Zucchero

Italian sangster-sangwriter an rock muisicker

Adelmo Fornaciari (Italian pronunciation: [aˈdɛlmo fornaˈtʃari]; born 25 September 1955), mair commonly kent bi his stage names Zucchero Fornaciari an Zucchero /ˈtsukkero/, is an Italian rock sangster an OMRI. His muisic is lairgely inspired bi gospel, blues an rock muisic, an alternates atween ballads an mair rhythmic boogie-like pieces.

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Zucchero live at Skanderborg Festival, Denmark, in August 2007.
Background information
Birth nameAdelmo Fornaciari
Born (1955-09-25) 25 September 1955 (age 69)
OreiginReggio Emilia, Italy
GenresRock, blues rock, pop rock
Years active1980–present
LabelsPolydor, Universal Music Group
Wabsteidwww.zucchero.it

Zucchero is the Italian wird for succar. In his career, spannin fower decades, Fornaciari haes sauld ower 50 million records aroond the warld[1] an haes achievit numerous awairds, includin twa World Music Awards, sax IFPI Europe Platinum Awards[2] an a Grammy Award nomination.[3]

Personal life

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Adelmo Fornaciari wis born in Reggio Emilia, Italy (in the frazione o Roncocesi) awtho he spent maist o his bairnheid in the seaside toun o Forte dei Marmi (Province o Lucca, Tuscany). Fornaciari currently lives in Pontremoli. He is the faither o Irene Fornaciari.

Discografie

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Selected discografie

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  • Un po' di Zucchero (1983)
  • Zucchero and the Randy Jackson Band (1984)
  • Rispetto (1986)
  • Blue's (1987)
  • Snack Bar Budapest (1988, movie soundtrack)
  • Oro incenso e birra (1989)
  • Zucchero sings his hits in English (1990)
  • Zucchero (1991)
  • Zucchero Live at the Kremlin (1991)
  • Miserere (1992)
  • Diamante (1994)
  • Spirito DiVino (1995)
  • The Best of Zucchero Sugar Fornaciari's greatest hits (1997)
  • Bluesugar (1998)
  • Overdose d'amore the ballads (1999)
  • Bluesugar & Whitechristmas (1999)
  • Shake (2001)
  • Zu & Co. (2004)
  • Zu & Co live at the Royal Albert Hall- 6 May 2004 (2004)
  • Zucchero & Co - American edition (2005) #84 US
  • Zu & Co ultimate duets collection (2 CDs + DVD, 2005)
  • Fly (2006)
  • All the Best (2007)
  • Live in Italy (2 CDs + 2 DVDs, 2008)
  • Live in Italy (1 CD + 1 DVD, US edition 2009)
  • Chocabeck (2010)
  • La Sesión Cubana (2012)

See an aw

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References

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  1. "slideshow". Vogue.it. Archived frae the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  2. "IFPI". IFPI. 1 September 2005. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  3. TC&C. "Zucchero e' stato nominato ai Grammy Awards 2007". Musicalnews.com. Archived frae the original on 24 Julie 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors leet (link)

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