Federico Salvatore

Federico Salvatore (born 17 September 1959) is an Italian singer-songwriter and comedian.

Federico Salvatore
Born17 September 1959 (1959-09-17) (age 61)
Naples, Italy
OccupationSinger-songwriter

Life and career

Born in Naples, Salvatore started his career in the late 1980s as a stand-up comedian and as a singer-songwriter of humorous and satirical songs. After enjoying a local success, he became nationally well-known during the 1990s thanks to the semi-regular participation to the Canale 5 program Maurizio Costanzo Show. Produced by Giancarlo Bigazzi, he got a significant success with the albums Azz... and Il mago di Azz, which were both certified platinum.[1][2]

In 1996 he entered the main competition at the 46th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Sulla porta", the first Sanremo Festival song having homosexuality as main theme.[1][2] In 2001 he entered the Festival di Napoli competition with "Se io fossi San Gennaro", a ballad about Naples which raised large controversities because of his lyrics critical of the social situation of the city.[3]

Discography
Album
  • 1989 - ’Na tazzulella 'e ca...baret
  • 1990 - Pappagalli lat(r)ini
  • 1991 - Incidente al Vomero
  • 1992 - Cabarettombola
  • 1993 - Storie di un sottosviluppato... sviluppato sotto!!!
  • 1994 - Superfederico
  • 1995 - Azz...
  • 1996 - Il mago di Azz
  • 1997 - Coiote interrotto
  • 2000 - L'azz ’e bastone
  • 2002 - L'osceno del villaggio
  • 2004 - Dov'è l'individuo?
  • 2009 - Fare il napoletano... stanca!
  • 2011 - Se io fossi San Gennaro - LIVE
  • 2013 - Pulcin'hell

References
  1. Eddy Anselmi. "Federico Salvatore". Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.
  2. Gabriele Lippi (10 February 2016). "Federico Salvatore: «Dissi omosessuale a Sanremo e da terzo finii terzultimo»". Lettera 43. Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  3. Annalisa Lualdi (9 April 2007). "La riscossa di Federico Salvatore Traditi da Daniele e De Crescenzo". La Repubblica. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
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