Pinguini Tattici Nucleari

Pinguini Tattici Nucleari
Pinguini Tattici Nucleari performing in 2022
Background information
Also known asPTN
OriginBergamo, Italy
Years active2010–present
LabelsSony Music (2018–present)
Members
  • Riccardo Zanotti
  • Nicola Buttafuoco
  • Lorenzo Pasini
  • Simone Pagani
  • Matteo Locati
  • Elio Biffi
Past members
  • Francesco Bemuzzi
  • Claudio Cuter
  • Cristiano Marchesi
  • Marco Sonzogni

Pinguini Tattici Nucleari (Italian: [piŋˈɡwiːni ˈtattitʃi nukleˈaːri]; English: "Tactical Nuclear Penguins"), sometimes shortened to PTN, is an Italian indie rock/pop band formed in 2010 in Bergamo.

They debuted in 2012 with the EP Cartoni animali and their first studio album Il re è nudo was released in 2014. The band participated at the Sanremo Music Festival 2020 with the song "Ringo Starr", finishing in 3rd place. Since then, they have achieved numerous successes, earning platinum records and reaching the top of the Italian Singles Chart four times with "Giovani Wannabe", "Ricordi", "Nightmares", and "Islanda".