Fil Bo Riva
Life
Filippo Bonamici born to an Italian father and a German mother in Rome. At the age of 10 he started playing guitar and was a member of several different bands. He was later sent to a residential school in Ireland. After school, he briefly lived in Madrid, before returning to Rome. Bonamici then applied to study at the University of Berlin UdK.
In 2014 he stopped studying to focus on creating music full time. During this time, he met guitarist Felix A. Remm and producer Robert "Robbie" Stephenson.
In 2015 he was the support act for AnnenMayKantereit.[6] The following year his EP If You're Right, It's Alright was released. He then toured with Joan As Police Woman and played live at The Great Escape Festival, Eurosonic Noorderslag and Montreux Jazz Festival. In 2019 he was nominated for Music Moves Europe Talent Award.[7]
He also released his debut album Beautiful Sadness In 2019 on Humming Records.[3]
Discography
Album
- 2019: Beautiful Sadness (Humming Records)
EP
- 2016: If You're Right, It's Alright (PIAS Recordings)
References
- Clark, Caitlin (18 October 2018). "Song Premiere: Fil Bo Riva - Go Rilla". www.thenationalstudent.com. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- Frieling, Marie. "Fil Bo Riva singt zur Europawahl im FZW". RN (in German). Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- Murray, Robin (11 April 2019). "Premiere: Fil Bo Riva - 'Different But One'". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- "Gefragter Newcomer". Frankenpost (in German). Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- Fernandez, Florian (22 March 2019). "[LP] FIL BO RIVA – Beautiful Sadness". indiemusic (in French). Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- Auf das Debütalbum müssen Fans noch warten. In: Stern.de, 5 July 2018.
- Fil Bo Riva has been nominated for the European Music Talent Awards 2019. In: italiamusicexport.com, access date 8 March 2019.
External links
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