Premiata Forneria Marconi
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: Italy
- Born: 1970 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy
- Active: 1970 - present
Biography
Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM) (translation: Award-winning Marconi Bakery) is an Italian progressive rock band originating from Milan, Italy. They were the first Italian group to have success abroad, entering both the British and American charts. Between 1973 and 1977 they released five albums with English lyrics. They also had several successful European and American tours, playing at the popular Reading Festival in England and on a very popular national television programme in the U.S.A.
Genres
Premiata Forneria Marconi Discography
- Per un amico (1972) - Album - rated 4.39/5
- Storia di un minuto (1972) - Album - rated 4.83/5
- Photos of Ghosts (1973) - Album - rated 3.91/5
- Live in U.S.A. (1974) - Album - rated 3.98/5
- The World Became the World (1974) - Album - rated 3.93/5
- L'isola di niente (1974) - Album - rated 4.19/5
- Suonare suonare (1980) - Album - rated 2.71/5
- Come ti va in riva alla città (1981) - Album - rated 2.5/5
- Miss Baker (1987) - Album - rated 2.42/5
- Ulisse (1997) - Album - rated 2.88/5
- www.pfmpfm.it (il Best) (1998) - Album
- Serendipity (2000) - Album - rated 2.83/5
- Live in Japan 2002 (2002) - Album - rated 3.51/5
- Stati di immaginazione (2006) - Album - rated 3.58/5
Members
- Franz Di Cioccio - lead vocals, drums, percussion (1970–Present)
- Patrick Djivas - bass, programming (1974–Present)
- Lucio Fabbri - violin, keyboards (1979–1987; 2002–Present)
- Roberto Gualdi - drums (1999–2002; 2011–Present)
- Marco Sfogli - electric guitar (2015–Present)
- Alessandro Scaglione - piano, Hammond, keyboards (2012–Present)
- Franco Mussida - guitar, mandolin, vocals (1970–2015)
- Flavio Premoli - piano, keyboards, Mellotron, Moog synthesizer, lead vocals (1970–1980; 1997–2005)
- Mauro Pagani - flute, piccolo, violin, vocals (1970–1976)
- Giorgio Piazza - bass (1970–1974)
- Bernardo Lanzetti - lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1975–1977)
- Walter Calloni - drums (1982–1987)
- Piero Monterisi - drums (2002–2010)
- Gianluca Tagliavini - piano, Hammond, Minimoog, keyboards (2005–2012)
- Alberto Bravin - keyboards, additional guitar, vocals (2015–2022)