Finley (band)
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Finley are an Italian pop punk band, formed in Milan in 2000. The band is made up of four guys from Legnano
, a town near Milan
. The band got its name from NBA star Michael Finley
. The four members of the band chose the name because they thought it had a cool sound, even if though they weren't into basketball
that much.
They used to call themselves a "HardPop" band, some others said their genre is Pop punk
or Soft Punk, but actually their genre is a mixture between Pop
and Rock
. Their way of making music changed during their career, throughout which they have sung in both Italian and English.
In 2006, the group won in the category Best Italian Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2006
in Copenhagen
. On 14 April 2007 they won in the category Italians Do It Better, Best Lacrima Awards and Best Number One Of The Year at the MTV TRL Awards (Italy)
2007.
Finley released their single "Fumo e cenere" on Total Request Live
on 24 November 2006; in the same year, they released a DVD+CD combo of all their works.
The band is particularly active on the road. They were on tour non-stop in 2006, putting on over the year over sixty concerts all around Italy
.
In 2008, they once again won in the category Best Italian Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008
.
Former members
In May, they worked with [Mondo Marcio] for Dentro alla scatola. In June they were on stage for Jamming Festival 2006 and opened the concert on the first day (Guest Star: Depeche Mode
). "Diventerai una star" is their second single. Finley participated at various summer shows of Festivalbar
earning an invitation to participate also to the finals which were held in Verona
. In September, they released "Sole di settembre" as a CD Single with video.
Their concert at Jesolo
for Coca Cola Live was aired on MTV
during prime time. They won the award for best Italian Music Video in the newcomers category in 2006 and in November they won the Best Italian Act Award at the MTV Europe Music Awards
held in Copenhagen
. For the opening of the Italian version of Nickelodeon
's Kids Choice Awards, Finley wrote and performed the theme song. Part of their CLUB TOUR 2006/2007, was organised by Barley Arts. Initially 15 concerts were planned, this number was then doubled. This also doubled the publicity received by the band. Through its sales it became a Gold Disc and then a Platinum Disc. In January they concluded the tour "Tutto è possibile 2006/2007", after some months out of the limelight, on 14 April, they attended the TRL Awards (Italy)
2007 and performed their new single Niente da perdere.
In 2008, they joined the Sanremo Music Festival and managed to get the fifth position. After the Festival, a new album of theirs, Adrenalina 2
, came out, and it became a Platinum Disc only after a few weeks.
During the Adrenalina 2 tour, held in the 2008, they played new versions of their songs, such as "Per Sempre" (For Ever), which was played unplugged.
They also performed a cover, "Iris" by Goo Goo Dolls
and a dance version of "Questo Sono Io" (Italian version of "All I've got"). During November 2009 a new mini-album entitled "Band at Work" was released and in March 2010 they released their fourth album, Fuori!.
Singles
Legnano
Legnano is an Italian town and comune with 59.147 inhabitants in the province of Milan, about from Milan.It's crossed by the river Olona, and it's the 13th town for inhabitants in Lombardy....
, a town near Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
. The band got its name from NBA star Michael Finley
Michael Finley
Michael Howard Finley is a retired American professional basketball player. He last played for the Boston Celtics of the NBA.-High school career:...
. The four members of the band chose the name because they thought it had a cool sound, even if though they weren't into basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
that much.
They used to call themselves a "HardPop" band, some others said their genre is Pop punk
Pop punk
Pop punk is a fusion music genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music, to varying degrees. Allmusic describes the genre as a strand of alternative rock, which typically merges pop melodies with speedy punk tempos, chord changes and loud guitars...
or Soft Punk, but actually their genre is a mixture between Pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
and Rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
. Their way of making music changed during their career, throughout which they have sung in both Italian and English.
In 2006, the group won in the category Best Italian Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2006
MTV Europe Music Awards 2006
The MTV Europe Music Awards hit Copenhagen at the Bella Center/Rådhuspladsen in 2006. The venue was made to feel like a VIP club with exclusive, intimate performances...
in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
. On 14 April 2007 they won in the category Italians Do It Better, Best Lacrima Awards and Best Number One Of The Year at the MTV TRL Awards (Italy)
TRL Awards (Italy)
The Italian TRL Awards were established in 2006 by MTV Italy to celebrate the most popular artists and music videos in Italy.-Italian TRL Awards Host Cities:* 2006 - Milan...
2007.
Finley released their single "Fumo e cenere" on Total Request Live
Total Request Live
Total Request Live is a television series on MTV that featured popular music videos. TRL was MTV's prime outlet for music videos as the network continues to concentrate on reality-based programming. In addition to music videos, TRL featured daily guests...
on 24 November 2006; in the same year, they released a DVD+CD combo of all their works.
