Edoardo Bennato

Edoardo Bennato ( born July 23, 1946 in Naples ) is an Italian singer-songwriter and rock musician.

Biography

Edoardo was born in the industrial area of ​​Bagnoli in the west of Naples. Through the radio station stationed nearby American garrison he was in his younger years with rock 'n' roll music in contact, an experience that he described as formative for him. His brother Eugenio is also songwriter.

Edoardo first wrote songs for other singers. In 1966 he recorded his first solo single Era un sogno, which was originally scheduled for Bobby Solo, but was still sung by himself. First, however, he moved to Milan, where he began to study architecture, which he completed successfully. He then spent some time as a street musician in London and Copenhagen in the years 1969 to 1971, then they appeared Singles Marylou, 1941 and Good- bye Copenhagen. The success but turned first one not.

In 1973, he joined the record company Dischi Ricordi, which was a bastion of the Italian cantautori then. There, his debut album was released in Non Farti cadere le braccia which was praised by both critics and the public alike high.

In the '80s he published some concept albums, the literary figures on the subject had, eg senza fili Burattino ( Pinocchio ), Sono solo canzonette (Peter Pan) and È un arrivato Bastimento that tells the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin as a template had. His popularity had become so great that he gave his concerts in football stadiums. His songs he presented often in the style of a One Man Band with guitar, harmonica, tambourine and kazoo.

After the change to the record company Virgin appeared in 1987 album OK Italia, which also ushered in a musical exchange. While his previous albums were more folk -oriented and the influence of, for example, by Bob Dylan was unmistakable, it now became rock music with some more commercial orientation. With the single Viva la Mamma he succeeded in 1989, the Italian summer hit of the year.

1990 wrote the lyrics and sang along with Gianna Nannini the official song for the FIFA World Cup in Italy, Un'estate Italiana to the Giorgio Moroder wrote the music. The song reached number two in Germany, in Switzerland number one on the charts. Later that year also appeared the Unplugged album Edo Rinnegato.

In 1992 he published under the pseudonym Joe Sarnataro the album È asciuto pazzo 'o padrone with Blue Rock in Neapolitan dialect.

In 2006 he first came on along with the 20 years younger singer and guitarist Alex Britti, with whom he recorded the single Notte di mezza estate.

Trivia

  • Edoardo has a degree in architecture. The topic of his thesis was a redesign of a public transport system for his home region of Campi Flegrei. The cover of the 1975 soundtrack LP Io che non sono l' imperatore shows a drawing to created by him. The reference to his home region is also reflected in many of his lyrics.
  • In 1980, he released two studio albums at a distance of just three weeks, namely UFFA UFFA and Sono canzonette solo.
  • Edoardo Bennato was the first Italian artists gave concerts in football stadiums. In 1980, he played in Milan's San Siro Stadium before 86,000 spectators, to this day the Italian record for a rock musician.
  • Edoardo was the first Italian artist, who has starred in the television series Rockpalast WDR. In 1980 the recording of a concert of 27 November 1980 was transferred from the Dortmund Westfalenhalle.
  • His " official" year of birth is 1949, according to his passport, he was, however, born on 23 July 1946.

Discography (selection)

  • Non Farti cadere le braccia (1973 )
  • I Buoni an cattivi (1974 ) (The good and the bad. )
  • Io che non sono l' imperatore ( 1975) ( I am not the Emperor. )
  • La torre di Babel ( 1976) ( The Tower of Babel. )
  • Burattino senza fili ( 1977) ( putts without strings. )
  • Uffa! Uffa! ( 1980) ( Uhg! Ugh! )
  • Sono solo canzonette (1980 )
  • È un arrivato Bastimento (1983 )
  • È goal! ( Edoardo Bennato live) ( 1984)
  • Kaiwanna (1985)
  • Ok Italia (1987 )
  • Edoardo live ( 1987)
  • Il gioco continua ( mini LP) (1988 )
  • Abbi dubbi (1989 )
  • Edo rinnegato (1990 )
  • Capitan Uncino (1992 )
  • È asciuto pazzo 'o padrone (1992 )
  • Il paese dei balocchi (1992 )
  • Se son rose fioriranno (1994 )
  • Le ragazze fanno grandi sogni (1995 )
  • Quartetto d' archi ( 1996)
  • Sbandato (1998)
  • Gli anni settanta (2 CD ) ( 1998)
  • Sembra ieri (2000)
  • Afferrare una stella (2001)
  • Il principe e il pirata (2001)
  • L' uomo occidentale (2003)
  • Totò Sapore e la Fantastica Storia della pizza ( 2003)
  • La fantastica storia del Pifferaio Magico (2005)
  • Le vie del rock sono infinite (2010)
One-man band Virgin Group Folk music Acoustic music Neapolitan language Westdeutscher Rundfunk Integrated Authority File
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