Righeira

Righeira were a synth-pop/vocal duo from Turin, Italy. They had a hit in Continental Europe, and no. 53 in the UK, in the summer of 1983 with 'Vamos a la Playa' (Spanish, not Italian, for 'Let's go to the Beach') followed by another minor hit entitled 'Non tengo dinero' (again Spanish for 'I Have No Money'). A further hit in Italy in 1985, 'L'estate sta finendo' (The summer is ending), and participation in the Sanremo Song Festival in 1986 with 'Inamoratissimo' practically sealed their career as a novelty dance act which lasted into the early nineties. Righiera now occasionally appear as an 'eighties' act on TV shows in Europe.

Links to Peel
None whatosever apart from Peel introducing 'Vamos a la Playa' as part of the European chart on Top of the Pops in September 1983. An early demo by one of Righeira under the name of Italo Monitor was 'Balla Marinetti' an Italian cover version of 'Der Mussolini' by Peel favourites Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft. The Italian title refers to Futurist artist Flippo Tommaso Marinetti.

Shows played

 * 01 September 1983 (TOTP): Vamos a la Playa (European chart)