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other people|Zappacosta|Zappacosta (surname)Infobox musical artist| image= alfie-zappacosta.jpg| name = Zappacosta| caption =| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Alfredo Peter Zappacosta| alias = Alfie Zappacosta| birth_date = 1953|birth_place = Sora, Italy | death_date =| instrument = Singing|Vocals , Guitar | genre = Rock music|Rock , Pop music|Pop , Jazz | occupation = Singer, songwriter| years_active = 1978 & ndash; present| label = Capitol Records|Capitol | associated_acts = Surrender| website = http://www.iamzappacosta.com| notable_instruments = Zappacosta also known as Alfie Zappacosta (born Alfredo Peter Zappacosta Cite web|url= http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm? requesttimeout=300& mode=results& searchstr=1515010& search_in=c& search_type=exact& search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v& results_pp=20& start=1|title=Zappacosta's entry on the ASCAP database|publisher=The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|accessdate=2008-09-18 http://www.faqs.org/copyright/just-to-be-with-you-i-would-be-in-heaven-by-bill-neale-and/ Copyrights website (he is listed as "Alfredo Zappacosta") Retrieved 4-15-2011 in 1953 at Sora, Italy ) is a Canada|Canadian singer/songwriter.
Career
Zappacosta's first band was Surrender (band)|Surrender , a five-piece group that recorded three albums in the late 1970s into the early 1980s. In 1984 he recorded his first self-titled solo album which contained the hit singles "Passion" and "We Should Be Lovers". As a result, he won the Juno Awards of 1984|Juno Award for " Juno Award for New Artist of the Year|Most Promising Male Vocalist ". The next year he lent his vocals to the Canadian charity production " Tears Are Not Enough ", produced by David Foster singing the lines "Maybe we could understand the reasons why" in the fifth stanza.
His second album A-Z was released in 1986 and featured the hit singles "When I Fall (In Love Again)" and "Nothing Can Stand In Your Way". Following this, a Zappacosta song "Overload" was added to the Dirty Dancing (soundtrack)|Dirty Dancing soundtrack, one of the biggest selling soundtracks of the 80s.
A third album ''Quick!...Don't Ask Any Questions was released in 1990, before Zappacosta took time off to hone his vocal and guitar skills. He also pursued acting in various stage performances, as well as a role in the 2005 Canadian movie Halo (not to be confused with the movie about the Microsoft Halo (video game series)|videogame of the same name).
He has subsequently released more personal albums, including 2004's Start Again which contains reworked versions of some of his classic hits from the 80s.
In December 2008, Zappacosta released the album At the Church at Berkeley which features his versions of classic jazz standards. He has been touring Canada to support this album since the summer of 2009. In 2010 Zappacosta releases his last album to date, Don't Blame It On Me.
Discography
Albums
Zappacosta (album)|Zappacosta - 1984
A-Z (Zappacosta album)|A-Z - 1986
Over 60 Minutes with... Zappacosta - 1987 compilation
'' Quick!... Don't Ask Any Questions - 1990
Innocence Ballet - 1995
Dark Sided Jewel - 1999
Start Again (album)|Start Again - 2004
Bonafide (Zappacosta album)|Bonafide - 2007
At the Church at Berkeley - 2008
'' Don't Blame It On Me - 2010
Singles
"We Should Be Lovers" (1984)
"Passion" (1984)
"Start Again" (1985)
"When I Fall (In Love Again)" (1986)
"Nothing Can Stand In Your Way" (1986)
"Turn It On" (1986)
"I Think About You" (1986)
"Overload" (1988)
"Nothing To Do with Love" (1990)
"Letter Back" (1990)
"I'll Be the One" (1991)
"Simple Words to Say" (1991)
"Orlanda" (1995)
"And We'll Dance" (2004)
"Start Again" (2004)
References
Reflist
http://www.canadianbands.com/Zappacosta.html Canadian Bands entry
http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/Z/Zappacosta.html Zappacosta entry - JAM& #33; Canadian Pop Encyclopedia
Link
http://www.iamzappacosta.com I Am Zappacosta - Official website
Persondata | NAME =Zappacosta, Alfie | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Canadian singer-songwriter | DATE OF BIRTH = 1953 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Sora, Italy | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Zappacosta, Alfie Category:1953 births Category:Living people Category:Canadian singer-songwriters Category:Canadian people of Italian descent Category:Juno Award winners Category:Italian emigrants to Canada Category:People from the Province of Frosinone
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