The band is particularly active on the road. They were on tour non-stop in 2006, putting on over the year over sixty concerts all around Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
In 2008, they once again won in the category Best Italian Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008
MTV Europe Music Awards 2008
The MTV Europe Music Awards 2008 took place on November 6, 2008 in Liverpool, United Kingdom at the Echo Arena. Nominations were officially announced on September 29, 2008. The hosts of the awards were Katy Perry with Jared Leto, Shannon Leto and Tomo Miličević of 30 Seconds to Mars hosting the...
.
Band members
Current members- Marco Pedretti, known as Pedro - Lead vocals.
- Carmine Ruggiero, known as Ka - Guitars & Vocals.
- Daniele Pesoglio - Bass & Vocals.
- Danilo Calvio, known as Dani - Drums & Vocals.
Former members
- Stefano Mantegazza, known as Ste - Bass & Vocals. (2003–2010)
Career
The band started with Danilo Calvio, Dani, who used to play pop with Ka (Carmine Ruggiero) in a basement in [Legnano], while Ste (Stefano Mantegazza) and Pedro (Marco Pedretti), who had known each other since childhood, used to play [Grunge] music. In 2000 Dani, Ka and Pedro met each other at university where they had classes together, while Ste is a childhood friend of Pedro who eventually met the others. In 2002 the four formed Finley and started performing in competitions, parties and auditions. In 2004 they recorded a demo of "Make Up Your Own Mind" and a low budget video and in 2005 they came into contact with Claudio Cecchetto. He helped them debut by signing their single with Capitol/EMI, "Tutto è possibile," the Italian version of "Make Up Your Own Mind." Their album of the same name was released on 31 March 2006. All the songs on the album were composed by Finley and the musical production was contracted to Daniele Persoglio.In May, they worked with [Mondo Marcio] for Dentro alla scatola. In June they were on stage for Jamming Festival 2006 and opened the concert on the first day (Guest Star: Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
). "Diventerai una star" is their second single. Finley participated at various summer shows of Festivalbar
Festivalbar
The Festivalbar was an Italian singing competition that took place in the most important Italian squares during summer, such as the Piazza del Duomo, Milan; the first time it was held was in 1964...
earning an invitation to participate also to the finals which were held in Verona
Verona
Verona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...
. In September, they released "Sole di settembre" as a CD Single with video.
Their concert at Jesolo
Jesolo
thumb|250px|Location of Jesolo in the province of Venice.Jesolo is a town and comune in the province of Venice, Italy.-Geography:...
for Coca Cola Live was aired on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
during prime time. They won the award for best Italian Music Video in the newcomers category in 2006 and in November they won the Best Italian Act Award at the MTV Europe Music Awards
MTV Europe Music Awards
The MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Networks Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe. Originally beginning as an alternative to the American MTV Video Music Awards, the MTV Europe Music Awards is today a popular celebration of what MTV viewers consider...
held in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
. For the opening of the Italian version of Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
's Kids Choice Awards, Finley wrote and performed the theme song. Part of their CLUB TOUR 2006/2007, was organised by Barley Arts. Initially 15 concerts were planned, this number was then doubled. This also doubled the publicity received by the band. Through its sales it became a Gold Disc and then a Platinum Disc. In January they concluded the tour "Tutto è possibile 2006/2007", after some months out of the limelight, on 14 April, they attended the TRL Awards (Italy)
TRL Awards (Italy)
The Italian TRL Awards were established in 2006 by MTV Italy to celebrate the most popular artists and music videos in Italy.-Italian TRL Awards Host Cities:* 2006 - Milan...
2007 and performed their new single Niente da perdere.
In 2008, they joined the Sanremo Music Festival and managed to get the fifth position. After the Festival, a new album of theirs, Adrenalina 2
Adrenalina 2
Adrenalina 2 is the special edition of the second album Adrenalina by the Italian pop rock group Finley. It includes some new English versions of the previous songs . The cover is different as well...
, came out, and it became a Platinum Disc only after a few weeks.
During the Adrenalina 2 tour, held in the 2008, they played new versions of their songs, such as "Per Sempre" (For Ever), which was played unplugged.
They also performed a cover, "Iris" by Goo Goo Dolls
Goo Goo Dolls
The Goo Goo Dolls are a Grammy-nominated American rock band formed in 1986 in Buffalo, New York, by vocalist and guitarist John Rzeznik and vocalist and bass guitarist Robby Takac. Since the end of 1994, Mike Malinin has been the band's drummer, a position previously held by George Tutuska...
and a dance version of "Questo Sono Io" (Italian version of "All I've got"). During November 2009 a new mini-album entitled "Band at Work" was released and in March 2010 they released their fourth album, Fuori!.
Discography
Studio Albums- 2004 Make up your own mind (demo)
- 2006 Tutto è possibileTutto è possibile- Personnel :* Marco Pedretti - lead vocals* Carmine Ruggiero - guitars, vocals* Stefano Mantegazza - bass, vocals* Danilo Calvio - drums, vocals...
