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Il Genio

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Forfans of italian electropop, retro-chic pop lovers, and curious indie listeners.
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The Profile

Il Genio is an Italian electropop duo formed by Gianluca De Rubertis and Alessandra Contini. Debut album Il Genio (2008, Disastro Records/Cramps Records) yielded the hit single Pop Porno. The second album, Vivere negli anni X (2010), pushed toward a more refined, layered pop while keeping retro French-pop and Shibuya-kei influences.

Pugliese duo compared to Serge Gainsbourg & Brigitte Bardot; influences include 1960s French pop and Shibuya-kei (Kahimi Karie). Known for the single Pop Porno (2008) and the album Vivere negli anni X (2010).

Three reviews chart Il Genio’s rise with the 2008 hit Pop Porno, a retro-electropop debut steeped in 1960s French pop and Shibuya-kei, and a more refined, layered 2010 follow-up, Vivere negli anni X. The duo—Gianluca De Rubertis and Alessandra Contini—draw frequent Gainsbourg/Bardot comparisons. Praise centers on arrangements and vocal interplay; criticism targets cliché imagery and a ‘fake modernism’. Overall verdict: intriguing, stylish, and divisive.

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