Serious mourning for Francesco Bianconi, famous frontman of the musical group Baustelle. Yesterday afternoon, around 6pm, his 78-year-old father Ilvo was hit and killed by a moving car in Montepulciano, in the province of Siena. For the man, hit by the car while he was taking a walk, there was nothing that could be done, despite the sudden help from the 118 doctors, promptly notified by some passers-by who witnessed the terrible scene. On the site of the accidentin addition to some of Bianconi’s family members, notified by the local police, the mayor of Montepulciano, Michele Angiolini (himself, in the past, bass player for Baustelle), also went.
The investigation
Ilvo Bianconi was well known in Montepulciano; he had always closely followed the artistic career of his son Francesco, who moved to Milan for work, but every time he has the chance he returns to his family in Tuscany. The dynamics of the accident were opened an investigation. At the moment, the dynamics of the events are being examined by the investigators who will have to reconstruct what happened yesterday afternoon, May 20th, even if, apparently, the man who hit the elderly man stopped to provide assistance. The Bianconi family has not yet commented publicly on the news of the 78-year-old’s death, but there are many of them in these hours social media to rally around the very popular Baustelle singer, with messages of closeness and solidarity.
Who are the Baustelle
The Baustelle are a band Italian indie rock, formed in 1996 in Montepulciano, Tuscany. Since 2005 the group’s lineup has stabilized at three elements: Francesco Bianconi, Rachele Bastreghi and Claudio Brasini.
Among the various awards received by the band, a Targa Tenco and a platinum record for the album Amenseveral gold records, the Nastro d’argento for best original song for Cry Rome from the film’s soundtrack Giulia doesn’t go out in the evening (for which he also received nominations in two categories for the David di Donatello) and the Lunezia Prize for the musical-literary value of the album Ghost.
