Via Verdi

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Via Verdi are an Italian Italo disco musical group formed in 1983. Their most commercially successful song "Diamond" was a number one hit on the Italian hit parade in 1986. [1] [2] Other hits included "Sometimes" and "You and Me", which respectively reached numbers sixteen and twenty-five on the Italian charts. [1] [3]

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After disbanding at the end of the 1980s, the surviving members of Via Verdi reformed in the 2000s.

Members

Current lineup

Former members

Discography

Albums

Singles

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References

  1. 1 2 Dario Salvatori (1989). Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN   8876054391.
  2. Daniele, Michele (2006-05-07). "Successi 1986". Hit Parade Italia (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2024-01-18. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  3. Daniele, Michele (2006-05-07). "Successi 1987". Hit Parade Italia (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2024-02-29.