N.O.I.A. was an Italian synth-pop group that formed in 1978 as a quintet. Though the group won the inaugural Italian rock festival in 1980, it wasn't until three years later that they began releasing material on their own. "Europe" and "Hunger in the East" actually appeared Rocker '80, a 1980 EMI compilation, but their proper debut came when they signed to Italian for 1983's Looking for Love 12". Five singles and EPs followed through 1985. In 2000, the group got back together to record songs that were originally written between 1978 and 1982. The result was Unreleased, which was issued by Adult.'s Ersatz Audio label. ~ Andy Kellman