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 Italian music festivals, from Festival di Sanremo to Festivalbar, and many television programs throughout his career. Following a spell at Radio 105 Network, he founded the stations

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and Radio Capital. He is also known for being the talent scout for several musical artists and television personalities, including

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) 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) *''

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'' ( Rete 1, 1979–1982) *''

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'' ( Rete 1, 1980-81-82) *''Checkmate'' (Rete 1, 1980) *'' Fantastico 2'' (Rete 1, 1981) *''

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, 1982–1983) *''Premiatissima'' (

, 1982) *'' Festivalbar'' (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) *'' Festival di Castrocaro'' (

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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 ''Ti lascio una canzone'' (English: ''Leavin' you a song'') was an Italian music talent show for aspiring singers aged 7 to 15, all of whom were required to cover the most beloved songs in the history of Italian pop music. The songs covered in th ...

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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
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cecchetto, Claudio Italian record producers Talent agents 1952 births Living people Italian Italo disco musicians Musicians from the Metropolitan City of Venice Italian radio personalities