Riccardo Cocciante

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French-Italian singer/songwriter Ricardo Cocciante began playing music in Rome, Italy, after assembling a band called the Nations. His debut as a solo artist came in 1972 with the release of his first full-length record. Poesia followed in 1973. Nevertheless, his breakthrough came after issuing Anima. The album featured the hit single "Belle Senz'Anima," which was arranged by Ennio Morricone and recorded in different languages. Concerto per Margherita featured his second smash, a power ballad called "Margherita." In 1983, the talented Italian contemporary artist signed up to Virgin Records, releasing Sincerita, a ten-track album recorded in Los Angeles, CA. After teaming up with French-Canadian lyricist Luc Plamondon, Ricardo Cocciante started working in a 21st century adaptation of Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame, titled Notre Dame de Paris. The musical was successfully performed for the first time in 1999. ~ Drago Bonacich, Rovi

Riccardo Cocciante

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Riccardo Cocciante
Riccardo Cocciante in concert
Background information
Born	(1946-02-20) 20 February 1946 (age 66)
Genres	Pop
Occupations	singer, songwriter
Instruments	Piano
Years active	1968 –
Labels	RCA Talent, Delta, RCA Italiana, Virgin Dischi
Website	Official Web Site

Riccardo Cocciante, also known in French-speaking countries as Richard Cocciante (born 20 February 1946), is an Italian singer-songwriter and composer. His oeuvre includes recordings in Italian, French, and Spanish; he has recorded some of his songs in all three languages.

He was born in Saigon, French Indochina, now Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to an Italian father and a French mother. He moved to Rome, Italy at the age of 11 where he attended school and started his career as musician coming to success around 1972. He also lived in the USA and Ireland. In 1976, Cocciante covered the Beatles song "Michelle" for the musical documentary All This and World War II.

In 1991 he won the Sanremo Festival with the song "Se stiamo insieme", and for Christmas 1997 legendary Spanish operatic tenor and friend Plácido Domingo invited him to sing at Domingo's annual Christmas in Vienna concert, together with Sarah Brightman and Helmut Lotti.

As of 2008, Cocciante has three musicals running, probably Notre-Dame de Paris being the most known. This musical may later be put into competition against another musical in progress, Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame (musical).

Discography

Mu (1972)
Poesia (1973)
Anima (1974)
L'alba (1975)
Concerto per Margherita (1976)
Riccardo Cocciante (1978)
...E io canto (1979)
Cervo a primavera (1980)
Q Concert (1981)
Cocciante (1982)
Sincerità (1983)
Il mare dei papaveri (1985)
Quando si vuole bene (1986)
La grande avventura (1988)
Viva! (1988)
Cocciante (also known as Se stiamo insieme; 1991)
Eventi e mutamenti (1993)
Il mio nome è Riccardo (1994)
Un uomo felice (1994)
Innamorato (1997)
Istantanea (1998)
Notre-dame de Paris live Arena di Verona (2002)
Songs (2005)

Musicals

Notre-Dame de Paris (2001; lyrics by Luc Plamondon)
Giulietta e Romeo (2007; lyrics by Pasquale Panella)
Le Petit Prince (2007; lyrics by Elizabeth Anais)

References

Asinari, Pierguido. Riccardo Cocciante. 1971–2007. Dalla forma canzone al melodramma. Rome: 2007.

External links

RICCARDO COCCIANTE Official Web Site
Biography of Richard Cocciante, from Radio France Internationale
Biography of Riccardo Cocciante, from RAI International
AyerHoy.com (Cada día un perfil de un artista del ayer)

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Name	Cocciante, Richard
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Date of birth	20 February 1946
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