Nino Buonocore Explained
Nino Buonocore |
Birth Date: | 1958 7, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Naples |
Occupation: | singer-songwriter |
Nino Buonocore (born 26 July 1958) is an Italian singer-songwriter, best known for the songs "Rosanna" and "Scrivimi".
Life and career
Born Adelmo Buonocore in Naples, he debuted at 20 years old with an auto-produced single "Sferisterio".[1] Put under contract by RCA, he released several albums with a style close to British new wave and synthpop music of the time.[1] [2] His 2nd album was produced by Simon Boswell.[3] The turning point of his career was his participation in the 1987 Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Rosanna", which was his first real commercial success and marked a transition towards a more melodic and sophisticated style.[1] [2] [4] His biggest hit was the 1990 romantic ballad "Scrivimi", a song which was covered in twelve languages and which sold about 4 million copies.[1]
Discography
Studio albums
- 1980 - Acida (RCA)
- 1982 - Yaya (RCA)
- 1983 - Nino in copertina (RCA)
- 1984 - Nino Buonocore (EMI)
- 1988 - Una città tra le mani (EMI)
- 1990 - Sabato, domenica e lunedì (EMI)
- 1992 - La naturale incertezza del vivere (EMI)
- 1993 - Un po' di più (EMI)
- 1998 - Alti e bassi (Easy Records-RTI Music)
- 2004 - Libero passeggero, as Nino Buonocore Sextet (Cd+DVD) (La Canzonetta Record)
- 2009 - Scrivimi "Greatest Studio Unplugged", as Nino Buonocore Sextet (Azzurra Music)
- 2013 - Segnali di umana presenza (Hydra Music)
Compilation albums
- 1998 - Il meglio di Nino Buonocore (RCA-BMG)
- 2004 - Made in Italy (EMI Italiana)
- 2007 - Solo grandi successi (EMI Italiana)
- 2009 - Made in Italy - New Version (EMI Italiana)
References
- Book: Enrico Deregibus. Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. 8 October 2010 . Giunti Editore, 2010. 978-8809756250.
- Book: Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. 2009 . Panini Comics, 2009. 978-8863462296.
- Web site: (album cover) . Discogs.
- Book: Dario Salvatori. Storia dell'Hit Parade. 1989 . Gramese, 1989. 8876054391.
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