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Riccardo Cocciante
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Riccardo Cocciante
Known For
Sound
Birthday
1946-02-20,Saigon, Vietnam
Gender
Male
Biography
Riccardo Cocciante (born 20 February 1946), also known in French-speaking countries and the U.S. as Richard Cocciante, is an Italian singer, composer, theatre man and musician. He acquired French citizenship. Cocciante was born on 20 February 1946 in Saigon, French Indochina, now Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to an Italian father from Rocca di Mezzo, L'Aquila, and a French mother. At the age of 11, he moved to Rome, Italy, where he attended the Lycée français Chateaubriand. He has also lived in France, the United States, and Ireland. Cocciante began achieving success as a musician around 1972. In 1976, he covered the Beatles song "Michelle" for the musical documentary All This and World War II. That same year, he released his sole English album in the US, with the single "When Love Has Gone Away" peaking at No. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1983, Cocciante signed to Virgin Records as their first Italian artist. In 1991, he won the Sanremo Festival with the song "Se stiamo insieme", and for Christmas 1997, his friend Plácido Domingo invited him to sing at Domingo's annual Christmas in Vienna concert, together with Sarah Brightman and Helmut Lotti. In 1996, he was chosen as the singer for the Italian versions of the songs in the Toy Story movie, singing "Un Amico in me", "Che Strane Cose" and "Io non-volerò più". As of 2008, Cocciante has had three musicals running, including Giulietta e Romeo (musical), Le Petit Prince, and Notre-Dame de Paris. His most recent project, the Chinese language adoption of Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot is being directed by Zhang Yimou. In 2013, Cocciante was a coach for The Voice Italy. Elhaida Dani, one of the contestants he coached, won the first season of The Voice Italy. Cocciante's oeuvre includes recordings in Italian, French, English, and Spanish. In 1976, he released a cover of The Beatles' song "Michelle", featuring the London Symphony Orchestra. Cocciante recorded his hit song "Pour Elle" as a duet with Francesca Bellenis with English lyrics. The song is part of his 1994 album "Un uomo felice". A Spanish version "Por Ella" and an Italian version "Per Lei" were also recorded. In 1983, Cocciante released his album "Sincerità", produced and arranged by the American composer James Newton Howard. Source: Article "Riccardo Cocciante" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Filmography

Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!

6.8

Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
1982-01-21

Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui

8

Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014-12-13

Il Volo: Tribute to Ennio Morricone 2021

0

Il Volo: Tribute to Ennio Morricone 2021
2021-02-07

Les 20 tubes des années 90 préférés des Français

0

Les 20 tubes des années 90 préférés des Français
2022-01-01

Il Volo: All for one - Third Episode

0

Il Volo: All for one - Third Episode
2024-05-28

A Gala Christmas in Vienna

0

A Gala Christmas in Vienna
1998-11-24

Les Enfoirés 2001 - L'odyssée des Enfoirés

7.5

Les Enfoirés 2001 - L'odyssée des Enfoirés
2001-03-09

Victoires de la musique

2

Victoires de la musique
1985-11-23

ZDF-Fernsehgarten

1.5

ZDF-Fernsehgarten
1986-06-29

10

Midi Première
1975-01-06

Un dimanche à la campagne

9

Un dimanche à la campagne
2022-10-23

Les échangistes

0

Les échangistes
2016-04-04

TV Story Superstar

0

TV Story Superstar
2020-01-23

Sanremo Music Festival

7.6

Sanremo Music Festival
1951-01-29

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

6

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975-01-12

6

Numéro un
1975-04-05

6.167

Champs-Elysées
1982-01-16

6.4

Star Academy
2001-10-20

Le monde est à vous

0

Le monde est à vous
1987-09-13

0

Rockpolitik
2005-10-20

Vivement dimanche

3

Vivement dimanche
1998-09-20

6.2

Sacrée soirée
1987-09-02