
Pooh, all of whose members are now in their seventies, formed in 1966 in Bologna.
Over the course of their career, Pooh have sold over 100 million records. Some of the band's most popular songs include ‘Parsifal’, ‘Dove comincia il sole’ and ‘Pensiero’.
