Riccardo Fogli

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Riccardo Fogli
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Fogli performing in 2009
Background information
Born (1947-10-21) 21 October 1947 (age 77)
Pontedera, Tuscany, Italy
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Spouses
(m. 1971;div. 1993)
Karin Trentini
(m. 2010)
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Riccardo Fogli (born 21 October 1947) is an Italian singer-songwriter.

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Biography

Early career

Riccardo Fogli was born on 21 October 1947 in Pontedera. He was fond of music since his childhood and taught himself to play the electric bass guitar. At 14 years old he started working in the Piaggio factory. [1]

In 1964, at the age of 17, Fogli joined the band The Slenders & Tony Rio. Two years later, in 1966, he became the lead singer of Pooh. In 1973, at the peak of popularity with the band, because of personal problems (the breakup of his marriage and a tempestuous relationship with singer Patty Pravo), he left Pooh and started his solo career. [1]

In 1973, Fogli issued his first album Ciao amore come stai (Hello, Love, How Are You?), which was followed by his second album Riccardo Fogli in 1976; the song "Mondo" ("World") from this album became a hit. [1]

1980s

The 1980s were a pinnacle of success for Riccardo Fogli. In this period, the lyrics of his songs became more philosophical and his singing manner became more emotional. In 1981, Fogli performed one of his most famous and lyrical song, "Malinconia  [ it ]" ("Melancholy"), and in 1982 he was the winner of the Festival di Sanremo with his other hit "Storie di tutti i giorni" ("Everyday Stories") [1] [2] His 1982 album Collezione (Collection) was issued in nearly a million copies in Western Europe, Japan and the USSR, where he became particularly popular.

Riccardo Fogli participated in Eurovision Song Contest with the entry "Per Lucia" ("For Lucia") in 1983; he finished in 11th place and received 41 points. [2]

In 1994, a Dutch version of his hit "Storie di tutti i giorni" - now titled "Dromen zijn bedrog" ("Dreams are fake") - was a huge hit for Dutch/Italian singer Marco Borsato in the Netherlands and Belgium. The single sold over 140,000 copies and remained at number one in the Dutch Top 40 for 12 weeks, which was a record at the time.

2010s

In 2016, he reunited with Pooh for the final tour, which celebrated the 50 anniversary of band foundation.

Personal life

Fogli was married to and then divorced from the Italian singer Viola Valentino. [1] Then he fell in love with Patty Pravo, and later with Stefania Brassi; with Stefania he had a son. He married then Italian model Karin Trentini and they have a daughter. He considers himself Roman Catholic. [3]

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Sisto, Nicola (1990). "Fogli, Riccardo". In Castaldo, Gino (ed.). Dizionario della canzone italiana (in Italian). Milan: A. Curcio. pp. 690–691. ICCU   IT\ICCU\IEI\0065423.
  2. 1 2 Anselmi, Eddy (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana (in Italian). Modena: Panini. ISBN   978-88-6346-229-6.
  3. Giordano, Lucio (22 December 2023). "Ho sempre sentito Dio al mio fianco: Lo prego ogni giorno e Gli affido la mia vita". Dipiù (in Italian). No. 51. pp. 86–89.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Sanremo Music Festival
Winner

1982
Succeeded by
Tiziana Rivale
with "Sarà quel che sarà"
Preceded by Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest
1983
Succeeded by