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| Born | 16 October 1944
Cervia, Ravenna |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actor |
Piero Focaccia (born 16 October 1944) is an Italian pop singer and film actor.
Career
Born in Cervia, Ravenna, a former lifeguard, Focaccia began his career in 1962, with the single Il pappagallo. [1] He got his main success one year later with the song Stessa spiaggia stesso mare which won the Disco per l'estate competition [1] and reached the third place at the Italian hit parade. [2] After a less successful period, in 1970 his song Permette signora peaked number nine at the hit parade. [2]
Focaccia entered the Sanremo Music Festival competition three times between 1964 and 1974. [3]
He was also actor in two comedy films, Mariano Laurenti's La bella Antonia, prima Monica e poi Dimonia and Luigi Comencini's Le bambole.
References
- ^ a b Enrico Deregibus (8 October 2010). Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. ISBN 978-8809756250.
- ^ a b Dario Salvatori (1989). Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN 8876054391.
- ^ Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 978-8863462296.
External links
- Piero Focaccia at AllMusic
- Piero Focaccia discography at Discogs
- Piero Focaccia at IMDb
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