Simone Tomassini (born 11 May 1974) is an Italian cantautori who has toured widely in Italy and appeared at the

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Biography

Simone Tomassini (who often performs simply as Simone) was born in

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, in the

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.Fegiz (March 2004) He studied music privately and then at the Accademia di Musica Moderna in Milan. His first big break came at the 2004 the

with his song "É stato tanto tempo fa" which became a radio success and was recorded by

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both as a single and on his album ''Giorni'', which he toured in Italy. That year he also appeared on

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performing his single "Il mondo che non c'è". His first album was produced by the

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Enrico Rovelli, the ex-manager of

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and

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and founder of the Alcatraz Club in Milan. Rovelli had taken Tomassini under his wing after a chance meeting in Milan when Rovelli's car almost knocked Tomassini over as he was crossing the street. Later in 2004, Tomassini was the opening act on Vasco Rossi's ''Buoni o cattivi'' tour. In 2005 Tomassini appeared on the

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music reality show, Music Farm presented by

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, where he placed third in the singing competition. His second album, ''Buon viaggio'', came out in May of that year and was also toured throughout Italy. In October, he again opened the performances of Vasco Rossi's 2005 ''Buoni o cattivi'' tour. The year concluded with a live performance at the Alcatraz Club in Milan (issued on DVD in 2006). In 2006, he released his third album, '' Sesso gioia rock 'n' roll'', and his song "Fuori come un balcone" was chosen for the sound track of

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's film, ''Vita Smeralda''. 2007 saw the release of his hit single "Niente da perdere" and a return appearance with Vasco Rossi.''Brescia Oggi'' (21 August 2009) A longtime fan of the Calcio Como football team, Tomassini inaugurated their new anthem, "Quando sei comasco", during the team's September 2008 tribute to

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at the Sinigaglia Stadium. In 2009 he appeared as a guest star at the Boario Summer Festival and at an open-air solo concert in

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's main piazza. At the end of 2009, he visited the United States, where he performed in several venues in New York City, including PianosPianos NYC: Simone Tomassini 9 November 2009
(accessed 23 April 2010) and

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. A new album, with the American label Gallery Records Inc. and mastered at the Sterling Sound studios in New York, is planned for release worldwide 11 May 2011, while the single "Caduta Libera", with a video recorded over the Como Lake, was aired on the radio on 29 April 2011. Tomassini started the new 2011 world tour called "Sempre in Tour" (always on tour) with a "Data Zero", on 29 April 2011, at the Cagno Palasport.

Discography

;Singles *"É stato tanto tempo fa", 2004. Label:

Italia *"Niente da perdere", 2007. Label:

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Italia *"Ho scritto una canzone", 2010. Label: Gallery Records Inc. *"Caduta libera", 2011. Label: Gallery Records Inc. ;Albums *''Giorni'', 2004. Label: EMI Italia *''Buon viaggio'', 2005. Label: EMI Italia *'' Sesso gioia rock 'n' roll'', 2006. Label: Makno Music *"Simone Tomassini", 11 May 2011. Label: Gallery Records, Inc. ;DVDs *''Simone Live: '05 Alcatraz Milano'', 2006. Label: Makno Music

Notes and references

Sources

*Borghetti, Fabio
"Simone, Vertemate riabbraccia il figlio famoso che torna e canta per gli amici"
''La Provincia'', 23 June 2008 (in Italian, accessed 22 April 2010) *Borghetti, Fabio
"Simone, il popolo dei fans risponde all'appello"
''La Provincia'', 25 January 2009 (in Italian, accessed 22 April 2010) *Borghetti, Fabio
"Simone: «Aspetto il verdetto su Sanremo Ma non so restare lontano dal palco»"
''La Provincia'', 1 January 2010 (in Italian, accessed 22 April 2010) *''Brescia Oggi''
"Sesso, gioia e rock'n'roll, È la proposta di Simone"
21 August 2009 (in Italian, accessed 22 April 2010) *Fegiz, Mario Luzzatto
Simone: «Un incidente ha cambiato la mia vita»
''

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'', March 2004 (in Italian, accessed 22 April 2010) *

Artisti: Simone"
2004 (in Italian, accessed 22 April 2010) *''Il Quotidiano''
"Simone Tomassini in concerto a Ripatransone"
28 July 2006 (in Italian, accessed 22 April 2010) *

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"Como: Il Borgo torna al Sinigaglia"
21 September 2008 (reprinted on the official website of the Fondazione Stefano Borgonovo) (in Italian, accessed 22 April 2010) *''La Provincia''
"Simone, concerto tutto rock ed energia: da ricordare"
19 July 2009 (in Italian, accessed 22 April 2010) *''

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''
Festival Sanremo 2004
(in Italian, accessed 22 April 2010) *'' Libero''
"La Dolce Vita Smeralda"
13 July 2006 (in Italian, accessed 22 April 2010) *Moroni, Ann
"Non ho niente da perdere"
'' Sorrisi e Canzoni TV'', 4 July 2007 (in Italian, accessed 22 April 2010) *

Music Farm: Cantanti
2005 (in Italian, accessed 22 April 2010)

External links

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