Elio e le Storie Tese
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: Italy
- Born: Milan, Italy
- Active: 1980 - present
Biography
Italian comedy rock band from Milan, formed in 1980 around singer Stefano Belisari, known as Elio. Elio e le Storie Tese combine progressive rock musicianship, pop melody and surreal satirical lyrics, first reaching a national audience with 'Elio Samaga Hukapan Kariyana Turu' (1989). They placed second at Sanremo in 1996 with 'La Terra dei Cachi' and again in 2013, won Best Italian Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards in 1999, and released albums including 'Eat the Phikis' (1996) and 'Figgatta de Blanc' (2016) before splitting in 2018 and reuniting in 2023.
Genres
Elio e le Storie Tese Discography
- Elio Samaga Hukapan Kariyana Turu (1989) - Album - rated 3.34/5
- Italyan, Rum Casusu 脟ikti (1992) - Album - rated 3.38/5
- Eat the Phikis (1996) - Album - rated 3.37/5
- Peerla (1998) - Album
- Craccracriccrecr (1999) - Album - rated 2.97/5
- Made in Japan - Live at Parco Capello (2001) - Album - rated 3.62/5
- Studentessi (2008) - Album - rated 3.15/5
Members
- Stefano Belisari - lead vocals, flute, guitar (1980 - present)
- Sergio Conforti - keyboards, piano, vocals (1982 - present)
- Davide Civaschi - guitar, backing vocals (1985 - present)
- Nicola Fasani - bass, backing vocals (1986 - present)
- Christian Meyer - drums, percussion (1988 - present)
- Paolo Panigada - saxophone, guitar, bass, percussion, backing vocals (1988 - 1998)
- Antonello Aguzzi - keyboards, backing vocals (1999 - present)