Adriano Pappalardo (born 25 March 1945) is an Italian singer, actor and television personality.
Adriano Pappalardo | |
|---|---|
 Pappalardo in 1972 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 25 March 1945 Copertino, Lecce, Italy |
| Genres | |
| Occupations |
|
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Labels | |
Biography
editBorn in Copertino, Lecce, Pappalardo started his career in 1971 with the song "Una donna".[1] He obtained his first success in 1972 with the R'n'B single "E' ancora giorno", written as some of his other songs of the time by the couple Lucio Battisti-Mogol,[1] which ranked second in the Italian hit parade.[2] After some other minor hits, such as the songs "Segui lui" and "Come bambini", Pappalardo had his major success in 1979 with the ballad "Ricominciamo".[1] In mid-eighties, following the commercial failure of the two albums Immersione and Oh! Era ora he focused on his acting career, usually playing tough men and villains.[1][3][4]
In 2003 Pappalardo had a significant personal success as a contestant of the reality show L'Isola dei Famosi (the Italian version of Celebrity Survivor).[1][3] In 2004 he took part at the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Nessun consiglio".[1][3]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit- 1972: Adriano Pappalardo (Numero Uno, ZSLN 55151)
- 1973: California no (Numero Uno, DZSLN 55662)
- 1975: Mi basta così (RCA, TPL 1 1159)
- 1979: Non mi lasciare mai(RCA, PL 31505)
- 1982: Immersione (Numero Uno, ZPLN 34165)
- 1983: Oh! Era ora (Numero Uno, 81990)
- 1988: Sandy (CGD, 20836)
Filmography
edit- A tu per tu (1984)
- Rimini Rimini (1987)
- Rimini Rimini – Un anno dopo (1988)
- La piovra, season 4 (1989)
- Classe di ferro (TV Series, 1989–1991)
- Italian Restaurant (TV Series, 1994)
- Racket (TV Series, 1997)
- Kaputt Mundi (1998)
- This Is Not Paradise (2000)
- Canone inverso – Making Love (2000)
- Saint Rita (TV Movie, 2004)
- Il falco e la colomba (TV Series, 2009)
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Enrico Deregibus (8 October 2010). Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. ISBN 978-88-09-75625-0.
- ^ Dario Salvatori (1989). Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN 88-7605-439-1.
- ^ a b c Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 978-88-6346-229-6.
- ^ Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 88-8440-269-7.
External links
edit
- Adriano Pappalardo at AllMusic
- Adriano Pappalardo discography at Discogs
- Adriano Pappalardo at IMDb