The group was formed in 1967 by Franco Gatti ( born 4 October 1942 in Genoa ) , Angela Brambati ( born 20 October 1947 in Genoa ) , Angelo Sotgiu ( born 22 February 1946 in Trinità d'Agultu e Vignola ) and Marina Occhiena ( born 19 March 1950 in Genoa ) . Their first public appearance was in Cantagiro 1968 with '' L'ultimo amore '' . Ricchi e Poveri has participated in the Sanremo Music Festival several times since 1970 and in 1971 they sang '' Che sarà '' . Ricchi e Poveri represented Italy in Eurovision Song Contest 1978 with the song '' Questo amore '' finishing 12th with 53 points . In 1981 Marina Occhiena left the group
Eurovision Song Contest 1978
Eurovision Song Contest 1978
Ricchi e Poveri