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The star of the Italian band "Ricchi e Poveri" passes away

The star of the Italian band "Ricchi e Poveri" passes away

The member of the famous Italian group "Ricchi e Poveri", Franco Gatti, has passed away. He died at San Martino Hospital in Genoa at the age of 80.

The star of the Italian band "Ricchi e Poveri" passes away

"A part of our life is gone. Goodbye Franco, " the group said in a statement to ANSA.

Franco left behind his wife and daughter. In 2016 Franco Gatti left Ricchi e Poveri to devote himself more to his family after they tragically lost their son.

The star of the Italian band "Ricchi e Poveri" passes away

The great reunion took place in 2020 on the stage of Sanremo, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the song "La prima cosa bella" and the first participation in the Festival of 1970. For Franco, the return to Ariston was a kind of artistic compensation and moral, since it was precisely in Sanremo, a few years ago, in 2013, that he had received the tragic news of the sudden death of his son Alessio at the age of 23. In that circumstance Franco was forced to leave Sanremo, where he was to perform with Ricchi e Poveri and receive a career award.

The star of the Italian band "Ricchi e Poveri" passes away

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