Vincenzo Spampinato

Vincenzo Spampinato (born in 1953) is an Italian pop-rock singer-songwriter, composer and lyricist.

Vincenzo Spampinato
Born1953 (age 66–67)
Catania, Italy
Occupationsinger-songwriter

Background

Born in Catania, at very young age Spampinato was a member of the musical group Rovers.[1] He debuted as a soloist in 1978, then he achieved some success with the songs "Batti un colpo Maria" (1979) and "Innamorati di me" (1981) and with the album Dolce e amaro (1980).[1][2] In the eighties he started a productive collaboration with Riccardo Fogli, composing for him "Per Lucia" (Italian entry in the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest) and three consecutive albums.[2] From the nineties he is also active as composer of musical scores for television, theatre and commercials.[1]

Spampinato is the composer of "Madreterra", the official anthem of Sicily from 2003.[3][4]

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References
  1. Enrico Deregibus. Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. ISBN 8809756258.
  2. Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.
  3. Franco Maria Ricci. Enciclopedia della Sicilia. Ricci, 2006.
  4. Joe Vitale. Viaggio nell'etnomusica: tradizioni e nuove tendenze dai qawal alle tribù del XXI secolo : manuale di musica popolare, Volume 2. ILA Palma, 2006.
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