Roby Facchinetti

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Camillo Ferdinando "Roby" Facchinetti (born 1 May 1944) is an Italian musician, singer and keyboardist of the band Pooh.[1]

Life and career

Facchinetti was born in Bergamo, Lombardy. He was the main Pooh's songwriter, sharing this role with guitarist Dodi Battaglia starting from 1972 LP Alessandra. Facchinetti was a member of the band until their split up in 2016. He also published several solo albums.

He participated at the Sanremo Music Festival 2007 together with his son Francesco Facchinetti,[2] and again at the 2018 edition with Riccardo Fogli.[3][4]

His daughter is Alessandra Facchinetti. He considers himself Roman Catholic.[5]

Discography

  • Roby Facchinetti (1984)
  • Fai col cuore (1993)
  • Ma che vita la mia (2014)
  • Insieme (2017)
  • Inseguendo la mia musica (2020)
  • Parsifal: l'Uomo delle Stelle (2025)

References

  1. 1.Rizzi, Cesare, ed. (1993). Enciclopedia del rock italiano (in Italian). Milan: Arcana Editrice. ISBN 88-7966-022-5.
  2. 2."Francesco e Roby Facchinetti". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  3. 3.Sanremo 2018, Roby Facchinetti e Riccardo Fogli cantano "Il segreto del tempo". Rainews (in Italian). 6 February 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  4. 4."Roby Facchinetti e Riccardo Fogli a Sanremo 2018: 'I Pooh sono il passato ma l'amicizia è intatta'". Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). 29 January 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  5. 5.Giordano, Lucio (19 July 2024). "Ho sempre sentito Dio accanto a me: mio papà era sagrestano e io chierichetto". Dipiù (in Italian). No. 28. pp. 74–77.