Nino Buonocore

Nino Buonocore
Nino Buonocore
Born	26 July 1958 (age 66); Naples
Occupation	singer-songwriter

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, he debuted at 20 years old with an auto-produced single "Sferisterio".^[1] Put under contract by RCA, he released several albums with a style close to British new wave and synthpop music of the time.^[1]^[2] His 2nd album was produced by Simon Boswell.^[3] The turning point of his career was his participation in the 1987 Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Rosanna", which was his first real commercial success and marked a transition towards a more melodic and sophisticated style.^[1]^[2]^[4] His biggest hit was the 1990 romantic ballad "Scrivimi", a song which was covered in twelve languages and which sold about 4 million copies.^[1]

Discography

Studio albums

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Enrico Deregibus (8 October 2010). Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. ISBN 978-8809756250.
^ ^a ^b Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 978-8863462296.
^ "(album cover)". Discogs.^{[better source needed]}
^ Dario Salvatori (1989). Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN 8876054391.

External links

[Deregibus-1] Enrico Deregibus (8 October 2010). Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. ISBN 978-8809756250.

[music-2] Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 978-8863462296.

[3] "(album cover)". Discogs.^{[better source needed]}

[hitparade-4] Dario Salvatori (1989). Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN 8876054391.

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Nino Buonocore
Born	(1958-07-26) 26 July 1958 (age 66) Naples
Occupation	singer-songwriter