Edoardo Bennato

Edoardo Bennato in 2007

Edoardo Bennato (born July 23, 1946 in Naples ) is an Italian cantautore and rock musician .

biography

Edoardo was born in the industrial district of Bagnoli in the west of Naples. Through the radio station of the American garrison stationed nearby, he came into contact with rock 'n' roll music in his younger years , an experience that he described as formative for him. His brother Eugenio is also a songwriter.

Edoardo initially wrote songs for other singers. In 1966 he recorded his first single Era solo un sogno , which was originally intended for Bobby Solo , but was then sung by himself. First he moved to Milan , where he began to study architecture, which he successfully completed. He then lived for some time as a street musician in London and Copenhagen. From 1969 to 1971, the singles Marylou , 1941 and Good-bye Copenhagen were released . But initially it was not successful.

In 1973 he switched to the Dischi Ricordi record company, which was then a reservoir for the Italian Cantautori. There his debut album Non farti cadere le braccia was released, which was highly praised by both critics and audiences.

From the mid-1970s he published some concept albums that had literary characters on the subject, e.g. B. Burattino senza fili ( Pinocchio ), Sono solo canzonette ( Peter Pan ) and È arrivato un bastimento , based on the story of the Pied Piper of Hameln . His popularity had grown so great that he gave his concerts in football stadiums. He often presented his songs in the style of a one man band with guitar , harmonica , tambourine and kazoo .

After switching to the record company Virgin , the album OK Italia was released in 1987 , which also heralded a musical change. While his earlier albums were more folk-oriented and the influence of Bob Dylan, for example, was unmistakable, it was now towards rock music with a sometimes more commercial orientation. He achieved the Italian summer hit of the year in 1989 with the single Viva la mamma .

In 1990 he wrote the lyrics and sang together with Gianna Nannini the official song for the soccer world championship in Italy , Un'estate italiana , for which Giorgio Moroder wrote the music. The song reached number two in Germany and number one in the charts in Switzerland. Later that year, the unplugged album Edo Rinnegato was also released .

In 1992 he released the album È asciuto pazzo 'o padrone under the pseudonym Joe Sarnataro with blues rock in the Neapolitan dialect .

In 2006 he performed for the first time with singer and guitarist Alex Britti , who was 20 years his junior , with whom he recorded the single Notte di mezza estate .

Trivia

Edoardo Bennato live 1985

Bennato has a degree in architecture . The topic of his thesis was a redesign of a public transport network for his home region Campi Flegrei . The cover of the LP Io che non sono l'imperatore , published in 1975, shows a drawing he made for it. The relationship to his home region is also reflected in many of his song texts.

Edoardo was the first Italian artist to appear in the WDR's Rockpalast series . As early as 1980, the recording of a concert on November 27, 1980 was broadcast from Dortmund's Westfalenhalle.

Discography

Edoardo Bennato 1982

Studio albums

Non farti cadere le braccia (1973, Dischi Ricordi)
I buoni ei cattivi (1974, Dischi Ricordi)

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
year	title	IT	CH	Remarks
1975	Io che non sono l'imperatore	IT22 (7 weeks) IT	-	Dischi Ricordi
1976	La torre di Babele	IT3 (32 weeks) IT	-	Dischi Ricordi
1977	Burattino senza fili	IT1 (51 weeks) IT	-	Dischi Ricordi
1980	Uffà! Uffà!	IT3 (27 weeks) IT	-	Dischi Ricordi
1980	Sono solo canzonette	IT1 (32 weeks) IT	-	2001 number 59 in the FIMI charts (4 weeks; Edition Dischi d'oro ) Dischi Ricordi
1983	È arrivato un bastimento	IT4 (17 weeks) IT	CH11 (13 weeks) CH	Dischi Ricordi
1985	Kaiwanna	IT4 (14 weeks) IT	CH11 (12 weeks) CH	Dischi Ricordi
1987	OK Italia	IT3 (31 weeks) IT	CH15 (21 weeks) CH	Virgin Dischi
1988	Il gioco continua	IT7 (12 weeks) IT	-	Mini LP ; Virgin Dischi
1989	Abbi dubbi	IT2 (26 weeks) IT	CH6th gold (11 weeks)CH	Virgin Dischi Sales: 25,000+
1992	È asciuto pazzo 'o padrone	IT23 (4 weeks) IT	-	as Joe Sarnataro e I Blue Stuff Virgin Dischi
1992	Il paese dei balocchi	IT5 (11 weeks) IT	-	Virgin Dischi
1994	Se son rose fioriranno	IT20 (6 weeks) IT	-	Virgin Dischi
1995	Le ragazze fanno grandi sogni	IT12 (7 weeks) IT	-	EMI
1998	Sbandato	IT29 (1 week) IT	-	Fonit-Cetra
2003	L'uomo occidentale	IT26 (11 weeks) IT	-	Warner
2010	Le vie del rock sono infinite	IT13 (8 weeks) IT	-	Mercury
2015	Pronti a salpare	IT9 (6 weeks) IT	-	Universal

