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Paolo Conte in Berlin.

Paolo Conte (born 6 January 1937) is a craggy-voiced italian singer, pianist and composer. He both writes and performs his own material and his grainy, resonant voice redolent of Francophone singers like Jacques Brel adds a certain charm to his wistful, sometimes melancholic lyrics.

Career

Paolo Conte was born in Asti, Piedmont.

His performing career began as a vibraphone player in local and touring bands (Saint Vincent Jazz Festival). He began songwriting with his brother Giorgio Conte early on and eventually began writing songs of his own. As a poet, painter and lawyer as well as a musician, he first earned attention during the late '60s and early '70s as the creative force behind hits from Adriano Celentano and Patty Pravo. Conte began his solo career with a 1974 self-titled LP, with subsequent efforts like 1987's Aguaplano and 1990's Parole D'Amore Scritte a Macchina enjoying considerable success throughout Europe. 1998's Paolo Conte, a greatest-hits collection, was his first U.S. release. His compilation album is titled The Best of Paolo Conte.

Some of his hits were used in many movies, for example "Come di" in Mickey Blue Eyes (1999), "Via con me" in French Kiss (1995) and Mostly Martha (2001), Welcome to Collinwood (2002) , "Sparring Partner" in 5x2 (2004) and the "Fritz" Coca Cola commercial that was widely shown in US movie theaters in early [[2006], also in another American film "No Reservations" released in 2007 . (French humourist Pierre Desproges used both in his Chroniques de la haine ordinaire.) One of Conte's greatest hits, Azzurro (1968, performed by A. Celentano and later many other artists) was "appropriated" by the fans of the Italian national football (soccer) team - affectionately called "gli azzurri" ("The blue ones") - as a sort of unofficial "anthem" during the World Cup of 2006.


Discography

  • Paolo Conte (1974)
  • Paolo Conte (1975)
  • Un gelato al limon (1979)
  • Paris milonga (1981)
  • Appunti di viaggio (1982)
  • Paolo Conte (1984)
  • Concerti (1985, live)
  • Aguaplano (1987)
  • Paolo Conte Live (1988, live)
  • Parole d'amore scritte a macchina (1990)
  • Wanda, stai seria con la faccia ma però (1992, compilation)
  • '900 (1992)
  • Tournée (1993 live)
  • Una faccia in prestito (1995)
  • The best of Paolo Conte (1996, compilation)
  • Tournée 2 (1998 live)
  • Razmataz (2000)
  • Reveries (2003, compilation)
  • Elegia (2004)
  • Paolo Conte Live Arena di Verona (2005, live)
  • Wonderful (2006, compilation)
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