Fausto Cigliano

Italian actor and musician (1937–2022)

Fausto Cigliano
Cigliano in 1975
Born	(1937-02-15)15 February 1937 Naples, Italy
Died	17 February 2022(2022-02-17) (aged 85) Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)	Singer, musician, actor
Years active	1955–2022

Fausto Cigliano (15 February 1937 – 17 February 2022) was an Italian singer, guitarist, and actor.

Life and career

Born in Naples into a humble family, Cigliano approached the music at young age, after having received a guitar as a gift, and he made his record debut in 1953.^[1] Cigliano became first known thanks to his participation to the Napoli Music Festival, that he later won in 1959, in couple with Teddy Reno with the song "Sarrà... chi sà".^[1]^[2]^[3] In 1957 he ranked first at the Italian hit parade with the single "Che m'ha 'mparato a fa'".^[4] Between 1959 and 1964 he was entered into the main competition at the Sanremo Music Festival five times.^[2] In the second half of the 1950s he also appeared in several comedy films.^[5] In 1976, Cigliano graduated in guitar at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome.^[2]^[3] He later focused his activities on the research and the revision of traditional Neapolitan music.^[2]

Cigliano died on 17 February 2022, two days after his 85th birthday.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b Enrico Deregibus (8 October 2010). Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. ISBN 978-8809756250.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 978-8863462296.
^ ^a ^b Antonio La Gala (2004). Vomero. Storia e storie. Guida Editori, 2004. ISBN 8871888715.
^ Dario Salvatori (1989). Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN 8876054391.
^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876055487.
^ "È morto Fausto Cigliano, l'ultimo maestro della canzone napoletana". La Repubblica. 18 February 2022.