Mino Vergnaghi

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Mino Vergnaghi
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Born (1955-04-10) April 10, 1955 (age 68)
Trivero, Province of Biella, Italy
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter

Mino Vergnaghi (10 April 1955, Trivero) is an Italian singer and songwriter. In 1979 he won the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Amare". [1]

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Life and career

Born in Trivero, Vergnaghi started his career as lead singer of a number of groups, including Il segno dello zodiaco and Bora Bora. In 1978 he started a solo career under the production of Iva Zanicchi and Maestro Ezio Leoni, debuting with the single "Parigi addio". One year later he was the winner of the 29th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival with "Amare". [2]

In 1980, Vergnaghi temporarily left the music industry and moved to England, returning to Italy in the late 1980s. He then entered the Zucchero Fornaciari's staff, collaborating with him as composer and backing vocalist. [2]

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References

  1. "Sanremo 1979: Storia e storie del Festival" (in Italian). RAI . Retrieved 2015-04-24.
  2. 1 2 Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN   978-8863462296.

Further reading

Preceded by Winner of the Sanremo Music Festival
1979
Succeeded by