Nino Buonocore

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Nino Buonocore
Born (1958-07-26) 26 July 1958 (age 66)
Naples
Occupationsinger-songwriter

Nino Buonocore (born 26 July 1958) is an Italian singer-songwriter, best known for the songs "Rosanna" and "Scrivimi".

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Life and career

Born Adelmo Buonocore in Naples, he debuted at 20 years old with an auto-produced single "Sferisterio". [1] Put under contract by RCA, he released several albums with a style close to British new wave and synthpop music of the time. [1] [2] His 2nd album was produced by Simon Boswell. [3] The turning point of his career was his participation in the 1987 Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Rosanna", which was his first real commercial success and marked a transition towards a more melodic and sophisticated style. [1] [2] [4] His biggest hit was the 1990 romantic ballad "Scrivimi", a song which was covered in twelve languages and which sold about 4 million copies. [1]

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Enrico Deregibus (8 October 2010). Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. ISBN   978-8809756250.
  2. 1 2 Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN   978-8863462296.
  3. ↑ "(album cover)". Discogs .[ better source needed ]
  4. ↑ Dario Salvatori (1989). Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN   8876054391.
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