Francesco "Franco" Battiato was an Italian singer-songwriter, composer, filmmaker, and under the pseudonym Süphan Barzani, also a painter. Battiato's songs contain esoteric, philosophical and religious themes, and have spanned genres such as experimental pop, electronic music, progressive rock, and new wave.
"I treni di Tozeur" is an Italian song, written by Franco Battiato, Saro Cosentino and Giusto Pio. It was the Italian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984, performed in Italian by Alice and Franco Battiato.
Alice, also known as Alice Visconti, is an Italian singer-songwriter and pianist, active since 1971. Alice had her breakthrough after winning the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Per Elisa" in 1981, followed by European hit singles like "Una notte speciale", "Messaggio", "Chan-son Egocentrique", "Prospettiva Nevski" and "Nomadi" and albums like Gioielli rubati, Park Hotel, Elisir, and Il sole nella pioggia charting in Continental Europe, Scandinavia, and Japan.
Manlio Sgalambro was an Italian philosopher and writer, born in Lentini.
Azimut is the fifth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Alice, released in 1982 on EMI Music.
Gioielli rubati– Alice canta Battiato is the seventh studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Alice, released in 1985 on EMI Music.
Elisir is the ninth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Alice, released in late 1987 on EMI Music.
Viaggiatrice solitaria – Il meglio di Alice is a compilation album of recordings by Italian singer-songwriter Alice, released by EMI Music in 1995.
Personal Jukebox is a compilation album by the Italian singer-songwriter Alice, released in 2000 on WEA/Warner Music.
Leandro Manuel Emede is a film editor and director.
La voce del padrone is an album by Italian singer-songwriter Franco Battiato, released by EMI Italiana in 1981. The album followed L'era del cinghiale bianco (1979) and Patriots (1980), which signaled a return by Battiato to a more pop-oriented style.
Alice is a compilation album of recordings by Italian singer-songwriter Alice, released by EMI Music in 1986.
L'arca di Noè (Italian, 'Noah's Ark') is an album by the Italian singer-songwriter Franco Battiato. It was released in 1982 by EMI Italiana. During the first weeks of 1983 Battiato sold about 550,000 copies of L'arca di Noè.
Marco Castoldi, better known by his stage name Morgan, is an Italian singer-songwriter, musician and multi-instrumentalist. His musical genres are mainly alternative rock and electronic rock, sometimes experimental rock and synthpop. He has also been a judge for seven seasons in the Italian version of The X Factor, winning five of them through acts he mentored: Aram Quartet, Matteo Becucci, Marco Mengoni, Chiara Galiazzo and Michele Bravi.
Gianfranco Mocchetti, also known as Gianni Mocchetti, was an Italian singer-songwriter, guitarist and bassist.
Pino Massara was an Italian musician, composer, record producer and conductor.
L'imboscata is a studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Franco Battiato, released by Mercury Records in 1996. After some more experimental albums and meditative songs, the album marked the return of Battiato to a rock sound and to a massive commercial success, mainly pushed by the success of the single "La cura".
Fleurs, also graphically rendered as Fleur(s) and FLEURs, is a studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Franco Battiato, issued in 1999. Except for two new songs, the album consists of cover versions of Italian and international classics, mainly from the 1960s. The album was described as "delicate, elegant and enjoyable." The album was followed by Fleurs 3 (2002) and Fleurs 2 (2008). The Battiato's version of The Rolling Stones' "Ruby Tuesday" was later featured in the musical score of Alfonso Cuarón's 2006 film Children of Men.
Il vuoto is a studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Franco Battiato, issued in 2007. Its songs have as common theme the spiritual void.
Sogno n° 1, is a posthumous tribute album to Italian singer-songwriter Fabrizio De André, released in 2011 and featuring De André's original isolated vocals over entirely new orchestral backing tracks, arranged by British conductor and composer Geoff Westley and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. Including vocal contributions from Franco Battiato, Vinicio Capossela and De André's widow Dori Ghezzi, the album is a collaborative effort of Westley and Ghezzi's, originally released in aid of her Fondazione Fabrizio De André charity organization.
