Giuseppe Cristiano Malgioglio (; born 23 April 1945) is an Italian composer, singer-songwriter, showman and television personality.

Biography

Born in

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, Malgioglio obtained his first contract with a record label,

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, thanks to the efforts of

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. In 1974 he composed

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's song "Ciao cara come stai?" ("Hi darling, How Are You?"), which won the

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. In 1975 he had his most significant success as songwriter with Mina's "L'importante è finire" ("What Matters Is to finish"). In the same period he became a collaborator of

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, dealing with the Italian lyrics of his songs. He composed songs for, among others,

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, Giuni Russo,

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. Parallel to his activity as a composer, Malgioglio started a singing career, characterized by ironical songs, often rich in

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s; his main success as a singer-songwriter is the song "Sbucciami" ("Peel Me"). After a period spent in

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, Malgioglio returned to popularity in his country in the 2000s as a television personality. In 2017 and 2020 he competed in the reality television ''

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