Santino Rocchetti (born Sante Rocchetti on 13 July 1946) is an Italian singer-songwriter and musician.
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| Born | 13 July 1946 (age 78) Montalto di Castro, Viterbo, Kingdom of Italy |
| Occupation | singer-songwriter |
Life and career
editBorn in Montalto di Castro, Viterbo, Italy, Rocchetti started his career as founder and lead member of the group "I Rokketti".[1] After a number of experiences in other groups, he started a solo career in 1975, getting an immediate hit with the song "Pelle di sole", which ranked #15 on the Italian hit parade.[1][2] Between 1976 and 1978 he entered the competition at the Sanremo Music Festival three times, ranking sixth in 1978 with the song "Armonia e poesia".[1] Starting from the 1980s he focused his activities on live performances and concerts.[1]
Discography
edit- Album
- 1977: Dedicato a te (Fonit Cetra)
- 1978: Santino Rocchetti (Fonit Cetra)
- 1980: Santino Rocchetti (Fonit Cetra)
- Singles
- 1975: "Pelle di sole" (Fonit Cetra, SP 1580)
- 1976: "E tu mi manchi" (Fonit Cetra, SP 1607)
- 1976: "Dolcemente bambina" (Fonit Cetra, SP 1618)
- 1977: "Dedicato a te" (Fonit Cetra, SP 1642)
- 1977: "Amado mio" (Fonit Cetra, SP 1661)
- 1978: "Armonia e poesia" (Fonit Cetra, SP 1675)
- 1978: "Divina" (Fonit Cetra, SP 1691)
- 1979: "Per favore Angela no" (Fonit Cetra, SP 1713)
- 1980: "Macché amore" (Fonit Cetra, SP 1737)
- 1982: "Rodaggio d'amore" (SIF, NP 10025)
References
edit- ^ a b c d Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: Almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 978-8863462296.
- ^ Dario Salvatori (1989). Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN 8876054391.
External links
edit- Santino Rocchetti at AllMusic
- Santino Rocchetti discography at Discogs