Roby Facchinetti
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Camillo Ferdinando "Roby" Facchinetti (born 1 May 1944) is an Italian musician, singer and keyboardist of the band Pooh.[1] He was born in Bergamo, Lombardy.
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Birth name | Camillo Ferdinando Facchinetti |
Born | (1944-05-01) 1 May 1944 (age 80) Bergamo, Lombardy, Kingdom of Italy |
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Instrument(s) | Keyboard |
Years active | 1958–present |
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He was the main Pooh songwriter, sharing this role with guitarist Dodi Battaglia starting from 1972 LP Alessandra. Facchinetti was a member of the band until their split up in 2016. He also published several solo albums.
He participated at the Sanremo Music Festival 2007 together with his son Francesco Facchinetti,[2] and again at the 2018 edition with Riccardo Fogli.[3][4]
He considers himself Roman Catholic.[5]