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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 (ital. „Reiche und Arme“) ist eine dreiköpfige italienische Popgruppe, die 1968 in Genua gegründet wurde. Sie besteht aus Franco Gatti, Angela Brambati und Angelo Sotgiu. Die Gruppe nahm am Eurovision Song Contest 1978 teil und belegte mit dem Titel Questo Amore Platz 12. In den achtziger Jahren war die Gruppe auch in Deutschland erfolgreich. Zu den bekannten Hits zählen u.a. Sarà perché ti amo, Mamma Maria, Voulez vous danser, Che sarà , Made in Italy und Ciao Italy, ciao amore. Mit Se m'innamoro gewann die Gruppe 1985 das San-Remo-Festival. Die Ursprungsbesetzung der Gruppe bestand aus Franco Gatti,...