Adriano Pappalardo

Adriano Pappalardo
Pappalardo in 1972
Pappalardo in 1972
Background information
Born (1945-03-25) 25 March 1945 (age 79)
Copertino, Lecce, Italy
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actor
Years active1971–present
Labels

Adriano Pappalardo (born 25 March 1945) is an Italian singer, actor and television personality.

Biography

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Born in Copertino, Lecce, Pappalardo started his career in 1971 with the song "Una donna".[1] He obtained his first success in 1972 with the R'n'B single "E' ancora giorno", written as some of his other songs of the time by the couple Lucio Battisti-Mogol,[1] which ranked second in the Italian hit parade.[2] After some other minor hits, such as the songs "Segui lui" and "Come bambini", Pappalardo had his major success in 1979 with the ballad "Ricominciamo".[1] In mid-eighties, following the commercial failure of the two albums Immersione and Oh! Era ora he focused on his acting career, usually playing tough men and villains.[1][3][4]

In 2003 Pappalardo had a significant personal success as a contestant of the reality show L'Isola dei Famosi (the Italian version of Celebrity Survivor).[1][3] In 2004 he took part at the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Nessun consiglio".[1][3]

Discography

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Studio albums

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  • 1972: Adriano Pappalardo (Numero Uno, ZSLN 55151)
  • 1973: California no (Numero Uno, DZSLN 55662)
  • 1975: Mi basta così (RCA, TPL 1 1159)
  • 1979: Non mi lasciare mai(RCA, PL 31505)
  • 1982: Immersione (Numero Uno, ZPLN 34165)
  • 1983: Oh! Era ora (Numero Uno, 81990)
  • 1988: Sandy (CGD, 20836)

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Enrico Deregibus (8 October 2010). Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. ISBN 978-88-09-75625-0.
  2. ^ Dario Salvatori (1989). Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN 88-7605-439-1.
  3. ^ a b c Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 978-88-6346-229-6.
  4. ^ Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 88-8440-269-7.
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