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Roberto Vecchioni (born June 25, 1943) is an Italian singer-songwriter and writer.
Biography
Vecchioni was born in Carate Brianza, province of Milan, to a family of Neapolitan origin. In 1968 he graduated in Ancient Literatures at the Università Cattolica of Milan, where he remained for two years as assistant lecturer of History of Religions. Later he become literature and history teacher in a Milanese High School, an activity he never stopped.
His work for the Italian music world began in the late 1960s as songwriter for singers like Ornella Vanoni, Gigliola Cinguetti, Mina, Iva Zanicchi and others. His first solo album is Parabola of 1971. In 1973 he took part to the Sanremo Festival with “L’uomo che si gioca il futuro a dadi”, continuing to released works as singer-songwriter in the following years. His 1974 LP, Il re non si diverte, obtained the Best Year’s Album Award from the Italian musical critics. In 1976 he published his first successful work, Elisir, but he became famous only in the following year, with Samarcanda. With this work Vecchioni gained a fame as one of the most skillful italian singer-songwriters: his inspiration draws mainly from autobiographical themes, intermingled with dreamy, literary and historical (often mythological) ones. His friend Angelo Branduardi played violin in the LP.
Biography
Vecchioni was born in Carate Brianza, province of Milan, to a family of Neapolitan origin. In 1968 he graduated in Ancient Literatures at the Università Cattolica of Milan, where he remained for two years as assistant lecturer of History of Religions. Later he become literature and history teacher in a Milanese High School, an activity he never stopped.
His work for the Italian music world began in the late 1960s as songwriter for singers like Ornella Vanoni, Gigliola Cinguetti, Mina, Iva Zanicchi and others. His first solo album is Parabola of 1971. In 1973 he took part to the Sanremo Festival with “L’uomo che si gioca il futuro a dadi”, continuing to released works as singer-songwriter in the following years. His 1974 LP, Il re non si diverte, obtained the Best Year’s Album Award from the Italian musical critics. In 1976 he published his first successful work, Elisir, but he became famous only in the following year, with Samarcanda. With this work Vecchioni gained a fame as one of the most skillful italian singer-songwriters: his inspiration draws mainly from autobiographical themes, intermingled with dreamy, literary and historical (often mythological) ones. His friend Angelo Branduardi played violin in the LP.
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AskSan wrote:
"Chiamami ancora amore" is a masterpiece!
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Lilith_1969 wrote:
Estremamente felice per la vittoria sanremese, strameritata !! :-)
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MellonRock wrote:
Ci voleva; ci voleva che un Cantautore andasse a Sanremo - patria della canzonetta leggera - con una Canzone così. Ben fatto!
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Niegghia92 wrote:
Ecco che fine avevi fatto...
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Zefiro79 wrote:
Standing ovation per il professore, grande cantautore! :)
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Miccighel wrote:
Immenso, Immenso!
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darkHaem89 wrote:
rimani un grande cantautore, anche se meritavano altri artisti di vincere. Sul podio son finite le canzoni che meno ho apprezzato di questo sanremo 2011
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AskSan wrote:
A beautiful song! Totally deserved the victory!
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doctorKozi wrote:
Tifavo per Nathalie, La Crus e Madonia & Battiato, ma anche la canzone di Vecchioni è molto bella e significativa: grandi complimenti davvero per la vittoria!
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zonavenerdi wrote:
Complimenti al vincitore del Festival di Sanremo 2011
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pulcesnoopy wrote:
...e adesso ho vinto, se pure si vince che è tutto da dimostrare.. (Gli Amici Miei 1993)...
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hydrogenjukebox wrote:
<3
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killthepoet wrote:
sogna ragazzo sogna!
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grugef wrote:
Gli ultimi dischi come sono? Io l'ho seguito fino al Bandolero Stanco, che ho trovato talmente brutto da non riuscire mai a sentirlo fino in fondo. Alla fine l'ho regalato, e i successivi non li conosco proprio. Mi sembra però che anche lui come Guccini abbia un po' perso lo smalto: testi appena piacevoli e arrangiamenti banali.
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theflynet wrote:
Fino a Samarcanda scopiazzerò, si, suona meglio così.
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mattycon wrote:
Fino a Samarcanda io ti guiderò, non ti fermare, vola ti prego..
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MindOverMatters wrote:
_ahi velasquez_ tante stelle tante nelle notti chiare ____questo mondo da cambiare____
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Darmo30 wrote:
Ciao, sono garbatamente entrato in questo sito per promuovere gli album degli APUAMATER combat folk pseudojazz e newprog...apuano d'azzardo. Aggiungili alla tua libreria e dimmi cosa ne pensi,se vuoi anche del mondo intorno...saluti http://www.lastfm.it/music/Apuamater
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cr90 wrote:
obiettivamente è un grande cantautore oltre che una persona estremamente colta. è un piacere sentirlo parlare e non ha nulla da invidiare agli altri ''grandi''. Chi pensa il contrario oltre a capire poco di musica non capisce che è un esempio da seguire in un Paese dove la cultura sta andando a farsi benedire.
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