Adriano Pappalardo | |
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Born | Copertino, Lecce, Italy | 25 March 1945
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Years active | 1971–present |
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Adriano Pappalardo (born 25 March 1945) is an Italian singer, actor and television personality.
Born in Copertino, Lecce, Pappalardo started his career in 1971 with the song "Una donna". [1] He obtained his first success in 1972 with the R'n'B single "E' ancora giorno", written as some of his other songs of the time by the couple Lucio Battisti-Mogol, [1] which ranked second in the Italian hit parade. [2] After some other minor hits, such as the songs "Segui lui" and "Come bambini", Pappalardo had his major success in 1979 with the ballad "Ricominciamo". [1] In mid-eighties, following the commercial failure of the two albums Immersione and Oh! Era ora he focused on his acting career, usually playing tough men and villains. [1] [3] [4]
In 2003 Pappalardo had a significant personal success as a contestant of the reality show L'Isola dei Famosi (the Italian version of Celebrity Survivor ). [1] [3] In 2004 he took part at the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Nessun consiglio". [1] [3]
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