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Franco Califano

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Franco Califano (14 September 1938 – 30 March 2013) was an Italianlyricist, composer, singer-songwriter, author and actor. During his career Califano has sold about 20 million records.

Life and career

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;[3] 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-sold 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 heart attack in his house in Acilia.

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Franco Califano (né à Tripoli le 14 septembre 1938 et mort à Rome le 30 mars 2013) est un parolier, compositeur, chanteur-compositeur-interprète, auteur et acteur italien.

Né dans un avion au-dessus de Tripoli, en Libye, Califano a vécu la plupart de sa vie à Rome, dont souvent il emploie le dialecte dans ses chansons, et Milan. Dans les années 1960, il a commencé sa carrière dans la musique en tant que parolier et producteur de disques; parmi ses premiers succès en tant qu'auteur figurent "La musica è finita", "E la chiamano estate", "Una ragione di più".

Franco Califano a été arrêté en 1970, et de nouveau en 1984 pour possession de drogue; dans les deux cas, Califano a été acquitté, avec la formule «parce que le fait n'existe pas». En 1976 Califano a obtenu son premier succès en tant que chanteur avec la chanson Tutto il resto è noia, inclus dans son quatrième album éponyme, pour laquelle la critique l'associe au traditionnel courant français des chansonniers. Au Cours de ces années, il a continué son activité en tant que parolier, écrivant des chansons ayant participé au Festival de Musique de Sanremo un grande amore e più niente, chantée par Peppino di Capri (gagnant en 1973 ) et Minuetto chantée par Mia Martini; il a aussi composé un album pour Mina, Manti di valore. En 1978, il sort l'album , Tac.

En 1988, il participe au Festival de Sanremo avec la chanson autobiographique Io per le strade di quartiere; il revint à Sanremo, à deux reprises, en 1994 avec Napoli et en 2005 avec Non escludo il ritorno.

Franco Califano est l'auteur de plusieurs livres, dont l'autobiographique Senza Manette et Il cuore nel sesso. Il a également joué dans plusieurs films de genre ainsi que dans le poliziottesco Gardenia et le film-comédie Due strani papà.

Franco Califano est mort d'une crise cardiaque dans sa maison à Acilia le 30 mars 2013.

Source: Article "Franco Califano" de Wikipédia en français, soumis à la licence CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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