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

Live albums (selection)

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
year	title	IT	CH	Remarks
1984	È goal!	IT11 (11 weeks) IT	CH22 (3 weeks) CH	Dischi Ricordi
1987	Edoardo live	IT9 (13 weeks) IT	-	Virgin Dischi
2010	MTV Classic Storytellers	IT44 (2 weeks) IT	-	Universal

Compilations (selection)

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
year	title	IT	CH	Remarks
1990	Edo rinnegato	-	CH27 (6 weeks) CH	Virgin Dischi
1992	Capitan Uncino	IT15 (8 weeks) IT	-	Dischi Ricordi
2000	Sembra ieri	IT17 (37 weeks) IT	-	Warner
2001	Afferrare una stella	IT5 (26 weeks) IT	CH87 (6 weeks) CH	Virgin Dischi
2005	La fantastica storia del Pifferaio Magico	IT11 (10 weeks) IT	-	Cinquantacinque
2006	Salviamo il salvabile	IT20 (10 weeks) IT	-	Sony BMG Ricordi
2008	L'isola che non c'è	IT99 gold (1 week)IT	-	published 2002, reprint of Capitan Uncino (1992) Dischi Ricordi Sales: 30,000+

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)				Remarks
year	Title album	IT	DE	AT	CH	Remarks
1980	Come and play a juke box ! Uffà!	-	-	AT13 (2 weeks) AT	-	B-side: Uffà! Uffà! Dischi Ricordi
1981	E invece no / Canta appress' à nuie	IT1 (24 weeks) IT	-	-	-	Dischi Ricordi
1982	Nisida	IT7 (14 weeks) IT	-	-	-	B-side: 'A freva a quaranta Dischi Ricordi
1987	OK Italia OK Italia	IT9 (14 weeks) IT	-	-	-	B-side: Era una festa Virgin Dischi
1989	Viva la mamma Abbi dubbi	IT1 (32 weeks) IT	-	AT20 (6 weeks) AT	-	B-side: Abbi dubbi Virgin Dischi
	Vendo Bagnoli Abbi dubbi	IT20 (3 weeks) IT	-	-	-	B-side: ZEN Virgin Dischi
	Un'estate italiana	IT1 (45 weeks) IT	DE2 gold (18 weeks)DE	AT11 (21 weeks) AT	CH1 (35 weeks) CH	Gianna Nannini & Edoardo Bennato Sugar / Virgin Sales: 250,000+
1992	Il paese dei balocchi Il paese dei balocchi	IT4 (17 weeks) IT	-	-	-	B-side: Buon compleanno bambina Virgin Dischi
1993	Tu chi sei?	IT19 (3 weeks) IT	-	-	-	B-side: Eugenio Virgin Dischi
2001	Puramente casuale	IT46 (2 weeks) IT	-	-	-	Warner
2003	Stop America L'uomo occidentale	IT43 (5 weeks) IT	-	-	-
2006	Notte di mezza estate	IT5 (20 weeks) IT	-	-	-	Edoardo Bennato & Alex Britti Universal

More singles

Era solo un sogno / Le ombre (1966)
Marylou / La fine del mondo (1969)
1941 / Vince semper l'amore (1970)
Good Bye Copenaghen / Marjorie (1971)
Detto tra noi / Non farti cadere le braccia (1973)
Salviamo il salvabile / Ma che bella città (1974)
Meno male che adesso non c'è Nerone / Parli di preghiere (1974)
Feste di piazza / Io per te Margherita (1975)
Cantautore / Venderò (1976)
Franz è il mio nome / Viva la guerra (1976)
Il gatto e la volpe / Mangiafuoco (1977) (IT:gold Gold [25,000+])
Sono solo canzonette (1979) (IT:gold Gold [25,000+])
Restituiscimi i miei sandali / Così non va, Veronica (1980)
È Goal (1984)
È arrivato un bastimento / Sarà falso, sarà vero (1984)
Zero in condotta / Kaiwanna (1985)
Guarda là / In cerca del futuro (1985)
Mare Chiaro, Mare Scuro (1995)
Sbandato (1998)
Finestre (1999)
Sembra ieri (2000)
L'isola che non c'è (2002) (IT:platinum Platinum [50,000+])
Ritorna l'estate (2003)
È lei (2010)
Perché (feat. Morgan ; 2010)
La mia città (2011)
Il meglio arriverà (with Finley ; 2012)
Credo solo a te (2012)
Al diavolo il Grillo Parlante (2013)
Io vorrei che per te (2015)
Povero amore (2016)

