Fabio Concato
Fabio Concato (born Fabio Piccaluga, 31 May 1953 in Milan) is an Italian singer-songwriter.
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Occupation | singer-songwriter |
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Life and career
Born Fabio Piccaluga[1] in Milan, the son of a jazz musician and a poet, Concato started his career with the cabaret group "I mormoranti", performing at the Derby Club in his hometown.[2] He debuted as a singer-songwriter with the album Storie di sempre, which included a minor hit in the form of A Dean Martin.[2][3] Concato's popularity received a big boost in 1982 with the song Una domenica bestiale, which became a major hit in the Italian charts.[2][4] Other popular songs by Concato include Fiore di maggio, Speriamo che piova, Ti ricordo ancora and 051/222525.[2][4] Concato entered the Sanremo Music Festival two times, in 2001 with Ciao ninìn and in 2007 with Oltre il giardino.[4]
Discography
- Album
- 1977: Storie di sempre (Harmony, LPH 8017)
- 1978: Svendita totale (Harmony, LPH 8030)
- 1979: Zio Tom (Philips, 6223 088)
- 1982: Fabio Concato (Philips, 6492 131)
- 1984: Fabio Concato (Philips, 822 079-1)
- 1986: Senza avvisare (Philips, 830 037-1)
- 1990: Giannutri (Philips, 842 945-1)
- 1992: In viaggio (Mercury Records, 512 901-1)
- 1996: Blu (Mercury Records, 532 923-2)
- 1999: Fabio Concato (Mercury Records, 538 857-2)
- 2001: Ballando con Chet Baker (Mercury Records, 548 628-2)
- 2012: Tutto qua (Halidon, HALP08)
References
- Luigi Bolognini (19 December 2011). "Il ritorno di Fabio". La Repubblica. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- Enrico Deregibus. Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. ISBN 8809756258.
- Dario Salvatori. Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN 8876054391.
- Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.