The world of music is in mourning: it is suddenly dead Marco Occhetti, aka Kim, the former voice of the Country Cousins. On Friday night in Fiano Romano, at the age of 62, he was struck down by a cardiac arrest. The funeral will take place today at 3 pm in Fiano in the Church of Santo Stefano Protomartire.
Born in Rome on December 24, 1959, Occhetti had been the voice of the group from 1986 to 1994after taking over from singer Paul Manners. With his falsetto voice, characteristic of the band, had brought the successes of the quartet, starting with Anima Mia, around the world, on numerous tours. In 1994 he will be replaced by Nicl Luciani. «I thank everyone for the messages you have written to him – reads a post by his daughter on Facebook -. Dad was a mess and he would have liked to have so many people around to remember him ».