I Nuovi Angeli, formed in Milan in 1966, emerged from the merger of the pop duo Paki & Paki and an instrumental trio from Alessandria, bringing together Pasquale Canzi, Pasquale Andriola, Alberto Pasetti, Renato Sabbioni, and Franco Verde. Their breakthrough came with the single "L'ora più lunga" (1966), adopted as the opening theme for the RAI television show La fiera dei sogni. After early personnel changes, the group signed with Polygram and shifted toward bubblegum pop, achieving a string of top‑ten hits written by Renato Pareti and Roberto Vecchioni, including "Donna Felicità" (1971), "Uakadi Uakadù" (1971), "Singapore" (1972), and "Anna da dimenticare" (1973). The band toured Australia and North America, appearing on the Ed Sullivan Show, and released the concept album Stasera Clown (1974) in collaboration with the La Scala Orchestra. The advent of disco and punk led to a decline in popularity; key members departed in 1978, and the group disbanded in the early 1980s. A reunion in 2005 produced the double live album Il Nostro Concerto (2008), though tragedy struck with the death of Alberto Pasetti.
