Piero Focaccia
Piero Focaccia | |
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Born | Cervia, Ravenna | 16 October 1944
Occupation(s) | Singer, actor |
Piero Focaccia (born 16 October 1944) is an Italian pop singer and film actor.
Career
Born in Cervia, Ravenna, a former lifeguard, Focaccia began his career in 1962, with the single Il pappagallo.[1] He got his main success one year later with the song Stessa spiaggia stesso mare which won the Disco per l'estate competition[1] and reached the third place at the Italian hit parade.[2] After a less successful period, in 1970 his song Permette signora peaked number nine at the hit parade.[2]
Focaccia entered the Sanremo Music Festival competition three times between 1964 and 1974.[3]
He was also actor in two comedy films,
La bella Antonia, prima Monica e poi Dimonia and Luigi Comencini's Le bambole
.
References
- ^ ISBN 978-8809756250.
- ^ ISBN 8876054391.
- ISBN 978-8863462296.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Piero Focaccia.
- Piero Focaccia at AllMusic
- Piero Focaccia discography at Discogs
- Piero Focaccia at IMDb