Claudio Cecchetto (born 19 April 1952) is an Italian record producer and

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Life and career

Cecchetto was born in Ceggia, (metropolitan city of Venice). He has hosted several

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, from Festival di Sanremo to

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, and many television programs throughout his career. Following a spell at

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, he founded the stations Radio DeeJay and Radio Capital. He is also known for being the talent scout for several musical artists and television personalities, including Gerry Scotti, Jovanotti, Fiorello,

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, 883, Nikki, B-nario, Albertino, DJ Linus, Luca Laurenti,

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, Daniele Bossari, Fabio Volo, Tracy Spencer, Taffy, Leonardo Pieraccioni, DJ Francis (aka Francesco Facchinetti) and more recent acts like Finley. Cecchetto was also a performer; his song " Gioca-Jouer" topped the Italian hit parade in 1981.

Personal life

In the spring of 1992, he married Maria Paola Danna in

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. They have two children, Jody Cecchetto (born in 1994) and Leonardo Cecchetto (born in 2000).

Television appearances

*''Chewing Gum'' ( Telemilano 58, 1978) *'' Discoring'' ( Rete 1, 1979–1982) *'' Festival of Sanremo'' ( Rete 1, 1980-81-82) *''Checkmate'' (Rete 1, 1980) *'' Fantastico 2'' (Rete 1, 1981) *''

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, 1982–1983) *''Premiatissima'' (

, 1982) *''

'' (Canale 5, 1983/1987, Italia 1, 1993) *''Deejay Television'' (

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, 1983/1990) *''Azzurro'' (Italia 1, 1984, 1987) *''Supersanremo'' (

, 1984–1985) *''Zodiaco'' (Italia 1, 1985) *''Vote the Voice'' (

, 1985–1986) *''

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, 1992,1993,2002) *''

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, 1994) *''Sanremo Young 1996'' (Rai Uno, 1996) *''Sanremo Rock 1997'' (Rai Uno, 1997) *''Destinazione sanremo'' (Rai Uno, 2002) *'' Ti lascio una canzone'' (

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, 2008–2009) *''Io canto'' (

, 2010–2013)

References

Bibliography

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External links

Sanremo Music Festival - Official websiteFestivaldisanremo.com – Independent website on Sanremo Music Festival since 1998
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