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| Born | 20 October 1954 |
| Occupation | singer-songwriter |
Enzo Gragnaniello (born 20 October 1954) is an Italian singer-songwriter and composer.
Enzo Gragnaniello | |
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| Born | 20 October 1954 |
| Occupation | singer-songwriter |
Enzo Gragnaniello (born 20 October 1954) is an Italian singer-songwriter and composer.
Born in Quartieri Spagnoli, Naples, Gragnaniello began playing the guitar at the age of 12 and began composing his first songs at 18 years old. [1] [2] In 1977 he formed the group "Banchi nuovi", named after the Committee of unemployed people to which he belonged. [1] [3]
Gragnaniello made his solo debut in 1983, with the eponymous album Enzo Gragnaniello. [1] [3] In 1986 he received his first Targa Tenco, an award he won again in 1990 and 1999 and in 2020. [3] [4] In 1991 his song "Cu'mmè", recorded by Roberto Murolo and Mia Martini, obtained a great commercial success and became instant classics in Italy; in 1997 with the same song Gragnaniello won the music festival "Viva Napoli". [3] In 1999 he entered the competition at the Sanremo Music Festival in a duet with Ornella Vanoni, ranking fourth with the song "Alberi". [1] [3]
As a vocalist his husky voice has been compared to Tom Waits. [5] Gragnaniello composed songs for Andrea Bocelli, Adriano Celentano, Gerardina Trovato among others. He is also active as a composer of musical scores for stage plays and films. [3]
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