Zero Absoluto formed in 1999 around Tommaso De Peverelli and Matteo Maffucci. Their debut album 'Scendi' came out in 2004, with songs like 'Sei parte di me' and 'Svegliarsi la mattina' finding an audience. The band worked with acoustic melodies and lyrics that felt more introspective than much of what was on Italian radio at the time.
A song called 'Notti Amarcord' became a slow-burning hit in 2009. It was a ballad about lost love and looking back, though some listeners noted a passing resemblance to the Moody Blues' 'Nights in White Satin.' They followed it with albums like 'Sotto una Luna' in 2009 and 'Zero Gravity' in 2011, where the sound began to incorporate more rock and electronic touches.
Maffucci left the band in 2011, which led to legal issues and a pause. There was a brief reunion in 2014 for the album 'In mezzo a questo inverno,' but De Peverelli announced the band was going on indefinite hold in 2018.
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