Pacifico (singer)
Pacifico (* 5. March 1964 in Milan as Gino De Crescenzo ) is an Italian singer and songwriter .
Career
De Crescenzo practiced guitar and piano at an early age . He studied accounting and political science and in the meantime gained his first musical experience in the areas of fusion , jazz and rock . In 1989 he founded the band Rossomaltese , with whom he released two albums. As a soloist he only made his debut in 2001 with the album Pacifico , which earned him a lot of public attention: he won the Targa Tenco for best debut and was voted Newcomer of the Month by the readers of Musica e dischi .
After a tour and collaborations with Adriano Celentano and Samuele Bersani Pacifico took solo un sogno the Sanremo Music Festival in 2004 in part and published after the second album Musica leggera . In 2006 Dolci frutti tropicali was released , which also contained a duet with Samuele Bersani. In addition to his work as a songwriter, he signed a new recording contract with Caterina Casellis Sugar Music in 2007 , where he released Dentro ogni casa in 2009. Then there were duets with Gianna Nannini and Malika Ayane . The fifth album Una voce non basta , which was released in 2012, consisted only of duets , followed by the EP In cosa credi in 2013 .
At the Sanremo Festival 2018 , three songs penned by Pacifico were in competition, one of which he presented himself with Ornella Vanoni and Bungaro .
Discography
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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IT | |||
2004 | Musica leggera |
IT47 (2 weeks) IT |
Carosello
|
2006 | Dolci frutti tropicali |
IT60 (2 weeks) IT |
Radio Fandango
|
2009 | Dentro ogni casa |
IT16 (9 weeks) IT |
Sugar
|
2012 | Una voce non basta |
IT27 (9 weeks) IT |
Sugar
|
2013 | In cosa credi |
IT68 (1 week) IT |
Sugar
|
2019 | Bastasse il cielo |
IT98 (1 week) IT |
More albums
- Pacifico (Carosello; 2001)
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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IT | |||
2003 | Ricordati di me |
IT13 (6 weeks) IT |
|
2008 | Tu che be parte di me |
IT7 (17 weeks) IT |
feat. Gianna Nannini
|
2012 | L'unica cosa che resta |
IT70 (9 weeks) IT |
|
2015 | Le storie che non conosci |
IT86 (1 week) IT |
Samuele Bersani & Pacifico feat. Francesco Guccini
|
2018 | Imparare ad amarsi Un pugno di stelle |
IT27 (2 weeks) IT |
Ornella Vanoni with Bungaro and Pacifico
|
Web links
- Official website
- Pacifico at Rockol.it
supporting documents
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↑ Chart sources (albums):
- Guido Racca & Chartitalia: Top 100 FIMI album . Lulu , 2013, p. 149 .
- Pacifico, classifiche. FIMI , accessed January 26, 2018 (Italian).
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↑ Chart sources (singles):
- Guido Racca & Chartitalia: Top 100 FIMI Singoli . Lulu, 2013, p. 130 .
- Archivio classifiche Top Singoli. FIMI , accessed July 2, 2018 (Italian).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Pacifico |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | De Crescenzo, Gino (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian singer and songwriter |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 5, 1964 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Milan |