Web links

Commons : Edoardo Bennato - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Official website (ital.)
detailed biography at musicalstore.it (ital.)
Edoardo Bennato at Discogs (English)

supporting documents

↑ Edoardo Bennato nasce ... In: Edofansclub.com. February 11, 2013, accessed January 28, 2016 (Italian).
↑ ^a ^b ^c
Chart sources (albums):
- M&D chart archive. Musica e dischi , accessed on January 27, 2016 (Italian, paid subscription access; IT until 1995).
- Guido Racca & Chartitalia: Top 100 FIMI album . Lulu , 2013, p. 77 (IT 1995-2012).
- Albums by Edoardo Bennato. In: Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien, accessed January 27, 2016 (IT since 2000).
- Albums by Edoardo Bennato. In: Hitparade.ch . Hung Medien, accessed on January 27, 2016 (CH).
↑ Awards: CH
↑ Awards: IT
↑
Chart sources (singles):
- M&D chart archive. Musica e dischi, accessed on January 27, 2016 (Italian, paid subscription access; IT until 1997).
- Guido Racca & Chartitalia: Top 100 FIMI Singoli . Lulu, 2013, p. 70 (IT 1997-2012).
- Singles by Edoardo Bennato. In: Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien, accessed January 27, 2016 (IT since 2000).
- Edoardo Bennato. In: Official German charts. GfK Entertainment , accessed on January 28, 2016 (DE).
- Singles by Edoardo Bennato. In: Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien, accessed January 28, 2016 (AT).
- Singles by Edoardo Bennato. In: Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien, accessed on January 27, 2016 (CH).
↑ Awards: DE

personal data
SURNAME	Bennato, Edoardo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian rock singer
DATE OF BIRTH	July 23, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH	Naples

[1] Edoardo Bennato nasce ... In: Edofansclub.com. February 11, 2013, accessed January 28, 2016 (Italian).

[Albumcharts-2] Chart sources (albums):

M&D chart archive. Musica e dischi , accessed on January 27, 2016 (Italian, paid subscription access; IT until 1995).

Guido Racca & Chartitalia: Top 100 FIMI album . Lulu , 2013, p. 77 (IT 1995-2012).

Albums by Edoardo Bennato. In: Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien, accessed January 27, 2016 (IT since 2000).

Albums by Edoardo Bennato. In: Hitparade.ch . Hung Medien, accessed on January 27, 2016 (CH).

[3] M&D chart archive. Musica e dischi , accessed on January 27, 2016 (Italian, paid subscription access; IT until 1995).

[4] Guido Racca & Chartitalia: Top 100 FIMI album . Lulu , 2013, p. 77 (IT 1995-2012).

[5] Albums by Edoardo Bennato. In: Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien, accessed January 27, 2016 (IT since 2000).

[6] Albums by Edoardo Bennato. In: Hitparade.ch . Hung Medien, accessed on January 27, 2016 (CH).

[Ausz._CH-3] Awards: CH

[Ausz._IT-4] Awards: IT

[Singlecharts-5] Chart sources (singles):

M&D chart archive. Musica e dischi, accessed on January 27, 2016 (Italian, paid subscription access; IT until 1997).

Guido Racca & Chartitalia: Top 100 FIMI Singoli . Lulu, 2013, p. 70 (IT 1997-2012).

Singles by Edoardo Bennato. In: Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien, accessed January 27, 2016 (IT since 2000).

Edoardo Bennato. In: Official German charts. GfK Entertainment , accessed on January 28, 2016 (DE).

Singles by Edoardo Bennato. In: Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien, accessed January 28, 2016 (AT).

Singles by Edoardo Bennato. In: Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien, accessed on January 27, 2016 (CH).

[10] M&D chart archive. Musica e dischi, accessed on January 27, 2016 (Italian, paid subscription access; IT until 1997).

[11] Guido Racca & Chartitalia: Top 100 FIMI Singoli . Lulu, 2013, p. 70 (IT 1997-2012).

[12] Singles by Edoardo Bennato. In: Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien, accessed January 27, 2016 (IT since 2000).

[13] Edoardo Bennato. In: Official German charts. GfK Entertainment , accessed on January 28, 2016 (DE).

[14] Singles by Edoardo Bennato. In: Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien, accessed January 28, 2016 (AT).

[15] Singles by Edoardo Bennato. In: Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien, accessed on January 27, 2016 (CH).

[Ausz.-6] Awards: DE