Lùnapop was an Italian pop rock music group, active between 1999 and 2001. Lùnapop released its lone full length Italian-language album, ...Squérez?, in 1999. The album quickly became a commercial success: its lead single, "50 special," hit number one on the Italian charts in 1999, and ...Squérez? was the third-best selling album in Italy in 2000. The band won awards as Italy's best band, best album, and best newcomer in 2000. Lùnapop was also nominated for a 2000 MTV Europe Music Award, and won the 2000 Festivalbar award for their single "Qualcosa di grande." Lùnapop split up in 2001. After split-up, lead singer Cesare Cremonini pursued a successful solo career as a singer and songwriter. His Lùnapop bandmate, Nicola 'Ballo' Balestri, joined him in his new band, along with other musicians. Since going solo, he has released four solo albums: Bagus, Maggese, 1+8+24, and Il primo bacio sulla Luna. Solo hits include "Vieni a vedere perché", "Latin Lover", "Gongi-Boy", "Marmellata #25", "Dicono di me" and "Figlio di un re". In 2008, three members of the group, Alessandro De Simone, Gabriele Galassi and Andrea Capoti formed the band Liberpool.
