Maurizio Lobina
Italian musician and singer (born 1973)
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Maurizio Lobina (born 30 October 1973) is an Italian musician and singer, most known as a member of the band Eiffel 65,[1] an Italian group who hit big in 1999 with the international success "Blue (Da Ba Dee)."[2] Lobina created the melody for the song "Blue" on a keyboard and asked vocalist Jeffrey Jey to "come up with strange lyrics" to accompany his piano riff. Producer Massimo Gabutti is another author of the track.[3]
Maurizio Lobina | |
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Lobina in 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 30 October 1973 |
| Genres | Eurodance, Italo dance, electronic |
| Occupations | Musician, singer |
| Instruments | Guitar, keyboards, vocals |
| Years active | 1997–present |
Early life
Lobina was born on 30 October 1973, in Asti, a comune in the Italian region of Piedmont, to a Sardinian father and Calabrian mother. He moved with his family to Turin, in northern Italy, during his adolescence. He began playing the piano at the age of 5 and later learned to play the synthesizer and guitar. At the age of 14, he began his artistic career as a keyboardist, arranger, and composer.[4]
Lobina is a former member of the band Vitanova. He left the band because the other members disliked dance music. Lobina says,
In 1991, I met Roberto Molinaro thanks to some girlfriends in common. He was an aspirant DJ and producer and I was an aspirant musician and producer. As soon as he saw me play the piano he started asking me to go with him in a new studio in Turin. I talked to the band but they didn't like dance music; they preferred rock or pop music. Anyway, nobody of them stopped me.[5]
Career
Lobina briefly left Bliss Corporation to do military service in 1994, and returned soon after to resume his musical career. In 1998, at the end of a typical working day at Bliss Corporation, Maury composed a tune mostly out of boredom and asked BlissCo. colleague Jeffrey Jey to invent some strange lyrics to complete the song. Within a few days, 'Blue (Da Ba Dee)' was composed, arranged, produced, recorded and released on vinyl in Italian stores.
He has a son, to whom he dedicated the song "Viaggia insieme a me". He also has a younger brother, Luca, who shot many of the group's album photos.
Following Eiffel 65's initial breakup in 2005, Maurizio joined Jeffrey Jey to form the band Bloom 06.[2] In 2010, they both rejoined Eiffel 65 and are still touring[6] as of 2024.[7]