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Zucchero
Homepage
https://www.zucchero.it/eng/
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1955-09-25,Roncocesi, Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Gender
Male
Biography
Adelmo Fornaciari Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (born 25 September 1955), more commonly known by his stage name Zucchero Fornaciari or simply Zucchero, is an Italian singer, musician and songwriter. His stage name is the Italian word for "sugar", as his elementary teacher used to call him. His music is largely inspired by gospel, soul, blues and rock music, and alternates between Italian ballads and more rhythmic R&B-boogie-like pieces. He is credited as the "father of Italian blues", introducing blues to the big stage in Italy. He is one of the few European blues artists who still enjoys great international success. In his career, spanning four decades, Fornaciari has sold over 60 million records around the world, and internationally his most successful singles are "Diamante", "Il Volo/My Love", "Baila (Sexy Thing)/Baila morena", and the duet "Senza una donna (Without a Woman)" with Paul Young. He has won numerous awards, including four Festivalbar, nine Wind Music Awards, two World Music Awards (1993, 1996), six IFPI Europe Platinum Awards, and a Grammy Award nomination. He has collaborated and performed with many famous artists, including Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Brian May, Miles Davis, Ray Charles, B. B. King, Sting, Bono, Dolores O'Riordan, Paul Young, Peter Gabriel, Luciano Pavarotti, and Andrea Bocelli. Adelmo Fornaciari was born 25 September 1955 in Roncocesi, a frazione (small village) near Reggio Emilia. His father, Giuseppe Fornaciari, and mother, Rina Bondavalli, came from rural families. At a young age, he was the goalkeeper of A.C. Reggiana 1919. He spent most of his childhood in the seaside town of Forte dei Marmi (Province of Lucca, Tuscany). There, he sang in the choir and played an organ in the local church. At the age of 12 or 13, he discovered American soul and blues music thanks to an African-American friend who was studying in Bologna and lived near his home. The first song he played to Fornaciari was (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding, and this immediately inspired his interest in soul music. The friend taught Fornaciari how to play on the guitar songs by Redding, Marvin Gaye, and Sam & Dave. Fornaciari then got together with friends to play rhythm and blues, finding his own way to fuse black music and Mediterranean music. He started writing his own songs when he was 13 or 14 years old, and after learning basic instruments, from 16 he moved on to learning the tenor saxophone. In Forte dei Marmi, he finished his technical high school studies, and moved again, this time to the city of Carrara. His musical career began in 1970, with several small bands such as I Duca, Le nuove luci, I Decals, Sugar & Daniel, Sugar & Candies. At that time, he was studying veterinary medicine; although he liked animals and the course (taking 39 out of the 51 exams), he wanted to be different from his parents and withdrew from the course in order to pursue his aspirations. In 1975, he went to San Francisco, and there met the then-young Corrado Rustici from Naples, his future record producer. They talked about a future collaboration on a project with Afro-American influences which was then unusual for Italy. ... Source: Article "Zucchero Fornaciari" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Filmography

Zucchero | Zu and co.: Live at Royal Albert Hall

6.4

Zucchero | Zu and co.: Live at Royal Albert Hall
2004-10-25

8.333

Ennio
2022-02-17

Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari

7.5

Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari
2023-10-23

Zucchero - La Sesion Cubana

0

Zucchero - La Sesion Cubana
2013-10-12

Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration

6

Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration
2024-11-08

Zucchero - Live in Italy

8

Zucchero - Live in Italy
2007-09-23

Alan Simon ‎– Gaia

0

Alan Simon ‎– Gaia
2003-01-01

Andrea Bocelli - Une nuit en Toscane

10

Andrea Bocelli - Une nuit en Toscane
1998-07-11

Zucchero - All the Best

0

Zucchero - All the Best

Effedia - Sulla mia cattiva strada

6

Effedia - Sulla mia cattiva strada
2008-10-29

The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert

8.3

The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
1992-04-22

Pavarotti & Friends 4 - For War Child

0

Pavarotti & Friends 4 - For War Child
1996-06-20

Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia

0

Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia
1998-06-09

Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo

7.5

Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo
1999-06-01

Pavarotti & Friends 7 - For Cambodia and Tibet

0

Pavarotti & Friends 7 - For Cambodia and Tibet
2000-06-06

Pavarotti & Friends

8.5

Pavarotti & Friends
1992-09-27

Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia

0

Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia
1995-09-12

Note di viaggio: Il film

9.5

Note di viaggio: Il film
2021-03-17

One World: Together at Home

7

One World: Together at Home
2020-04-18

0

Pino
2025-03-31

0

Domenica In
1976-10-03

Celebrity Hunted Italy

6.1

Celebrity Hunted Italy
2020-03-13

Felicissima Sera

7.2

Felicissima Sera
2021-04-16

3

De pé a pá
1996-01-07

Le monde est à vous

0

Le monde est à vous
1987-09-13

Top of the Pops

6.6

Top of the Pops
1964-01-01

TV Story Superstar

0

TV Story Superstar
2020-01-23

La chanson de l'année

9

La chanson de l'année
2004-06-05

Sanremo Music Festival

7.6

Sanremo Music Festival
1951-01-29

Die ultimative Chartshow

8

Die ultimative Chartshow
2003-05-21

Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel

4

Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
2004-01-31

6.167

Champs-Elysées
1982-01-16

6.4

Star Academy
2001-10-20

6.5

3 nach 9
1974-11-19

0

De TV Show
1981-11-06

Vivement dimanche

3

Vivement dimanche
1998-09-20

6.2

Sacrée soirée
1987-09-02