Stefano Righi (born 9 September 1960), known professionally as Johnson Righeira, is an Italian singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and actor.

[4] Righi attended Albert Einstein Scientific High School in Turin.

[5] At the age of twenty in 1980, Righi released his debut single, "Bianca Surf / Photoni".

Righi had signed a contract with CGD even before Righeira was officially founded in 1983, but he had met his friend and future duo member Stefano Rota during his time attending Albert Einstein Scientific High School in Turin.

Righi's debut solo album, Ex punk, ora venduto, was released in 2006, via the Astroman record label.

In 1995, the Italian newspaper la Repubblica reported that Righi and Lunardi were sentenced to one year and four months of imprisonment as well as a 2 million lira fine.

Righi later described the situation in an interview, "The world collapsed on me, I felt like I was in a dead-end street ... my cellmates helped me a lot.

His friend, Marco Rizzo, is the leader of the Communist Party, to which he acted as a campaigner during the 2016 Turin municipal election.

[17] Righi is a keen football fan and has publicly professed support for Juventus FC and has also shown favour for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.