- La Differenza

La Differenza is an Italian rock band.
In 2005 La Differenza were first noticed by listeners when they participated in the
“Festival di Sanremo” where their song “Che Farò” classified in second place.
The band’s first album, “Preso”, was released by Sony/Smr on March 5th of that
same year.
“Che Farò” obtained success on
the radio where it remained, for
months, on the Italian Charts as
one of the singles most sold.
In the summer of 2005
the band released a new
single entitled “Percezione 90”
which was then inserted in
Festivalbar 2005.
On their summer tour, which
ended on October 5th of that
same year in Rome, they
continued gaining success.
In the months following the
band began to work on their
new album, but this time they
decided
to
venture
outside
of Italy and travelled Europe.
This lasted almost an entire year.
A series of experiences including Spain, Portugal, Holland, Belgium and England kept
La Differenza very busy for all of 2006 and part of 2007 and, inevitably, they were able
to finish writing their new album, giving life to a new artistic season!
On March 10th and 11th of 2007 in London, La Differenza sold out their show for the
Festival “La Dolce Vita”, which coronated them as one of the up and coming Italian
Pop Music bands in Europe. La Differenza’s music was then chosen as the theme music
for the 2008 edition of “La Dolce Vita” in London.
La Differenza’s second album “Un Posto Tranquillo” was released on July 20th
2007(Universo/East Coast Records) and from that day on the band took on a new
career path.
Their 2007 summer tour experienced positve reviews nearing the end of August when
the band’s single “Un Posto Tranquillo” hit the FIMI /NIELSEN charts as one the
most sold albums in Italy, coming in at position number 2, after Vasco Rossi.
“Un Posto Tranquillo” remained in the TOP TEN most sold singles in Italy and
became one of the most downloaded songs on the Internet and it also made its place on the
I-Tunes Top Ten Download.
On October 19th 2007 the new single “Disincantatamente” was released and
after only one week it debuted at position number 3 on the FIMI/NIELSEN charts
as one of the highest selling sinlges in Italy. In the second week of November
“Disincantatamente” made position number 6 and then position number 7.
From that moment “Disincantatamente” remained in the top 20 as one of the highest
selling singles in Italy for 2 months, until the end of December 2007!
The
beautiful
video
from
“Disincantatamente”
immediately
makes its way onto All Music, Match
Music and MTV where it takes over the
highest positions on Hit List Italia.
On
November
25th
2007
La Differenza were awarded Band
Rivelazione Indiepop Italiana
2007 at the MEI.
On January 5th 2008 the band were
guests on Scalo 76 on Rai Due
where they played their song
“Disincantatamente”.
On June 6th 2008 La Differenza released their new single “Bandiere Preziose”,
a cover/mashup of Franco Battiato’s “Bandiera Bianca” and “Precious” by Depeche Mode.
A unique experiment for their genre of Italian music, through experimenting and the
collaboration of lyrics and music from two international artists, the band released this
newest single. In the summer of 2008 the band released “So Beautiful”, the fourth and
last single released on their second album “Un Posto Tranquillo”.
The video for “So Beautiful” was filmed in Bangkok, Thailand with the well-known
production company “GreatGuns” and was directed by Vittorio Badini Confalonieri.
It received great reviews with television audience and was one of the finalists for the
Premio Videoclip Indipendente 2010.
“3”, the third and most recent album for La Differenza was released on May 29th 2009,
with its first single “Ci Devi Credere” being released on April 10th.
In April of 2009 La Differenza became part of the National Italiana Cantanti and
were represented by Fabio and Mattia, who played in the match that took place in
Giulianova (TE).
From the end of May until the beginning of June 2009 the video for the song
“Ci Devi Credere” was filmed in Rome, produced by Romarteventi and directed by Marco
Carlucci. This song is part of an initiative presented by the Ministry of Youth
Development for the “Giovani per Abruzzo” campaign.
La Differenza was the official band
for the Giochi del MediterraneoPescara 2009, hosting various
concerts in the host city and also for
the Games closing ceremony.
In the summer of 2009 the band was
busy with their tour which had them
playing throughout Italy.
In September 2009 the band's second
single, "Ieri Oggi Domani" hit the
airwaves.
The video for "Ieri Oggi Domani" was filmed in Stockholm, Sweden and directed
by Mario Mansueto.
Throughout the winter of 2009 and 2010 which was spent playing shows in clubs , La
Differenza also found themselves playing live on the Palafiori di Sanremo stage, on
February 17th, 2010, during the Festival Della Canzone Italiana.
In June of 2010 the band's third single, "Un Tramonto D'Estate a Parigi", was
released from the album "3". The video was filmed in Vasto, Italy and Paris,
France.The stars of the video are Alberto Baiocco and Mara Adriani, finalists in the 2010
Italian edition of Big Brother. The video was produced by Artea Film and was directed by
Valentina Be*. With this newest video, the band received notoriety not only on
the radio but also through magazines, newspapers, and television, including TgCom,
where it was the most watched video the day of its release.
The band's 2010 tour included many dates throughout Italy and numerous sold-out
shows.
From September 2010 La Differenza has returned to the studio and are working on
their new album which will be released in 2011.
East Coast Records - Press Office
Giuseppe Ritucci - giuseppe@eastcoastrecords.it