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Francesco Baccini

Italian singer-songwriter

Francesco Baccini
Francesco Baccini in 1993.
Born	4 October 1960 (1960-10-04) (age 63) Genoa, Italy
Occupation	Singer-songwriter actor

Francesco Baccini (born 4 October 1960) is an Italian singer-songwriter.

Background

Born in Genoa, Baccini made his official debut in 1988 with the stage name Espressione Musica, with "Mamma dammi i soldi", the closing theme song of the 38th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival.^[1] Put under contract by Caterina Caselli, in 1989 he released his first album, Cartoons, which was both a critical and commercial success.^[1]^[2] In 1990 he won the Festivalbar competition and peaked the Italian hit parade with the song "Sotto questo sole", recorded together with the band Ladri di biciclette.^[2] In 1997 he entered the competition at the Sanremo Music Festival, ranking eleventh with the song "Senza tu".^[1] In 2004 he toured with "Orco Loco", subtitled as “A Clipcomedy with Songs”, a recital in which he performed both as a singer and, for the first time, as an actor.^[2]

Discography

Album

1989 - Cartoons
1990 - Il pianoforte non è il mio forte
1992 - Nomi e cognomi
1993 - Nudo
1996 - Baccini a colori
1997 - Baccini and Best Friends
1999 - Nostra signora degli autogrill
2001 - Forza Francesco!
2005 - Stasera teatro
2006 - Fra..gi..le
2007 - Dalla parte di Caino
2008 - Uniti (with Povia)
2011 - Baccini canta Tenco
2017 - Chewing-gum Blues (with Sergio Caputo)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 978-8863462296.
^ ^a ^b ^c Enrico Deregibus (8 October 2010). Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. ISBN 978-8809756250.

External links

Official website
Francesco Baccini at IMDb
Francesco Baccini discography at Discogs

Festivalbar winners

Performers

1960s	Bobby Solo Petula Clark Caterina Caselli Rocky Roberts Salvatore Adamo Lucio Battisti
1970s	Lucio Battisti Demis Roussos Mia Martini (Mia Martini, Marcella Bella) Claudio Baglioni (Drupi, Gloria Gaynor) Gianni Bella Umberto Tozzi (Alunni del Sole, Kate Bush) Alan Sorrenti
1980s	Miguel Bosé Donatella Rettore (Loredana Bertè, Miguel Bosé, Ron) Vasco Rossi Gianna Nannini Righeira Tracy Spencer Spagna Scialpi / Scarlett Raf
1990s	Francesco Baccini / Ladri di Biciclette Gino Paoli Luca Carboni Raf Umberto Tozzi 883 Eros Ramazzotti Pino Daniele Vasco Rossi Jovanotti
2000s	Lùnapop Vasco Rossi Luciano Ligabue Eros Ramazzotti Zucchero Fornaciari Nek Luciano Ligabue Negramaro

Songs

1960s	"Credi a me" "Ciao ciao" "Perdono" "Stasera mi butto" "Affida una lacrima al vento" "Acqua azzurra, acqua chiara"
1970s	"Fiori rosa fiori di pesco" "We Shall Dance" "Piccolo uomo" ("Minuetto", "Io domani") "E tu..." ("Due", "Reach Out I'll Be There") "Non si può morire dentro" "Ti amo" ("Liù", "Wuthering Heights") "Tu sei l'unica donna per me"
1980s	"Olympic Games" "Donatella" ("Non sono una signora", "Bravi ragazzi", "Anima") "Bollicine" "Fotoromanza" "L'estate sta finendo" "Run to Me" "Dance Dance Dance" "Pregherei" "Ti pretendo"
1990s	"Sotto questo sole" "Quattro amici" "Mare mare" "Il battito animale" "Io muoio di te" "Tieni il tempo" "Più bella cosa" "Che male c'è" "Io no" "Un raggio di sole"
2000s	"Qualcosa di grande" "Ti prendo e ti porto via" "Tutti vogliono viaggiare in prima" "Un'emozione per sempre" "Il grande Baboomba" "Lascia che io sia" "Happy Hour" "Parlami d'amore"