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Biography
Infobox musical artist| name = Mauro Scocco| background = solo_singer| caption =| birth_name =| alias =| birth_date = birth date and age|1962|9|11|df=y|birth_place = Sweden | Death =| genre = Singer-songwriter , pop (music)|pop | occupation = Musician , songwriter | years_active =| instrument = Singing|Vocals , guitar , bass guitar|bass , piano , keyboard instrument|keyboard | label = Diesel, Hollywood Records|Hollywood , Playground, Record Station,| associated_acts =| website = http://www.mauroscocco.se/ Official Website Mauro Scocco (born 11 September 1962 in Stockholm , Sweden ) is a Swedish pop artist of Italian descent. He was the singer for the pop group Ratata (band)|Ratata in the 1980s and has been a solo artist since. He has been described as "one of the sharpest songwriters in Sweden".cite news | last = Hvidfeldt | first = Anders | title = Mauro Scocco – Hits (review) | language = Swedish language | publisher = Aftonbladet | date = 1997-11-14 | url = http://www.aftonbladet.se/puls/cd/recension/0,1338,7831,00.html | accessdate = 2007-01-03
Biography
Scocco grew up in Stockholm and in Borås Municipality|Borås . He formed the pop group Ratata in 1980 along with a few classmates while he was still in gymnasium (school)|school . The first single was "För varje dag" ( "For each day" ) released on the debut album Ratata (album)|Ratata in 1981. After the break-up of Ratata in 1989 Scocco started a successful solo career and has released many songs that have reached top positions on the Swedish charts; "Sarah", "Vem är han? " ( "Who is he? " ), "Till de ensamma" ( "For the lonely" ), "Nelly", "Långsamt farväl" ( "Long Goodbye" ) and "Överallt" ( "Everywhere" ) are among the most recognized. Besides being a solo artist he also writes and produces music for other pop singers, of which Lisa Nilsson is the most famous. Scocco wrote "Himlen runt hörnet" ( "Heaven around the corner" ) for her and it became a hit in Scandinavia in the early 1990s that made her career sky rocket.
In 1991 Scocco released an album with instrumental piano music, Det Sjungande Trädet ( "The singing tree" ), with inspiration from Erik Satie and expressionism|expressionistic art. In the spring of 2004, Scocco was a disc jockey in the Talk show|talkshow Sen kväll med Luuk on TV4 (Sweden)|TV4 , in line with the dry, ironic humour of the show. In the fall of 2005 Scocco released the single "Kall Stjärna" ( "Cold star" ) from the album Herr Jimsons Äventyr|Herr Jimsons äventyr ( "The adventures of Mr. Jimson" ), which made it to the top list over downloaded singles on iTunes .
Discography
Albums as a solo artist:
Mauro Scocco (album)|Mauro Scocco (1988)
Dr. Space Dagbok (1991)
Det Sjungande Trädet (1991)
Ciao& #33; (Mauro Scocco album)|Ciao! (1992)
28 Grader i Skuggan (1994)
Godmorgon Sverige (1996)
Hits (Mauro Scocco album)|Hits (1997)
Tillbaks Till Världen (1999)
Beat Hotel (album)|Beat Hotel (2003)
La Dolce Vita - Det Bästa 1982-2003 (2003)
Herr Jimsons Äventyr (2005)
Ljudet Av Tiden Som Går (2007)
Saker Som Jag Gjort : texter & noter - prosa & bilder (2007) Book + 3 CD's
Musik för nyskilda (2011)
Albums with Ratata:
Ratata (1982)
Jackie (1982)
Äventyr (1983)
Paradis (1984)
Sent i September (1985)
Mellan Dröm och Verklighet (1987)
Guld (1987)
Människor under molnen (1989)
Svenska Popfavoriter (1998)
Ratata kollektion (2002)
References
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External links
http://www.scocco.net/ Official homepage (Swedish lang.)
Persondata | NAME = Scocco, Mauro | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = 1962-09-11 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Sweden | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Scocco, Mauro Category:1962 births Category:Hollywood Records artists Category:Living people Category:People from Stockholm Category:Swedish people of Italian descent Category:Sommar hosts
