Stefano Righi

Stefano Righi (born 9 September 1960), known professionally as Aspro Marinetti or Johnson Righeira, is an Italian musician, singer, songwriter and actor who rose to fame as a member of the italo disco duo Righeira during the 1980s.

Stefano Righi
Righi in 2010
Born
Stefano Righi

(1960-09-11) 11 September 1960
Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Other names
  • Aspro Marinetti
  • Johnson Righeira
Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
  • actor
Years active1980–present
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Associated acts

Artistry

Righeira

Stefano Righi's musical career kicked off in 1980 with the single "Bianca Surf", released when he was a solo singer, already under the pseudonym of Johnson Righeira. In 1983, he founded Righeira together with Michael Righeira (Stefano Rota). In the same year, they released their first album, Righeira, produced by La Bionda. "Vamos a la playa" was extracted from the list but became a hit during the summer of that year.[1] After the release of the single, Michael Righeira was called to military service. Later, the single "No tengo dinero" was released.

In 1985, the album Bombini Forever was released. The following year, Righeira participated in the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Innamoratissimo". In 1987, the duo took part in the Zecchino d'Oro song competition with the song "Annibale" and in 1988, they released their latest single "Compañero". Unnoticed in 1992, the album Uno, Zero, Centomila was released. In 1998 the duo got together and in 2001 released a new version of "Vamos a la playa".

In 2007, the last album of the duo, Mondovisione was released, preceded by the single "La musica electronica", which obtained a moderate succes.

Riz Samaritano

In 2012 and 2013, he collaborated live with the singer Riz Samaritano.

La Bionda

In the spring of 2019, Johnson announced a new collaboration with the duo La Bionda, and later in the summer of the same year, the single "Formentera" was released.

Broadcasting career

In August 2008, on R101, Johnson Righeira is engaged in the radio program Summer is ending, which takes the title from the homonymous song that was released 1985.

Acting

In 2014, he participated as an actor in the movie Sexy shop by Maria Erica Pacileo and Fernando Maraghini.

Personal life

Politics

Righi is politically aligned to the left, close to the Communist Party of Marco Rizzo,[2] to which he acted as testimonial during the municipal elections of Turin in 2016.

Discography

Studio albums
  • Ex punk, ora venduto (2006)
  • Italiani (2013)

Singles
  • 1980 – Bianca Surf / Photoni
  • 1987 – Yes I know my way / Nina yo te quiero
  • 1991 – Carbonized (You Gotta Put Me On) (as Aspro Marinetti)
  • 1997 – Ripigliati! (with Lisa Kant)
  • 2016 – Vamos a la playa (with Pornosurf)
  • 2019 – Mi piaccion le sbarbine (with iPesci)
  • 2019 – Venezia è una città bellissima (ma non ci vivrei mai) (with Auroro Borealo)

References
  1. Arianna Ascione (7 February 2020). "Righeira, 40 anni di carriera per il duo di "Vamos a la Playa": 5 curiosità, dalle licenze per andare al Festivalbar ai guai giudiziari". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. Il Primo Maggio torinese del compagno Johnson Righeira NUovasocieta.it
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