[1] Their first hit was the song "Questo folle sentimento", which peaked at number five in the Italian charts in 1970.

It was followed by a series of top 20 hits, notably "Io ritorno solo" (number 3) and "Eppur mi son scordato di te" (number 2), all composed by Battisti with his writing partner Mogol.

[1][2] In 1971 they entered the Sanremo Music Festival with Little Tony with the song "La folle corsa".

They reunited in 1990[1] and entered the Sanremo Music Festival two more times in 1992 and 1994 with the songs "Un frammento rosa" and "La casa dell'imperatore".

[1] In 1992, Gabriele Lorenzi left the band and retired from the music industry to open a restaurant in Livorno.