Michael e johnson righeira biography
Johnson Righeira
Italian singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and actor (born )
Stefano Righi (born 9 September ), known professionally as Johnson Righeira, is an Italian singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and actor.
He is best known as the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the Italo disco duo Righeira. After the duo disbanded for the second time in , he pursued a solo career and founded the record label Kottolengo Recordings.[2]
In , Righi debuted as a solo artist with the single "Bianca Surf". In , he formed the music duo Righeira with Stefano Rota.
Early life
Johnson Righeira was born Stefano Righi on 9 September in the Borgo Vittoria district of Turin, to Freddie and Maria Teresa Righi.
Michael e johnson righeira biography wife: Neither Righi nor Rota had any classical education when they decided to start their careers. As their popularity spread, the duo was at first prevented from capitalizing on their successes as they were recalled into fulfilling their military service. Their knowledge and interests in graphic design and the film industry helped them become aware of what a modern Italian musician would look like. Vamos a la playa rimase popolare anche nei decenni successivi e nel tempo ne sono state incise diverse cover.
Righi has a younger sister named Laura.[3]
In , when Righi was 8, his family moved to the Barriera di Milano district.
Righi attended Albert Einstein Scientific High School in Turin.
He was influenced by Italian folk music, and Gipo Farassino was one of his schoolboy idols; "Vamos a la playa" and "L'estate sta finendo" were written with inspiration from Farassino.
Career
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At the age of twenty in , Righi released his debut single, "Bianca Surf / Photoni".[6] The single was re-recorded and released in under the CGD record label.
Righi had signed a contract with CGD even before Righeira was officially founded in , but he had met his friend and future duo member Stefano Rota during his time attending Albert Einstein Scientific High School in Turin. By New Year's Eve of , Righi and a couple of friends of his had visited a friend's music studio in Florence when Righi came up with an idea of a song called "Vamos a la playa".
The song was inspired by the s and was meant to be a beach song which was post-atomic and had an electric sound to it. "Vamos a la playa" was later released in as a single and on the album Righeira when Righi was a part of Righeira and became a smash hit which managed to sell millions of copies worldwide.
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Main article: Righeira
In , Righi formed the duo Righeira with his former schoolmate, Stefano Rota.
They became known as Michael and Johnson Righeira, after deciding to become "musical brothers".[8]
In the same year, they released their first album, Righeira, produced by La Bionda. "Vamos a la playa" was extracted from the list but became a hit during the summer of that year.[9] After the release of the single, Michael Righeira was called to military service.
Later, the single "No Tengo Dinero" was released.
In , the album Bambini Forever was released. The following year, Righeira participated in the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Innamoratissimo".
Michael e johnson righeira biography wikipedia EP Indice sposta nella barra laterale nascondi. Archived from the original on 6 October Voce Discussione.In , the duo took part in the Zecchino d'Oro song competition with the song "Annibale" and in , they released their latest single "Compañero". Unnoticed in , the album Uno, Zero, Centomila was released. In the duo got together and in released a new version of "Vamos a la playa".
Righi's debut solo album, Ex punk, ora venduto, was released in , via the Astroman record label.[10]
Mondovisione was the duo's last recorded album, which obtained moderate success when it was released in May
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In , he released the dance single "Formentera" with La Bionda.
Michael e johnson photography Italo disco synth-pop new wave electronic Italo house. Indice sposta nella barra laterale nascondi. After performing together for over 25 years, the duo broke up for the second time in The duo's debut album, Righeira , released in , featured a futuristic and modern sound with lyrics about nuclear annihilation.In , Righi founded his own record label, Kottolengo Recordings. The record label is based in Canavese, Italy.[11][12]
On 23 July , Righi released an electro-krautrock version of "Vamos a la playa", remixed by musician and record producer Gaudi, marking the 40th anniversary since the release of the single.[13][14]
Personal life
Drugs
On 19 November , Righi was arrested in Padua along with 37 others, for drug dealing.[15] He ended up in prison together with his then-girlfriend Silvia Lunardi.
He remained in prison for five months until the trial cleared him completely of the drug charges. In , the Italian newspaper la Repubblica reported that Righi and Lunardi were sentenced to one year and four months of imprisonment as well as a 2 million lira fine. Righi later described the situation in an interview, "The world collapsed on me, I felt like I was in a dead-end street my cellmates helped me a lot."[16]
Politics and activism
Stefano Righi is politically aligned to the left.
His friend, Marco Rizzo, is the leader of the Communist Party, to which he acted as a campaigner during the Turin municipal election.[17]
Righi is a keen football fan and has publicly professed support for Juventus FC and has also shown favour for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.[18] In , he became a fan of the Belgian football club, saying in an interview: "I was in Brussels for a few days and I wanted to watch football.
My friends then told me about Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.
Michael e johnson righeira biography death L'enciclopedia di Sanremo: 55 anni di storia del festival dalla A alla Z. Since their second separation in , the relationship between Righi and Rota has deteriorated. Indice sposta nella barra laterale nascondi. External links [ edit ].I fell in love straight away. The atmosphere was so old school it was just wonderful—just like when I went to the stadium with my father for the first time as a child."[19]
Discography
See also: Righeira discography
Studio albums
- Ex punk, ora venduto ()
- Italiani () (with Gianluigi Carlone & Giorgio Li Calzi)
Righeira
- Righeira ()
- Bambini Forever ()
- Uno, Zero, Centomila ()
- Mondovisione ()
Filmography
Film
Television
References
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