Roberto Vecchioni

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Roberto Vecchioni
Vecchioni in 2007
Vecchioni in 2007
Background information
Born (1943-06-25) 25 June 1943 (age 80)
Carate Brianza, Kingdom of Italy
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Lyricist
  • composer
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • poet
Years active1966–present
Labels
Websitewww.robertovecchioni.com

Roberto Vecchioni (Italian pronunciation: [roˈbɛrto vekˈkjoːni]; born 25 June 1943) is an Italian singer, songwriter, and lyricist.[1]

Biography

Vecchioni was born in Carate Brianza, now in the province of Monza and Brianza, to a Neapolitan family. In 1968, he graduated in Classical Literature at the Catholic University of Milan, where he subsequently worked for two years as assistant lecturer of History of Religion. Later he was appointed professor of literature and history at a Milanese High School, an activity that he continued for almost thirty years and that would influence several of his songs.

His career in the Italian music industry began in the late 1960s as songwriter for Italian pop stars such as

Elisir. Vecchioni's breakthrough happened in 1977 with Samarcanda, an album where he drew inspiration mostly from autobiographical themes, intermingled with dreamy, literary, historical and mythological references. Angelo Branduardi
played violin on the LP.

Vecchioni's skills were confirmed in the following works,

marijuana possession (from which he was acquitted) and a dispute with his former record label. The following album, Montecristo
, was released indeed by both the old and the new labels.

After

blues harp. The LP was accompanied by his first literary attempt, a short book with the same name. Many of the cover of Vecchioni's LPs of this period were created by the famous Italian comic book artist and painter Andrea Pazienza
.

While continuing a successful career as a renowned singer-songwriter in the 1980s and the 1990s, Vecchioni spent more time writing. His prose includes the collection Viaggi nel tempo immobile (1996) and the novels Le parole non-portano le cicogne (2000) and

Sogna ragazzo sogna ("Dream, boy, dream") of 1999 and Il lanciatore di coltelli
("The Knife Thrower") of 2002.

On 19 February 2011, he won the 61st Sanremo Music Festival[2] and the "Mia Martini" Critics' Award[3] with the song "Chiamami ancora amore" ("Call me Love again").

Discography

Bibliography

  • Viaggi nel tempo immobile (1996, collection of short novels), Einaudi, Turin
  • Le parole non-potrano le cicogne (2000), Einaudi, Turin
  • Il libraio di Selinunte (2004), Einaudi, Turin
  • Diario di un gatto con gli stivali (2006), Einaudi, Turin
  • Di sogni e d'amore (2007), Frassinelli, Segrate
  • Volevo. Ed erano voli (2008), Pescecapone, Lecce
  • Scacco a Dio (2009), Einaudi, Turin

References

  1. ^ "Roberto Vecchioni show all'ospedale - Ravenna - Corriere di Romagna". Corriereromagna.it (in Italian). Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Festival Sanremo 2011, vince Roberto Vecchioni; 2° posto per Emma e i Modà e 3° Al Bano - Riviera24.it". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Festival Sanremo 2011, Roberto Vecchioni vince il Premio della Critica Mia Martini - Riviera24.it". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Valerio Scanu
with "Per tutte le volte che..."
 Sanremo Music Festival
Winner
2011 		Succeeded by
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