Riccardo Fogli

Riccardo Fogli (born 21 October 1947 in Pontedera, Province of Pisa, Italy) is an Italian singer.

Biography

Early career

Riccardo Fogli was born on 21 October 1947 in Pontedera. He was fond of music since his childhood, studying music as an autodidact and learning to play electric bass. At 14 years old he started working in the Piaggio factory.[1]

In 1964, at the age of 17, Fogli joined the band Gli Slenders. Two years later, in 1966, he became the lead singer of Pooh. In 1973, at the peak of popularity with the band, because of personal problems (the breakup of his marriage and a tempestuous relationship with singer Patty Pravo), he left Pooh and started his solo career.[1]

In 1973, Riccardo issued his first album Ciao amore come stai (Hello, Love, How Are You?), which was followed by his second album Riccardo Fogli in 1976; the song "Mondo" ("World") from this album became a hit.[1]

1980s

The 1980s were a pinnacle of success for Riccardo Fogli. In this period, the lyrics of his songs became more philosophical and his singing manner became more emotional. It was in the 1980s that Fogli gained overwhelming popularity both within and outside Italy. In 1981, Fogli performed one of his most famous and lyrical song, "Malinconia" ("Melancholy"), and in 1982 he was the winner of the Festival di Sanremo with his other hit "Storie di tutti i giorni" ("Everyday Stories"), beating the duo Al Bano and Romina Power with their song "Felicità" ("Happiness").[1][2] Since then, Riccardo Fogli became world famous; his 1982 album Collezione (Collection) was issued in nearly a million copies in Western Europe, Japan and the USSR, where he became particularly popular.

Riccardo Fogli participated in Eurovision Song Contest with the entry "Per Lucia" ("For Lucia") in 1983, where he finished in 11th place and received 41 points.[2]

Fogli was married to and then divorced from the Italian singer Viola Valentino.[1]

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Nicola Sisto. "Fogli, Riccardo". Gino Castaldo (edited by). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990. pp. 690-1.
  2. 1 2 Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Alice
with "Per Elisa"		 Sanremo Music Festival
Winner
1982 		Succeeded by
Tiziana Rivale
with "Sarà quel che sarà"
Preceded by
Alan Sorrenti
with "Non so che darei"		 Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest
1983 		Succeeded by
Alice & Franco Battiato
with "I treni di Tozeur"
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