I Cugini di Campagna ("The Countryside Cousins") is an Italian pop band formed in 1970 in Rome.
[1] The band achieved some success with its first single, "Il ballo di Peppe", that was launched by the radio-program Alto Gradimento in 1970.
[2] In 1973 the band gained more success with the song "Anima mia", then they achieved a series of commercial hits until the early eighties.
"Anima mia" was covered by numerous artists, including ABBA singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad (as "Ett liv i solen", included in her album Frida ensam), Dalida, Bobby Rydell, Claudio Baglioni, Piergiorgio Farina, Gianni Meccia.
[4] Since then Cugini di Campagna have produced a series of albums, containing both re-arranged versions of their earlier hits as well as new material.