Matia Bazar

Matia Bazar are known to the Eurovision audience for their appearance with "Raggio di luna" in 1979, but they have been a musical force to reckon with for many years, both in Italy and abroad, and has sold millions of records all over the world. Since their beginnings in 1975 up until present day many different band members have come, gone and returned, and today Emil is joined by old band member Piero Cassano and current member Fabio Perversi. Why did Piero leave the band to instead write hits for artists such as Anna Oxa, Eros Ramazotti and Demis Roussos? What was the pressing emergency right before they were to go on stage in Jerusalem? How was the support from RAI and how much has the San Remo festival meant to the band? And last but not least, what drove them to become the first act ever in Eurovision history not to use the orchestra, twenty years before it was abolished? Huge thanks to the always lovely Yanna Yancheva at J&K Productions for setting up the interview, Maria Alexandra for being my interpreter and to Euroteam, Unalira and DM Production. Legend: Matia Bazar Song: Raggio di luna (Italy 1979) Host: Emil Löfström Contact: [email protected] Instagram Facebook