Homo Sapiens (band)
Italian pop rock group
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Homo Sapiens (sometimes spelled as Gli Homo Sapiens) is an Italian pop rock group who were mainly successful in the 1970s.
History
The group formed in the late 1960s as I Tarli.[1][2] They adopted the current name in 1972, and had their first success in 1975 with the ballad "Tornerai tornerò", which reached the ninth place on the Italian hit parade.[1][3]
The group won the 1977 Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Bella da morire", which was also a commercial success, peaking at second place on the hit parade.[1][3] After a further success with the song "Io e te stasera", the group disbanded in the early 1980s, then reunited in 1990.[2][3]
Bassist Marzio Mazzanti died in February 2026.[4]
Discography
- Albums
- 1974 – Homo Sapiens (Ri-Fi, RDZ ST 14238)
- 1975 – Tornerai, tornerò (Ri-Fi, RDZ ST 14258)
- 1976 – Pecos Bill (Ri-Fi, RDZ ST 14269)
- 1977 – Bella da morire (Ri-Fi, RDZ ST 14278)
- 1978 – Due mele (Ri-Fi, RDZ ST 14294)
- 1980 – Homo Sapiens (Harmony)
- 1990 – Presagio di mare (Voltage, CD 57027)
- 1994 – I comandamenti e...altre storie (Duck Record, DGCD 098)
- 1998 – 30 anni in una sera (Doppio)