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Fortunato Zampaglione | |
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| Born | 24 February 1975 Monza, Italy |
| Genres | pop, rock and soul |
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Fortunato Zampaglione (born 24 February 1975) is an Italian singer-songwriter, producer of music records, lyricist and composer.
His first appearance in the music world took place in 2000, presenting "Gioia", his first single, at The Festivalbar of that year (presented by Fiorello and Alessia Marcuzzi).
The single had a B-side titled "Easy Rider".
In the summer of 2001, Mercury Records of Universal Music Italia released "On a Summer Day".
In November 2001, Mercury Records released the album "1975" before the single "Ti Cancellerò" in which Fortunato Zampaglione helped create its video.
The album "1975" was recorded at Jungle Sound in Milan which clearly demonstrates his versatile character as a songwriter through introspective ballads ("Quando Io Penso a Lei", "Ti Cancellerò", "Piove" just as in the Britpop song ("Se Fossi Veramente Tu")
In 2002 the lack of promotional opportunities forced him to participate in the television show "Destinazione Sanremo", presented by Claudio Cecchetto and Elisabetta Gregoraci.
In 2002
Zampaglione's first publication in his new career is "L'allenatore" a track on the album "A Chi si Ama Veramente" sung by Gianni Morandi, the face of the famous TV show on "RAI 2" titled "Quelli Che il Calcio"
He wrote "Solo Lei Mi Da" in 2006 which was sung by Sugarfree at the 2006 Sanremo.
In 2007 he wrote and collaborated with others, some of which who were among the greatest Italian international interpreters, in the Italian adaptation of several songs.
In 2008 as a songwriter and music producer he was the face of the television program 'Ultrasound' which was produced and aired by MTV Italia.
In 2010, he wrote the romantic ballad "Meravigliosa" for Emma Marrone which subsequently lead to her winning the finals and becoming the winner of the television show 'Amici’
In 2011, he wrote:
Between 2012 and 2013 he traveled frequently between his London home and his Milan home to compose "Ultime Gocce d’estate" for Paola and Chiara and "Non c’è Me Senza di Te" for Syria's single "Odiare"
He began collaborating with Sony Music Italia and Michele Canova in 2014, resulting in many successful tracks.
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