Marco Ferradini | |
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Born | Como, Italy | 28 July 1949
Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
Years active | 1978–present |
Marco Ferradini (born 28 July 1949) is an Italian pop-rock singer-songwriter and musician.
Born in Como, Ferradini debuted as a guitarist in several groups. [1] He started his career as a singer-songwriter in 1978, with the song "Quando Teresa verrà", which he entered the competition at the Sanremo Music Festival. [1] [2] His main success was the song "Teorema" (part of the EP Schiavo senza catene), which became in a short time a classic in Italy. [1] [2] In 1983 he competed at the Sanremo Festival with the song "Una catastrofe bionda"; [2] the subsequent eponymous album contained the song "Lupo solitario DJ" which became during the years one another classic of his musical repertoire. [1]
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