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Frankie Hi-nrg MC
Francesco Di Gesù (; born 18 July 1969), better known by his stage name Frankie Hi-NRG MC, is an Italian rap and hip hop artist of Sicilian descent, born in Turin and raised between Caserta and Città di Castello. He has been active since the early stages of the Italian hip hop movement in the early 1990s and is regarded as one of the pioneers of the genre. He predominantly discusses politics and societal issues in his music, his debut single "Fight da faida" (Irma Records, 1992) complains about various issues, including the Mafia and its ties with Italian politicians, the Ustica massacre, the Bologna massacre and the Operation Gladio. He has also participated in the Sanremo Music Festival in 2008 with his song "Rivoluzione" and again in 2014 with "Pedala" and "Un uomo è vivo". He has released six albums, 5 of those albums with RCA and the single "Quelli che benpensano" from his second album ''La morte dei miracoli'' was awarded Italian Song Of The Year 1998. In addition he h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trento
Trento ( or ; Ladin and lmo, Trent; german: Trient ; cim, Tria; , ), also anglicized as Trent, is a city on the Adige River in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol in Italy. It is the capital of the autonomous province of Trento. In the 16th century, the city was the location of the Council of Trent. Formerly part of Austria and Austria-Hungary, it was annexed by Italy in 1919. With 118,142 inhabitants, Trento is the third largest city in the Alps and second largest in the historical region of Tyrol. Trento is an educational, scientific, financial and political centre in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, in Tyrol and Northern Italy in general. The city contains a picturesque Medieval and Renaissance historic centre, with ancient buildings such as Trento Cathedral and the Castello del Buonconsiglio. Together with other Alpine towns Trento engages in the Alpine Town of the Year Association for the implementation of the Alpine Convention to achieve sustainable development in the Alpin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys were an American rap rock group from New York City, formed in 1978. The group was composed of Mike D, Michael "Mike D" Diamond (vocals, drums), Adam Yauch, Adam "MCA" Yauch (vocals, bass), and Ad-Rock, Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz (vocals, guitar, Programming (music), programming). Beastie Boys were formed out of members of experimental hardcore punk band the Young Aborigines in 1978, with Diamond as vocalist, Jeremy Shatan on bass guitar, John Berry (Beastie Boys), John Berry on guitar, and Kate Schellenbach on drums. When Shatan left in 1981, Yauch replaced him on bass and the band changed their name to Beastie Boys. Berry left shortly thereafter and was replaced by Horovitz. After achieving local success with the 1983 comedy hip hop single "Cooky Puss", Beastie Boys made a full transition to hip hop, and Schellenbach left. They toured with Madonna (entertainer), Madonna in 1985 and a year later released their debut album, ''Licensed to Ill'' (1986), the first rap reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1969 Births
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to London's Gatwick Airport, killing 50 of the 62 people on board and two of the home's occupants. * January 14 – An explosion aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65), USS ''Enterprise'' near Hawaii kills 27 and injures 314. * January 19 – End of the siege of the University of Tokyo, marking the beginning of the end for the 1968–69 Japanese university protests. * January 20 – Richard Nixon is First inauguration of Richard Nixon, sworn in as the 37th President of the United States. * January 22 – Attempted assassination of Leonid Brezhnev, An assassination attempt is carried out on Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev by deserter Viktor Ilyin. One person is killed, several are injured. Leonid Brezhnev, Brezhnev es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caparezza
Caparezza ( or ; meaning "Curly Head" in the Molfetta dialect) is the pseudonym of Michele Salvemini (born 9 October 1973), an Italian rapper. Born in Molfetta, in the southern region of Apulia, Caparezza debuted in 1997 at the Sanremo Festival under the name Mikimix. Biography Caparezza was born in Molfetta on October 9, 1973. Caparezza's mother was a teacher and his father was a worker and former musician, so Michele started playing music as a child. He studied accounting, although he dreamed of writing comics. After completing High School, Michele began to work in advertising, and won a scholarship for the Academy of Media and Journalism in Milan. However, he soon decided to leave the advertising world to fully devote himself to music. In addition, he declared himself agnostic and politically near to communist ideology. Early career Salvemini began his career as Mikimix, a b boy pop singer, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paola Cortellesi
