Nino Buonocore (born 26 July 1958) is an Italian singer-songwriter, best known for the songs "Rosanna" and "Scrivimi".

Life and career

Born Adelmo Buonocore in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

, he debuted at 20 years old with an auto-produced single "Sferisterio". Put under contract by

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, he released several albums with a style close to British new wave and

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music of the time. His 2nd album was produced by

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. The turning point of his career was his participation in the 1987

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 annual ...

with the song "Rosanna", which was his first real commercial success and marked a transition towards a more melodic and sophisticated style. His biggest hit was the 1990 romantic ballad "Scrivimi", a song which was covered in twelve languages and which sold about 4 million copies.

Discography

Studio albums

* 1980 - ''Acida'' (RCA) * 1982 - ''Yaya'' (RCA) * 1983 -'' Nino in copertina'' (RCA) * 1984 - ''Nino Buonocore'' (

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) * 1988 - ''Una città tra le mani'' (EMI) * 1990 - ''Sabato, domenica e lunedì'' (EMI) * 1992 - ''La naturale incertezza del vivere'' (EMI) * 1993 - ''Un po' di più'' (EMI) * 1998 - ''Alti e bassi'' (Easy Records-RTI Music) * 2004 - ''Libero passeggero'', as Nino Buonocore Sextet (Cd+DVD) (La Canzonetta Record) * 2009 - ''Scrivimi "Greatest Studio Unplugged"'', as Nino Buonocore Sextet (Azzurra Music) * 2013 - ''Segnali di umana presenza'' (Hydra Music)

Compilation albums

* 1998 - Il meglio di Nino Buonocore (RCA-BMG) * 2004 - Made in Italy (EMI Italiana) * 2007 - Solo grandi successi (EMI Italiana) * 2009 - Made in Italy - New Version (EMI Italiana)

References

External links

Official website

Nino Buonocore
at

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