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Biography
refimproveBLP|date=August 2011Infobox musical artist| name = Biagio Antonacci| image = Biagio Antonacci 2009.jpg| caption =| background = solo_singer| birth_date = Birth date and age|1963|11|9|df=y| origin = Milan , Italy | genre = pop music|Pop | associated_acts =| occupation = Singer , songwriter | years_active = 1988& ndash;present| label =| website = http://www.biagioantonacci.it/ Official site Biagio Antonacci (born 9 November 1963) is an Italian people|Italian singer-songwriter from Milan .cite web|url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/biagio-antonacci-p210888/biography|title=Biagio Antonacci|last=Ankeny|first=Jason|publisher= Allmusic |accessdate=15 August 2011
Biography
Early life
Biagio Antonacci was born in Milan and was raised in one of its suburbs ( Rozzano ). Despite learning how to play the Drum kit|drums at a young age, he had to study in order to obtain a diploma in surveying. He participated in the 38th Sanremo Music Festival in 1988 with the song Voglio vivere in un attimo . He was first signed to a record company in 1989, with his debut album Sono cose che capitano which went unnoticed thanks to the song Fiore . His second album , Adagio Biagio , was released two years later. He slowly rose to recognition due to his two songs Danza sul mio petto and Però ti amo receiving airtime on the radio . He has two sons with Marianna Morandi , daughter of the Italian singer and actor Gianni Morandi .
Success
Despite the interest raised from his first two albums , he did not break into the music scene. He was aware that if his third album did not satisfy the expectations of the record company , he would be gambling with his career . In 1992 he released a Single (music)|single from his third album , Liberatemi with which he travelled around Italy participating in the Festivalbar and with which he finally obtained the recognition he deserved. The album Liberatemi , produced by Mauro Malavasi , sold 150,000 copies and ratified the importance of Biagio Antonacci in the world of Music of Italy|Italian music . In spite of these commitments, he dedicated his time to another of his passions, Association football|football ; and became the leader of homegrown singers that aim to benefit charities . In one of these occasions Don Pierino Gelmini and various enterprises collaborated with him on a project for young dropouts to return. In 1993 he participated in the Sanremo Music Festival with the song Non so più a chi credere ; in the same year he toured around all of Italy and gained public acknowledgement. On 1 September 2005 in Hollywood , Biagio Antonacci received the award for "Best Male Selling Italian Artist" for over a million copies of the album Convivendo sold by early November.
2000: Tra le mie canzoni (compilation with two new tracks)
2008: Best Of Biagio Antonacci 1989 - 2000 (double CD)(ITA : Platinum)
2008: Best Of Biagio Antonacci 2001 - 2007 (ITA : Gold)
2008: Il cielo ha una porta sola (includes re-recorded hits)(ITA : 3x Platinum)
Special editions
1999: Mi fai stare bene LE (Limited Edition with CD-ROM )
2003: Cuanto tiempo...y ahora (for the Spain|Spanish and South America n markets)
2005: Convivendo (Part I and Part II + DVD )
Videography
2000: Live in Palermo (concert on July 10, 1999)
2005: ConVivo (concerts throughout April 2005 at the Datch Forum di Assago|Forum di Assago )
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.biagioantonacci.it/ Official site (in Italian)
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