Sandro Giacobbe | |
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Born | Moneglia, Italy | 14 December 1949
Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
Sandro Giacobbe (born 14 December 1949) is an Italian singer-songwriter.
Born in Genova in 1949, Giacobbe started his career in the early 1970s and got his first success in 1974, with the song "Signora mia", which entered the top-ten on the Italian hit parade. [1] [2] [3] For about a decade, he got several major hits, usually consisting in romantic ballads characterized by intimate and sometimes malicious tones. [1] His song ""El Jardín Prohibido", the Spanish-language version of "Il giardino proibito", peaked on first place at the Spanish hit parade in 1976. [4] The same year, he entered the main competition at the Sanremo Music Festival, ranking third with the song "Gli occhi di tua madre"; [1] the song reached the second place on the Italian hit parade. [2] His last major hit was the 1982 song "Sarà la nostalgia". [1] [2] [3] From the mid-1980s he mainly devoted his career to live concerts and to initiatives of solidarity. [3] In 2003 he ranked second at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival. [1]
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