Lollipop (band)

Infobox musical artist 2
Name = Lollipop


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Background = group_or_band
Origin = Italy
Genre = Pop
Dance
Europop
Years_active = 2001 - 2004
Label = WEA Records / Warner Music Italy
Current_members = Dominique Fidanza
Marcella Ovani
Marta Falcone
Roberta Ruiu
Veronica Rubino
URL = http://lollipop.warnermusic.it

Lollipop, a girl group from Italy, were formed in 2001 on the international television sensation Popstars (originated in New Zealand), a precursor to the Idol shows. They sang in English and Italian and were popular in their home country.

In spring 2004 the band announced they would no longer perform together, to focus on pursuing their individual careers in music and television instead.

Biography

Lollipop were one of the most successful groups on the Italian pop scene between 2001 and 2004. The members were Dominique Fidanza (aka Domy), Marcella Ovani (aka Marcellina), Marta Falcone, Roberta Ruiu (aka Roby) and Veronica Rubino (aka Vero).

The group skyrocketed to fame with their debut single "Down Down Down", which remained #1 in Italian single charts for four weeks selling over 100.000 copies, an enormous success for a single in the Italian music market which is traditionally much more concentrated on album sales. They then released their debut album, "Popstars", which spawned the follow up single "Don't Leave Me Now" and their third single "When The Rain",a ballad conceived for the Christmas market. During the summer the group performed in many Italian discos and clubs with the "Popstar 2001 Tour".

In March 2002 the group took part to the Sanremo Music Festival with their first song in Italian, "Batte Forte", after which they were highly criticized by the press, above all because of their poor live performance. However the single proved instead to be quite successful in radios and in the charts, reaching a #9 in the single charts and taking Lollipop back in the top 10 since their debut. The remixed version of the song became also a great hit in Italian gay discos where it is still popular after years from the release. The single was also included in the re-release of their first album, "Popstars Remixed", featuring a second cd with the remixed versions of all their songs, "Batte Forte" included . During the summer of the same year, the group embarked on the "Popstars 2002 Tour" all over Italy.

In March 2003 they released the single "Credi A Me", which was featured in the Italian-dubbed version of the Disney movie "The Jungle Book 2".

The group decided to take a break and only in January 2004 released their second album "Together", which spawned two singles "Dreaming of love" and the digital single "You".The album, released without any promotion by WEA, didn't gain much success and the group went on hiatus.

In 2006 Dominique Fidanza took part in the French TV show Star Academy, ranking second: she's now recording her first solo album which will include songs in French and a couple in Italian.

Discography

Albums

* "Popstars" (2001) #14 ITA
* "Popstars Remixed" (2002) #78 ITA
* "Together" (2004) #80 ITA

Singles

* "Down Down Down" (2001) #1 ITA"'
* "Don't Leave Me Now" (2001) #9 ITA"
* "When The Rain" (2001) #17 ITA
* "Batte Forte" (2002) #9 ITA"
* "Credi A Me" (2003) #42 ITA"
* "Dreaming of love" 2004 #50 ITA"
* "You" 2004 (digital release only)

External links

* [http://lollipop.warnermusic.it/ Official Website]