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Origin | Catania, Italy |
Genres | pop-rock |
Years active | 2000–present |
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Sugarfree is an Italian pop-rock band formed in 2000, best known for the song "Cleptomania".
The group formed in Catania in 2000 as a cover band. After enjoying some local success, they started producing new songs, having a large success in 2005 with the single "Cleptomania", which peaked on the first place at the Italian hit parade, was certified platinum [1] [2] and sold over 40,000 copies. [3]
In 2006 the group entered the main competition at the 56th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, reaching the semifinals with the song "Solo lei mi dà". [1] In 2008 the lead vocalist Matteo Amantia left the band to pursue a solo career; he rejoined the band in December 2014. [4]
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