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Rocco Granata

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Italian-Belgian singer and accordionist

Person · Open Library

Born
1938
Works
1

Top works

  • Mijn leven

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
BE
Active from
1938-08-16

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
56,170
Total plays
292,654

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Rocco Granata (b. August 16, 1938) is a Belgian singer, songwriter, and accordionist. Granata was born in Figline Vegliaturo, Calabria, southern Italy; but his parents immigrated to Belgium when he was ten. Rocco's father was a coal miner, but after briefly working in the coal mines, Granata pursued music instead. He played accordion and toured Belgium with his band, "The International Quintet". He then released the song "Manuela" b/w "Marina" as a single in 1959; the B-side became an internati

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Authority record · VIAF

Lifespan
b. 1938
Nationality
IT, BE
Role / Field
Singers, Musicians, Lyricists, Letristas, Compositores, Canciones
Language
ita
Gender
Male

Recorded by 20 libraries

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Official website

Rocco Granata

roccogranata.be

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