Roby Facchinetti during his piano performance – Italianotizie.it
The Pooh frontman had to deal with an illness that left an unfulfillable void: Here’s what happened to Roby Facchinetti.
A singer with a powerful voice, musician and composer of the most beautiful songs of the Pooh band: Roby Facchinetti is that, but he is so much more. He was born in Bergamo in 1944 under the sign of Taurus with the full name Camillo Fernando Facchinetti. He spent his childhood and youth in Astino, a suburb of Bergamo, and since childhood he was fascinated by classical music thanks to his mother.
At the age of 4 he learned to playharmonicaFour years later he devoted himself to studying the accordion and at the age of 10 began playing the piano, composing his first songs and inventing lyrics and melodies.
He made his musical debut in 1958 with the group i brats. In 1964 he left his first band to sing with the group Les Copains, a Romagna band founded by the singer-songwriter Pierfilippi. This musical group soon has the opportunity to play with the Pooh, who suggest Facchinetti to join the band after their keyboardist Bob Gillot leaves. Roby accepts and the rest is history.
This is how one of the most important bands of the Italian music scene was born, producing songs that made all of Italy sing and dream.
The important relationships
In 1970 the singer got married Mirella Costa, with whom he had his first two daughters: Alessandra, born in 1972, and Valentina, born in 1977. Two years after the birth of their youngest daughter, the couple decides to separate. The following year, Roby formalizes the relationship with Rosaria Longoni, mother of his son Francesco, born in 1980, who became a singer like his father. This relationship doesn’t last long either.
In 1986, the Pooh’s keyboardist knows Joan Lorenzi, to whom he married three years later. From this second marriage came Roberto and Giulia, born in 1987 and 1991 respectively. Roby is also a grandfather to six grandchildren whom he loves dearly. The man has a strong family value but also a friendship value. In fact, he always had a close relationship with the band members. Unfortunately, a few years ago he had to deal with a terrible illness that left a gap in his life.
Roby Facchinetti with his colleague and friend Stefano D’Orazio – Italianotizie.it
The disease that left no way out
In February 2023, the Poohs performed on the Ariston stage without an important member of the group: Stefano D’Orazio, historical drummer, passed away on November 6, 2020, leaving a painful void in the lives of his family members, but especially his colleagues. He was 72, two years old and had some health problems behind him. In fact, he suffered from it autoimmune disease, leading to a weakened immune system. In the winter of 2020, he contracted the condition COVID-19and there was no escape for him. The drummer’s wife had said the man had had a very high fever for days and was urgently hospitalized.
Stefano died alone after a week of hospitalization as current regulations did not allow visits. The day of his disappearance was tragic for everyone. We remember Roby Facchinetti’s pained words in the statement released that day: “He was in the hospital for a week and out of respect we had never spoken about it…this afternoon, after days of fear, it seemed like the situation was getting better…then, tonight,…” Terrible news. We lost a brother, a life partner, the witness of many important moments, but above all we lost everyone a good personFirst of all, be honest with yourself. Let’s pray for him. Hello Stefano, our friend forever…Roby, Red, Dodi, Riccardo”