Cristiano De André Explained

Cristiano De André
Birth Date:1962 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Genoa, Italy
Instrument:Vocals, guitar, violin
Genre:Folk, Contemporary folk music, pop, rock
Occupation:Singer, musician, songwriter
Years Active:1980–present
Label:Tempi Duri
Associated Acts:Fabrizio De André

Cristiano De André (pronounced as /it/; born 29 December 1962) is an Italian singer-songwriter and musician.[1] During his career, he competed four times in the Sanremo Music Festival, receiving three Critics' Awards.

Biography

The son of Fabrizio De André and his first wife, Enrica "Puny" Pignon, he started his career as a member of the band Tempi Duri [i.e. "Hard Times", but also "Rigid [[Tempo|Tempos]]", referring to the lack of flexibility of rock beats], which released the album Chiamali tempi duri in 1982, produced by Cristiano's father.[2] [3] [4] He later started a solo career and, in 1985, he competed in the Sanremo Music Festival, pacing fourth in the Newcomers' section and receiving the Critics Award "Mia Martini" for his song ""Bella più di me".[1] His self-titled debut album was released in 1987.[1] After releasing the albums L'albero della cuccagna (1990) and Canzoni con il naso lungo (1992), he entered the Sanremo Music Festival for a second time in 1993, placing second in the "Big Artists" section with "Dietro la porta" and receiving his second Critics' Award.[5] [6] In 1998, he was part of Fabrizio De André's last concert tour.[7]

Cristiano De André's fourth studio album, Sul confine, was released in 1995, and featured collaborations with Eugenio Finardi.[4] The album Scaramente was launched in 2001 with a performance at the Premio Tenco, in which he appeared as a guest.[6] The album received the Lunezia Award[8] Two years later, he competed once again in the Sanremo Music Festival, performing the song "Un giorno nuovo".[9] In 2006, after abusing of alcohol, he hit his then-partner, Clara Lafitte, and was arrested with the charge of resisting a public officer.[10] He came back to music in 2009, with the tour De André canta De André, in which he sang songs originally written and performed by his father Fabrizio.[11] The tour also gave the title to a live album, De André canta De André, released in 2009, and followed by a second volume from the same project, De André canta De André – Vol. 2 (2010).[12] In 2014, De André entered once again the main competition in 64th Sanremo Music Festival, with the songs "Invisibili" and "Il cielo è vuoto". "Invisibili" was eliminated during the first stage of the competition, but received the Critics' Award "Mia Martini" and the "Sergio Bardotti Award" for Best Lyrics, while "Il cielo è vuoto" placed seventh in the main competition.[13] [14] [15] Both songs were included in the album Come in cielo così in guerra.[16]

Discography

As a solo artist

Studio albums
Live albums

With Tempi Duri

Studio albums

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cristiano De André. Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana. 18 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150218221612/http://www.radioitalia.it/artista/cristiano_de_andr%C3%A9/1.php. 18 February 2015.
  2. Web site: Puny, la prima moglie: Fabrizio mangiapreti, ma pregava in silenzio. Corriere della Sera. Italian. 18 February 2015. 13 January 1999.
  3. Web site: √ Cristiano de André: Biografia, Notizie, Discografia e Approfondimenti.
  4. Web site: Rockol.it. Italian. Biografia di Tempi Duri. 18 February 2015. 24 February 2003.
  5. Web site: Italia 1: Topventi. Adnkronos. Italian. 18 February 2015. 5 March 1993.
  6. Web site: Cristiano De André, il tempo della maturità. Corriere della Sera. Italian. 25 October 2001. Mario Luzzatto Fegiz.
  7. Web site: Attesa per concerto Cristiano De Andrè. Gazzetta del Sud. Italian. 18 February 2015.
  8. Web site: Premio Lunezia a Cristiano De André per il valore letterario dei suoi testi. Corriere della Sera. 19 February 2015. 32. 9 July 2002. Italian.
  9. Web site: Tango, funky, nuovi vezzi e vecchie inquietudini Signore e signori della prima serata: apre la Oxa, chiude Cristiano De André. La Stampa. Italian. 18 February 2015. Marinella Venegoni. 4 March 2003.
  10. Web site: Cronaca. Cristiano De Andre' arrestato a Santa Margherita Ligure. Rai News. Italian. 19 February 2015. 10 July 2006. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150219023052/http://www.rainews.it/it/news.php?newsid=62861. 19 February 2015. dmy-all.
  11. Web site: De André canta André. la Repubblica. Italian. 29 July 2009.
  12. Web site: Cristiano De André. 18 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150219032217/http://www.sanremo.rai.it/dl/portali/site/articolo/ContentItem-cd6fa688-3ad1-416d-8029-7e075701b351.html. 19 February 2015. dead.
  13. Web site: Sanremo 2014: Vince Arisa con Controvento. Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata. 4 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150207105728/http://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/speciali/2013/12/18/Vince-Arisa-con-Controvento_5795d841-a0fe-11e3-9836-00505695d1bc.html. 7 February 2015. 7 February 2015.
  14. Web site: Sanremo, vince Mengoni . 23 February 2014 . 23 February 2014. Italian. la Repubblica. https://web.archive.org/web/20140223091026/http://www.repubblica.it/speciali/sanremo/edizione2014/2014/02/22/news/sanremo_serata_finale-79370721/?ref=HRERO-1. 23 February 2014. Alessandra Vitali.
  15. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20141226211606/http://www.rai.it/dl/docs/1393151553253risulati_votazioni_SANREMO_2014_ARTISTI_CAMPIONI.pdf. Italian. RAI. 26 December 2014. Sanremo 2014 – Votazioni. 26 December 2014.
  16. Web site: Loano, sabato il concerto di Cristiano De Andrè. Il Secolo XIX. Italian. 30 July 2014. Luca Berto. 19 February 2015.

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