| Il vuoto | ||||
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| Released | 2007 | |||
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| Length | 33:20 | |||
| Label | Universal Music Group | |||
| Producer | Franco Battiato | |||
| Franco Battiato chronology | ||||
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Il vuoto (Italian for "The void") is a studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Franco Battiato, issued in 2007. Its songs have as a common theme the spiritual void. [1]
Battiato performed the songs "Il vuoto" and "I giorni della monotonia" out of competition at the 57th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival. [2]
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Italy [2] [3] | 1 |
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