Adriano Pappalardo (born 25 March 1945) is an Italian singer, actor and television personality.
Biography
Born in
Copertino
Copertino (; historical en, Cupertino, italic=yes; scn, label=Salentino, Cupirtinu ), also known in English as Cupertino, is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy.
History
Following Charles of ...
,
Lecce, Pappalardo started his career in 1971 with the song "Una donna".
He obtained his first success in 1972 with the R'n'B single "E' ancora giorno", written as some of his other songs of the time by the couple
Lucio Battisti
Lucio Battisti (5 March 1943 – 9 September 1998) was an influential Italian singer-songwriter and composer. He is widely recognized for songs that defined the late 1960s and 1970s era of Italian songwriting.
Battisti released 18 studio albums ...
-
Mogol,
which ranked second in the Italian hit parade.
After some other minor hits, such as the songs "Segui lui" and "Come bambini", Pappalardo had his major success in 1979 with the ballad "Ricominciamo".
In mid-eighties, following the commercial failure of the two albums ''Immersione'' and ''Oh! Era ora'' he focused on his acting career, usually playing tough men and villains.
In 2003 Pappalardo had a significant personal success as a contestant of the reality show ''
L'Isola dei Famosi'' (the Italian version of ''
Celebrity Survivor'').
In 2004 he took part at the
Sanremo Music Festival
The Sanremo Music Festival, officially the Italian Song Festival () and commonly known as just (), is the most popular Italian song contest and awards ceremony, held annually in the city of Sanremo, Liguria. It is the longest-running annua ...
with the song "Nessun consiglio".
Discography
Studio albums
* 1972: ''Adriano Pappalardo'' (
Numero Uno, ZSLN 55151)
* 1973: ''California no'' (Numero Uno, DZSLN 55662)
* 1975: ''Mi basta così'' (
RCA
The RCA Corporation was a major American electronics company, which was founded as the Radio Corporation of America in 1919. It was initially a patent trust owned by General Electric (GE), Westinghouse, AT&T Corporation and United Fruit Comp ...
, TPL 1 1159)
* 1979: ''Non mi lasciare mai''(RCA, PL 31505)
* 1982: ''Immersione'' (Numero Uno, ZPLN 34165)
* 1983: ''Oh! Era ora'' (Numero Uno, 81990)
* 1988: ''Sandy'' (
CGD, 20836)
Filmography
* ''
A tu per tu
''A tu per tu'' is a 1984 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Corbucci.
Plot summary
In Milan, Emanuele is a rich owner who cheats finance; so he is hunted. As happened while he is running away, Emanuele meets poor and bungling taxi driver Gi ...
'' (1984)
* ''
Rimini Rimini'' (1987)
* ''Rimini Rimini – Un anno dopo'' (1988)
* ''
La piovra'', (1989)
* ''
Classe di ferro
''Classe di ferro (Class of Iron)'' is an Italian action/adventure television series that aired from October 6, 1989, to December 26, 1991. The series focused on a diverse group of young adults who enroll in Italy's military service.
See also
...
'' (TV Series, 1989–1991)
* ''
Italian Restaurant
''Italian Restaurant'' is an Italian comedy television series.
Cast
*Gigi Proietti: Giulio Broccoli
*Nancy Brilli: Connie Mancuso
*Adriano Pappalardo: Frank Di Giacomo
*Tiberio Murgia: Salvatore
*Cristiana Capotondi: Angie
*Luigi Montini: Mancu ...
'' (TV Series, 1994)
* ''Racket'' (TV Series, 1997)
* ''
Kaputt Mundi
''Kaputt Mundi'' ( it, L'ultimo capodanno) is a 1998 Italian comedy drama film directed by Marco Risi. It is based on the short story '' L'ultimo capodanno dell'umanità'' by Niccolò Ammaniti.
Cast
*Monica Bellucci: Giulia Giovannini
*Marco Gi ...
'' (1998)
* ''
This Is Not Paradise'' (2000)
* ''Canone inverso – Making Love'' (2000)
* ''
Saint Rita'' (TV Movie, 2004)
* ''Il falco e la colomba'' (TV Series, 2009)
References
External links
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1945 births
Italian pop singers
Living people
People from the Province of Lecce
Italian male film actors
Italian male television actors
Participants in Italian reality television series