Ricchi e Poveri (1982) | ar

Singer/songwriter Bill Ricchini was born in Philadelphia, PA, on January 22, 1974 . Though indie rock was his main interest when he began writing songs while attending college at La Salle University in Philadelphia, it was his parents' record collection -- the Beatles, the Beach Boys, the Ronettes -- that would influence his debut album, Ordinary Time. Ricchini initially got his start recording his songs on a four-track and sharing them with friends. Following college, he worked as a freelance music writer for the Philadelphia Weekly and Philadelphia Inquirer but quit in 2001 to focus on music full-time. He recorded...

Ricchi e Poveri (The Rich and The Poor) is a pop music group from Italy. It was formed in 1968 by Franco Gatti, Angela Brambati, Angelo Sotgiu and Marina Occhiena. Their first public appearance was in Cantagiro 1968 with L'ultimo amore. Ricchi e Poveri has participated in Sanremo Music Festival several times since 1970. Ricchi e Poveri represented Italy in Eurovision Song Contest 1978 with song Questo Amore finishing 12th with 53 points. In 1981 Marina Occhiena left the group. Their hits include Che sarà which was also performed by José Feliciano and Jimmy Fontana. .