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Zucchero‌

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Birthday

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Zucchero

Roncocesi, Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Zucchero

Roncocesi, Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1955-09-25

Popularity

star1.6

Biography

Adelmo Fornaciari Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (born 25 September 1955), more commonly known by his stage name Zucchero Fornaciari or simply Zucchero, is an Italian singer, musician and songwriter. His stage name is the Italian word for "sugar", as his elementary teacher used to call him. His music is largely inspired by gospel, soul, blues and rock music, and alternates between Italian ballads and more rhythmic R&B-boogie-like pieces. He is credited as the "father of Italian blues", introducing blues to the big stage in Italy. He is one of the few European blues artists who still enjoys great international success. In his career, spanning four decades, Fornaciari has sold over 60 million records around the world, and internationally his most successful singles are "Diamante", "Il Volo/My Love", "Baila (Sexy Thing)/Baila morena", and the duet "Senza una donna (Without a Woman)" with Paul Young. He has won numerous awards, including four Festivalbar, nine Wind Music Awards, two World Music Awards (1993, 1996), six IFPI Europe Platinum Awards, and a Grammy Award nomination. He has collaborated and performed with many famous artists, including Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Brian May, Miles Davis, Ray Charles, B. B. King, Sting, Bono, Dolores O'Riordan, Paul Young, Peter Gabriel, Luciano Pavarotti, and Andrea Bocelli. Adelmo Fornaciari was born 25 September 1955 in Roncocesi, a frazione (small village) near Reggio Emilia. His father, Giuseppe Fornaciari, and mother, Rina Bondavalli, came from rural families. At a young age, he was the goalkeeper of A.C. Reggiana 1919. He spent most of his childhood in the seaside town of Forte dei Marmi (Province of Lucca, Tuscany). There, he sang in the choir and played an organ in the local church. At the age of 12 or 13, he discovered American soul and blues music thanks to an African-American friend who was studying in Bologna and lived near his home. The first song he played to Fornaciari was (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding, and this immediately inspired his interest in soul music. The friend taught Fornaciari how to play on the guitar songs by Redding, Marvin Gaye, and Sam & Dave. Fornaciari then got together with friends to play rhythm and blues, finding his own way to fuse black music and Mediterranean music. He started writing his own songs when he was 13 or 14 years old, and after learning basic instruments, from 16 he moved on to learning the tenor saxophone. In Forte dei Marmi, he finished his technical high school studies, and moved again, this time to the city of Carrara. His musical career began in 1970, with several small bands such as I Duca, Le nuove luci, I Decals, Sugar & Daniel, Sugar & Candies. At that time, he was studying veterinary medicine; although he liked animals and the course (taking 39 out of the 51 exams), he wanted to be different from his parents and withdrew from the course in order to pursue his aspirations. In 1975, he went to San Francisco, and there met the then-young Corrado Rustici from Naples, his future record producer. They talked about a future collaboration on a project with Afro-American influences which was then unusual for Italy. ... Source: Article "Zucchero Fornaciari" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Movie Credits

Zucchero | Zu and co.: Live at Royal Albert Hall

Zucchero | Zu and co.: Live at Royal Albert Hall‌
star6.4
calendar 2004

Ennio

Ennio‌
star8.3
calendar 2022

Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari

Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari‌
star7.5
calendar 2023

Zucchero - La Sesion Cubana

Zucchero - La Sesion Cubana‌
star0.0
calendar 2013

Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration

Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration‌
star0.0
calendar 2024

Zucchero - Live in Italy

Zucchero - Live in Italy‌
star8.0
calendar 2007

Alan Simon ‎– Gaia

Alan Simon ‎– Gaia‌
star0.0
calendar 2003

Andrea Bocelli - Une nuit en Toscane

Andrea Bocelli - Une nuit en Toscane‌
star10.0
calendar 1998

Zucchero - All the Best

Zucchero - All the Best‌
star0.0
calendar

Effedia - Sulla mia cattiva strada

Effedia - Sulla mia cattiva strada‌
star6.0
calendar 2008

The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert

The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert‌
star8.3
calendar 1992

Pavarotti & Friends 4 - For War Child

Pavarotti & Friends 4 - For War Child‌
star0.0
calendar 1996

Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia

Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia‌
star0.0
calendar 1998

Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo

Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo‌
star7.5
calendar 1999

Pavarotti & Friends 7 - For Cambodia and Tibet

Pavarotti & Friends 7 - For Cambodia and Tibet‌
star0.0
calendar 2000

Pavarotti & Friends

Pavarotti & Friends‌
star8.5
calendar 1992

Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia

Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia‌
star0.0
calendar 1995

Note di viaggio: Il film

Note di viaggio: Il film‌
star9.5
calendar 2021

One World: Together at Home

One World: Together at Home‌
star7.2
calendar 2020

Tv Credits

Domenica In

Domenica In‌
star0.0
calendar 1976

Celebrity Hunted Italy

Celebrity Hunted Italy‌
star6.1
calendar 2020

Felicissima Sera

Felicissima Sera‌
star7.2
calendar 2021

De pé a pá

De pé a pá‌
star3.0
calendar 1996

Le monde est à vous

Le monde est à vous‌
star0.0
calendar 1987

Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops‌
star6.6
calendar 1964

TV Story Superstar

TV Story Superstar‌
star0.0
calendar 2020

La chanson de l'année

La chanson de l'année‌
star9.0
calendar 2004

Sanremo Music Festival

Sanremo Music Festival‌
star7.7
calendar 1951

Die ultimative Chartshow

Die ultimative Chartshow‌
star8.0
calendar 2003

Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel

Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel‌
star4.0
calendar 2004

Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées‌
star6.5
calendar 1982

Star Academy

Star Academy‌
star6.8
calendar 2001

3 nach 9

3 nach 9‌
star6.5
calendar 1974

De TV Show

De TV Show‌
star0.0
calendar 1981

Vivement dimanche

Vivement dimanche‌
star2.8
calendar 1998