Premiata Forneria Marconi was officially formed in Milan in 1970 when the members of I Quelli met Mauro Pagani from the group Dalton. I Quelli released one album and some successful Italian singles. They appeared on many recordings for other artists during this period and quickly established themselves as top players on the Italian scene before forming the group 'I quelli' (deliberately ungrammatical, roughly translates to 'The Them', or 'Those Guys') in 1968.
They came together in the mid-1960s while playing together as backup musicians for many different Italian pop, rock and folk singers such as Lucio Battisti, Mina, Adriano Celentano and Fabrizio De André. The original core members of PFM were Franco Mussida (guitars, vocals), Flavio Premoli (keyboards), Luciano Dovesi (bass), who preceded Giorgio Piazza (bass), and Franz Di Cioccio (drums, vocals). Such innovations and their longevity have earned PFM a place among the most important bands in the Progressive rock genre.įrom left to right: Patrick Djivas, Franz Di Cioccio, Franco Mussida They were also among the first to combine symphonic classical and traditional Italian musical influences in a rock music context. PFM introduced new sounds, such as the synthesizer, to the Italian musical world. They also had several successful European and American tours, playing at the popular Reading Festival in England and on a very popular national television program in the United States. During this period they entered both the British and American charts. The group recorded five albums with English lyrics between 19.
They were the first Italian group to have success internationally. Premiata Forneria Marconi ( PFM) (translation: Award-winning Marconi Bakery) is an Italian progressive rock band founded in 1970 which continues to the present day. Premiata Forneria Marconi performing live during the "Notte Per Te" festival in August, 2007
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