- 2007 AdrenalinaAdrenalina- Personnel :* Marco Pedretti – lead vocals* Carmine Ruggiero – guitars, vocals* Stefano Mantegazza – bass, vocals* Danilo Calvio – drums, vocals...
- 2008 Adrenalina 2Adrenalina 2Adrenalina 2 is the special edition of the second album Adrenalina by the Italian pop rock group Finley. It includes some new English versions of the previous songs . The cover is different as well...
- 2009 Band At Work (EP)
- 2010 Fuori!
Singles
- Tutto è possibileTutto è possibile (song)"Tutto è Possibile" is the first single from Finley's 2006 album Tutto è possibile and it was released on November 2005. The song is written by the all band, it was produced by Claudio Cecchetto and is the italian version of the song Make Up Your Own Mind. The single have reached the seventh...
(2005) - Diventerai Una StarDiventerai Una Star"Diventerai Una Star" is the second single from Finley's Album Tutto è Possibile and it was released on May 2006. The song is written by the all band and it was produced by Claudio Cecchetto. It became a Summer Hit, and it was used also by a television spot...
(2006) - Dentro alla scatola (with Mondo Marcio) (2006)
- Sole di settembre (2006)
- Fumo e cenere (2006)
- AdrenalinaAdrenalina (song)Adrenalina is the first single from Finley's album Adrenalina. The song have reached the second position on 7 June 2007.-Track listing:# Adrenalina# Medley # Niente da perdere -Chart position:...
(2007) - Domani (2007)
- Niente da perdere (2007)
- Questo sono io (2007)
- Ricordi (2008)
- Your Hero (with Belinda) (2008)
- La Mia Notte (2009)
- Gruppo Randa (2009)
- Fuori! (2010)
- Il tempo di un minuto (2010)
- Un'altra come teUn'altra Come Te"Un'altra Come Te" is the first single off Bloom 06's second album Crash Test 02. The single was released on May 2, 2008.The single only contains the original version of "Un'altra Come Te" on Crash Test 02, which has been released on May 23, 2008...
(2010) - Per la vita che verrà (2010)
- Il mondo che non c'è (2010)
Awards
- 2006:
- MTV Europe Music AwardsMTV Europe Music AwardsThe MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Networks Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe. Originally beginning as an alternative to the American MTV Video Music Awards, the MTV Europe Music Awards is today a popular celebration of what MTV viewers consider...
Copenaghen - Winner: "Best Italian Act" - Best Italian Videoclip (New Act) - Winner with Tutto è possibileTutto è possibile- Personnel :* Marco Pedretti - lead vocals* Carmine Ruggiero - guitars, vocals* Stefano Mantegazza - bass, vocals* Danilo Calvio - drums, vocals...
- MTV Europe Music Awards
- 2007:
- Italian TRL Awards 2007TRL Awards (Italy)The Italian TRL Awards were established in 2006 by MTV Italy to celebrate the most popular artists and music videos in Italy.-Italian TRL Awards Host Cities:* 2006 - Milan...
- Winner: "Italian Do It Better" - Italian TRL Awards 2007TRL Awards (Italy)The Italian TRL Awards were established in 2006 by MTV Italy to celebrate the most popular artists and music videos in Italy.-Italian TRL Awards Host Cities:* 2006 - Milan...
- Winner: "Best Lacrima Awards" - Italian TRL Awards 2007TRL Awards (Italy)The Italian TRL Awards were established in 2006 by MTV Italy to celebrate the most popular artists and music videos in Italy.-Italian TRL Awards Host Cities:* 2006 - Milan...
- Winner: "Best Number One Of The Year" - Kids' Choice Awards Italy - Winner: "Best Italian Band"
- Kids' Choice Awards Italy - Winner: "Tormentone Dell'Anno" with AdrenalinaAdrenalina- Personnel :* Marco Pedretti – lead vocals* Carmine Ruggiero – guitars, vocals* Stefano Mantegazza – bass, vocals* Danilo Calvio – drums, vocals...
- Italian TRL Awards 2007
- 2008:
- Venice Music Awards - Winner: "Best Band"
- Italian TRL Awards 2008TRL Awards (Italy)The Italian TRL Awards were established in 2006 by MTV Italy to celebrate the most popular artists and music videos in Italy.-Italian TRL Awards Host Cities:* 2006 - Milan...
- Winner: "Best Riempipiazza" - MTV Europe Music AwardsMTV Europe Music AwardsThe MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Networks Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe. Originally beginning as an alternative to the American MTV Video Music Awards, the MTV Europe Music Awards is today a popular celebration of what MTV viewers consider...
Liverpool - Winner: "Best Italian Act" (Second place - "Favourite Europe's Act") - Kids' Choice Awards Italy - Winner: "Best Band"