Sandro Giacobbe
Sandro Giacobbe | |
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 Giacobbe in Adesso musica (1974) | |
| Born | 14 December 1949 Moneglia, Italy |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
Sandro Giacobbe (born 14 December 1949) is an Italian singer-songwriter.
Life and career
[edit]Born in Genova in 1949, Giacobbe started his career in the early 1970s and got his first success in 1974, with the song "Signora mia", which entered the top-ten on the Italian hit parade.[1][2][3] For about a decade, he got several major hits, usually consisting in romantic ballads characterized by intimate and sometimes malicious tones.[1] His song ""El Jardín Prohibido", the Spanish-language version of "Il giardino proibito", peaked on first place at the Spanish hit parade in 1976.[4] The same year, he entered the main competition at the Sanremo Music Festival, ranking third with the song "Gli occhi di tua madre";[1] the song reached the second place on the Italian hit parade.[2] His last major hit was the 1982 song "Sarà la nostalgia".[1][2][3] From the mid-1980s he mainly devoted his career to live concerts and to initiatives of solidarity.[3] In 2003 he ranked second at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival.[1]
Discography
[edit]- Album
- 1974: Signora mia
- 1975: Il giardino proibito
- 1976: Metto all'asta...
- 1977: Bimba
- 1978: Lenti a contatto
- 1979: Mi va che ci sei
- 1980: Notte senza di te
- 1990: Io vorrei
- 1991: Sulla mia stessa strada
- 1992: Le donne
- 1994: E venti....
- 1998: Il meglio
- 2007: Vuoi ballare
- 2008: Trentacinque
- 2013: Insieme noi
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: Almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 978-8863462296.
- ^ a b c Dario Salvatori (1989). Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN 8876054391.
- ^ a b c Enrico Deregibus (8 October 2010). Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. ISBN 978-8809756250.
- ^ Fernando Salaverri (2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Fundación Autor-SGAE, 2005. ISBN 8480486392.
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