Biography

The idea of an a cappella group goes back to 1994, when some of the members met at ensemble musical seminars held by the Berklee School at the Umbria Jazz Festival

The following year, the rest of the group met up during a choir workshop held at Verona by  Jonathan Rathbone and the Swingle Swingers. That same  year, Marco Andrioletti, who is still a member and producer, decided to form a group taking into account a common love of choir music, different artistic backgrounds (theatre, opera singing, pop and jazz), and experiments with falsetto vocals.

A repertoire was created and after 8 months of intensive rehearsals, we started with concerts. We’ve never looked back since. 

The group has appeared on some television shows on RAI 3, an Italian national TV channel and has taken part in all of the Turin Music Festivals (1996, 97 and 98).

In 1997 the group appeared at the International Music Contest (TIM) and came first in the Jazz section and third in the overall Grand Final.In July 1998, it took part in the Gospel Jubilee Festival, the first International Gospel Festival held at the Royal Theatre in Turin (Teatro Regio).

In April 1999, the group won the Lario Prize for Music in the 6th National Contest for Young Musicians held in Dervio (Lecco-italy).

In February  2000 it was qulified for the italian pop music contest (TIM) with an original italian song.

In March 2000 is the winner at the Italian Vocal Group Contest held in Caronno Perusella (Varese Italy) 

The group has also worked with the S. Filippo Associated Artists Theatre Group, taking part in several theatrical productions and becoming the main supporting choir for the Turin-based musical “Instants”. 

They have also worked in special project singing non only a cappella:

-for Contemporanean  Music, the group has worked with the italian composer Claudio Mantovani producing the choir lines for "Pulchra Margarita" (C. Manotvani) singing with a classical string quartet 

-in Pop and Italian music genres, they have recorded 3 songs: " C'era una volta il te" (M. Andrioletti- G. Savia) and "Canzone Unica" (M. Andrioletti- A. Ravizza)   by producing music, lyrics, arrangements and studio programming. La faccia del gatto in co-production with te author (Andrea Casamento A&A recordings).

L'Una e CInque" have held concerts in the most important Jazz Clubs in Turin, appeared at the Tavagnasco Rock Festival in ‘97 and have appeared in a number of Musical Festivals and Tours all over Italy; in France have held also concert in  Saint Martin de Crau, Berre L'Etang, S. Remy de Provance; in 2002 held oncerts also in Germany (2002 Bonn- 2006 Dortmund) .