Paola Cortellesi (born 24 November 1973 in Rome) is an Italian actress, singer, voice actress, and presenter. She has starred in about 20 movies as well as a number of theatrical shows, television shows, and radio shows. Biography Cortellesi debuted in the show business at the age of 13, as a singer for ''Cacao meravigliao'', the jingle of the popular RAI TV show ''Indietro tutta!'' by Renzo Arbore. At 19 she began studying as an actress at the "Teatro Blu" in Rome (the same theatre school that Kim Rossi Stuart, Gianmarco Tognazzi, Claudia Gerini, Stefania Rocca, and Claudio Santamaria, among others, have attended). She began her career in television with the show ''Macao'', presented by Alba Parietti, but eventually reached nationwide popularity as a comic actress in the TV show ''Mai dire Gol'' by the Gialappa's Band (2000), which, in particular, showcased her skills at parodying famous people, a genre where she collected some of her most appreciated performances (the latest one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiromancino
Tiromancino is an Italian pop group founded in 1989 by Federico Zampaglione. They have released 13 albums. Their music is a blend of folk and electronica. Discography *1992 - ''Tiromancyno'' *1994 - ''Insisto'' *1995 - ''Alone Alieno'' *1997 - ''Rosa spinto'' *2000 - ''La descrizione di un attimo'' *2002 - ''In continuo movimento'' *2004 - ''Illusioni parallele'' *2005 - ''95-05'' (greatest hits) *2007 - ''L'alba di domani'' *2008 - ''Il suono dei chilometri (live)'' *2010 - ''L`Essenziale"" (recorded in Los Angeles and co-produced by Saverio Principini Saverio Principini (also known as "Sage") is a certified multi-platinum music producer and songwriter active in the Los Angeles music scene since 1987. Early life and career Sage began his musical career in Italy as a bassist for cult heavy me ...) *2014 - ''Indagine su un sentimento'' *2016 - ''Nel respiro del mondo'' References External links Official site Italian musical groups Musical groups established in 1989 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniele Silvestri
Daniele Silvestri (born 18 August 1968) is an Italian singer-songwriter and musician. Career Silvestri debuted in 1994, releasing his eponymous album. The set received a Targa Tenco for Best Debut Album. In 1995, he competed in the Newcomers' Section of the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "L'uomo col megafono". The track was included in his second studio album, ''Prima di essere uomo'', whose second single, "Le cose che abbiamo in comune", became a radio hit in 1995 and received the Targa Tenco for Song of the Year. In 1996 Silvestri released a double studio album, ''Il dado''. His following studio set, ''Sig. Dapatas'', was released in 1999, after Silvestri's appearance as a contestant of the Big Artists section in the Sanremo Music Festival with the track "Aria", which received the Mia Martini Critics' Award. In 2000, he released his first greatest hits album, ''Occhi da orientale'', launched by the single with the same name, released in September of the same year. In 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shel Shapiro
The Rokes were a pop rock band formed in 1963 in Italy by English expatriates. Their most successful songs included "Piangi con Me", the original version of " Let's Live for Today", a US hit when re-recorded by The Grass Roots; and "Che Colpa Abbiamo Noi", an Italian language version of "Cheryl's Going Home" by Bob Lind. Career Norman David "Shel" Shapiro (born 16 August 1943, Stanmore, Middlesex) began performing in London as a guitarist and singer with rock and roll band Rob Storm & the Whispers. After a spell playing in Gene Vincent's backing band during a tour of Britain in 1959, Shapiro decided to form his own band, The Shel Carson Combo, with guitarist Vic Briggs (14 February 1945, Twickenham, Middlesex – 25 June 2021), drummer Mike Shepstone (born 29 March 1943, Weymouth, Dorset), and bassist Bobby Posner (born 6 May 1945, Edgware, Middlesex). The band performed rhythm and blues in clubs around London and had regular shows at American base camps around the south of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisa (Italian Singer)
Elisa Toffoli (born 19 December 1977), performing under the mononym Elisa, is an Italian singer-songwriter. She is one of few Italian musicians to write and record mainly in English. She draws inspiration from many genres such as Pop music, pop, alternative rock, electronica and trip hop. In Europe she is perhaps most recognised for the single "Luce (Tramonti a nord est), Come Speak to Me", while American audiences may recognise the song "Dancing (Elisa song), Dancing" as featured in both the 2006 and 2007 seasons of ''So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. TV series), So You Think You Can Dance''. On 18 December 2012, her collaboration with Ennio Morricone, "Ancora qui", was featured on Quentin Tarantino's film, ''Django Unchained'' and its Django Unchained (soundtrack), soundtrack album, which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media. She has released nine studio albums, five compilation album, compilations, two live albums, eight video album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice One
Sebastiano Ruocco (born May 16, 1966), better known by his stage name Ice One, is an Italian rapper, beatmaker and writer from Turin, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re .... Ice One is one of the pioneers of Italian underground hip hop, having started to perform in 1982. During his career, Ice One worked with two of the most important Italian hip hop groups of the nineties, Colle der Fomento (founded with Danno & Masito, 1994-1999) and Assalti Frontali (1999). Discography ;Albums * '' B-Boy Maniaco'' (1995) * '' Crescendo: The Dark Side of Funk'' (1996) * '' Odio pieno'' (as ''Colle der Fomento'') (1996) * '' Scienza doppia H'' (as ''Colle der Fomento'') (1999) * '' Banditi'' (as ''Assalti Frontali'') (1999) * '' Medicina buona'' (as ''La Comitiva'') (1999) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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