Zucchero
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1955-09-25
- Works
- 5
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Zucchero (Italian for "sugar") is an Italian rock singer. He was born Adelmo Fornaciari on September 25, 1955 in the Italian province Reggio Emilia, Italy and has since become one of the most famous Italian singers. He is probably best known internationally for the song Senza Una Donna, which is a duet with Paul Young and hit number 4 in the latter's native United Kingdom, where Zucchero has generally made little commercial impact, in 1991. He commenced his musical career in 1970 with his first
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Key facts
- Born
- Adelmo Fornaciari , ( 1955-09-25 ) 25 September 1955 (age 70) , Roncocesi, Reggio Emilia , Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- Genres
- Blues rock R&B soul gospel funk pop rock pop
- Occupations
- Musician singer-songwriter record producer
- Instruments
- Vocals guitar keyboards bass drums
- Years active
- 1970 – present
- Labels
- Polydor Universal
- Website
- www .zucchero .it
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Key dates
- Born
- 25 September 1955
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Place of birth
- Reggio Emilia
- Child
- Irene Fornaciari
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Religion
- atheism
- Genre
- rock music
- Instrument
- voice
Article
Adelmo Fornaciari ( Italian: [aˈdɛlmo fornaˈtʃaːri]; born 25 September 1955), known professionally as Zucchero Fornaciari or simply Zucchero (Italian: [ˈdzukkero, ˈtsuk-]), is an Italian singer, musician and songwriter. His stage name is the Italian word for "sugar", as his primary school teacher used to call him. His music is largely inspired by gospel, soul, blues and rock music, and alternates between Italian ballads and more rhythmic R&B-boogie-like pieces. He is credited as the "father of Italian blues", introducing blues to the big stage in Italy. He is one of the few European blues artists who still enjoys great international success.
In his career, spanning four decades, Fornaciari has sold over 60 million records around the world, and internationally his most successful singles are "Diamante", "Il Volo/My Love", "Baila (Sexy Thing)/Baila morena", and the duet "Senza una donna (Without a Woman)" with Paul Young. He has won numerous awards, including four Festivalbar, nine Wind Music Awards, two World Music Awards (1993, 1996), six IFPI Europe Platinum Awards, and a Grammy Award nomination. He has collaborated and performed with many famous artists, including Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Brian May, Miles Davis, Ray Charles, Billy Preston, John Lee Hooker, Scorpions, Sheryl Crow, Blues Brothers Band, Elvis Costello, Roland Orzabal, Joe Cocker, Sharon Corr, B. B. King, Sting, Buddy Guy, Bono, Bryan Adams, Mark Knopfler, Iggy Pop, Coldplay, Dolores O'Riordan, Paul Young, Peter Gabriel, Alejandro Sanz, Luciano Pavarotti, and Andrea Bocelli.