Toto Cutugno
Toto Cutugno | |
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| Birth name | Salvatore Cutugno |
| Born | 7 July 1943 |
| Origin | Fosdinovo, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Singer Songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Voice, Piano, Acoustic guitar, Drums, Saxophone, Melodica |
| Years active | 1970–present |
Salvatore "Toto" Cutugno (born July 7, 1943) is an Italian pop singer-songwriter and musician.
Biography
Toto Cutugno was born in Fosdinovo, Tuscany, to a Sicilian father and a Tuscan mother. Shortly after his birth the family moved to La Spezia (Liguria).
He began his musical career as a drummer, but later formed a band that performed his own songs. He also had cowritten for popular French-American singer Joe Dassin, contributing some of his most famous songs, including "L'été indien" ("Africa"), "Et si tu n'existais pas" and "Le Jardin du Luxembourg" (written with Vito Pallavicini).[1] He also co-wrote Dalida's "Laissez moi danser" (Voglio l'anima"), which became a Platinum record shortly after its release.
In 1976 Cutugno participated for the first time in the Sanremo Music Festival coming up with 3rd place with his band Albatros with the song, Volo 504. He then won in 1980 with the song "Solo noi", and again in 1983, with his smash hit, "L'Italiano", and subsequently finished second in six editions: in 1984 with the song "Serenata" ("Serenade"), in 1987 with "Figli" ("Sons" or "Children"), in 1988 with "Emozioni" ("Emotions"), in 1989 with the song "Le mamme" ("The Mamas"), in 1990 with Ray Charles with the song "Gli amori" ("Loves", but entitled "Good Love Gone Bad" in Charles' version) and in 2005 with Annalisa Minetti with the song "Come noi nessuno al mondo" ("No One Else in the World Like Us"). Toto Cutugno participated in the festival a total of 13 times.
He won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1990 with his own composition "Insieme: 1992" ("Together: 1992"), a ballad which celebrated European political integration. Along with Gigliola Cinquetti, Italy's only other Eurovision winner from 1964, he presented the 1991 contest, which was staged in Rome as a result of his victory.
Cutugno may be best-known for his worldwide hit song, "L'Italiano (Lasciatemi Cantare)", which was on his hit CD, "I Grandi Successi".[2]
Discography
- Albatros (1976)
- Come ieri, come oggi, come sempre (1978)
- La mia musica (1981)
- L'italiano (1983)
- Azzura malinconia (1986)
- Voglio l'anima (1987)
- Innamorata, innamorato, innamorati (1987)
- Mediterraneo (1987)
- Toto Cutugno (1990)
- Insieme 1992 (1990)
- Non è facile essere uomini (1992)
- Voglio andare a vivere in campagna (1995)
- Canzoni nascoste (1997)
- Il treno va (2002)
- Cantando (2004)
- Come noi nessuno al mondo (2005)
- Un falco chiuso in gabbia (2008)
- I Miei Sanremo(2010)
See also
References
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p141620/songs
- ^ http://www.festival.vivasanremo.com/1983.htm San Remo Festival 1983 (in Italian)
External links
- Official website
- Toto Cutugno Spain Oficial (Idiomas: Español/Italiano/Inglés)
- Toto Cutugno at IMDb
- "Insieme: 1992" lyrics with English translation
- MSN Group
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- 1943 births
- Living people
- People from the Province of Massa-Carrara
- People of Sicilian descent
- Italian pop singers
- Italian male singers
- Italian singer-songwriters
- Eurovision Song Contest presenters
- Eurovision Song Contest winners
- Italian-language singers
- Sanremo Music Festival winners
- Italian Eurovision Song Contest entrants
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1990