Franco Califano
Franco Califano
Genres: italian, singer-songwriter, Italy, pop, italiano
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About Franco Califano
Franco Califano (14 September 1938 – 30 March 2013) was an Italian lyricist, composer, singer-songwriter, author and actor. Born in an airplane above Tripoli, Libya, Califano lived most of his life in Rome (in whose dialect he usually sang) and Milan. In the 1960s he began his career in music as a lyricist and a record producer; among his first successes as author "La musica è finita", "E la chiamano estate", "Una ragione di più". He was arrested in 1970 and again 1984 for possession of drugs; in both cases, Califano was acquitted with the formula "because the fact does not exist". In 1976 Califano got his first and main success as a singer with the song "Tutto il resto è noia", included in his eponymous fourth album, for which the critics paired him to the traditional French chansonniers. During these years he continued his activity as lyricist signing, among others, the Sanremo Music Festival 1973 winner "Un grande amore e niente più" (performed by Peppino di Capri) and the Mia Martini's classic "Minuetto"; he also composed a whole album for Mina, Amanti di valore. In 1978 he released his best-selled album, Tac. In 1988 he entered the Sanremo Music Festival with the autobiographical song "Io per le strade di quartiere"; he came back to Sanremo two more times, in 1994 with "Napoli" and in 2005 with "Non escludo il ritorno". He was author of several books, including the autobiographical Senza Manette and Il cuore nel sesso. He also starred in several genre films, and had the leading roles in the poliziottesco Gardenia and in the comedy film Due strani papà. He died of a bone cancer in his house in Acilia
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Franco Califano — Top 30 songs of 175
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franco Califano | Tutto il resto e' noia | ||
| Franco Califano | Coccole | ||
| Franco Califano | La musica e finita | ||
| Franco Califano | Sto con lei | ||
| Franco Califano | La Mia liberta' | ||
| Franco Califano | Roma nuda | ||
| Franco Califano | Serenata a Roma | ||
| Franco Califano | Minuetto | ||
| Franco Califano | Io (Per Le Strade Di Quartiere) | ||
| Franco Califano | Me 'nnamoro dè tè | ||
| Franco Califano | Notti d'agosto | ||
| Franco Califano | La mia libertà | ||
| Franco Califano | Ne Me Quitte Pas | ||
| Franco Califano | Io Per Le Strade Di Quartiere | ||
| Franco Califano | Bimba mia | ||
| Franco Califano | Io non piango | ||
| Franco Califano | La mia liberta | ||
| Franco Califano | Giovani d'estate | ||
| Franco Califano | E La Chiamano Estate | ||
| Franco Califano | Ma Che Ci Ho | ||
| Franco Califano | Un estate fa | ||
| Franco Califano | Tutto Il Resto E' Noia | ||
| Franco Califano | Un'estate fa | ||
| Franco Califano | Un passo dietro un passo | ||
| Franco Califano | La mia liberta' | ||
| Franco Califano | Da Solo | ||
| Franco Califano | Un Tempo piccolo | ||
| Franco Califano | Guapparia | ||
| Franco Califano | Io per le strade di quartiere | ||
| Franco Califano | Io per le strade di quartiere (1988) |