Raf (singer)
Raf (born September 29, 1959 in Margherita di Savoia , Italy ; actually Raffaele Riefoli ), initially also Raff in the German-speaking area , is an Italian singer and songwriter . He had his biggest hit ( Self Control ) in the summer of 1984. In the late 1980s, he switched to songs in Italian.
biography
Raffaele Riefoli, who grew up in Florence , moved to London in the early 1980s and began writing songs. At first he couldn't find a record company that wanted to release Self Control or Change Your Mind . Only after the song was sung by the American singer Laura Branigan and successfully placed in the charts, Raf got a recording deal and released her own version of the song. In some countries this led to both versions being in the charts at the same time. The different spelling of his stage name originated outside Italy due to the risk of confusion with the terrorist organization Red Army Faction (RAF). In the summer of 1984 Self Control took first and second place in the German and Swiss single charts at the same time : First place in the cover version by Laura Branigan, the original by Raf (f) was more successful in the discos . In the format radio version of Laura Branigan today dominates.
In a duet with Umberto Tozzi , Raf represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 with the song Gente di mare, written by both of them, and reached number 3. In the Swiss charts, the song rose to number 7.
Discography
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
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DE | AT | CH | IT | |||
1983 | Self control | - | - | - | - |
English language album
|
1988 | Svegliarsi un anno fa | - | - | - |
IT24 (1 week) IT |
|
1989 | Cosa resterà ... | - | - | - |
IT7 (21 weeks) IT |
|
1991 | Sogni… è tutto quello che c'è | - | - | - |
IT6 (31 weeks) IT |
|
1993 | Cannibali | - | - | - |
IT3 (40 weeks) IT |
|
1995 | Manifesto | - | - | - |
IT3 (29 weeks) IT |
|
1996 | Collezione temporanea | - | - | - |
IT2 (21 weeks) IT |
|
1998 | La prova | - | - | - |
IT14 (1 week) IT |
|
2001 | Iperbole | - | - |
CH75 (16 weeks) CH |
IT3 (40 weeks) IT |
|
2004 | Ouch! | - | - |
CH90 (1 week) CH |
IT7 (36 weeks) IT |
|
2005 | Tutto Raf. Collezione definitiva | - | - | - |
IT7th
gold
(29 weeks)IT |
Compilation
Sales: + 25,000; IT Gold 2014 |
2006 | Passegeri distratti | - | - | - |
IT3 (37 weeks) IT |
|
2008 | Metamorfosi | - | - | - |
IT4 (31 weeks) IT |
|
Semplicemente Raf. I grandi successi | - | - | - |
IT58 (5 weeks) IT |
compilation
|
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2009 | Soundview | - | - | - |
IT29 (17 weeks) IT |
Live album
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2011 | Numbers | - | - | - |
IT6 (23 weeks) IT |
|
2012 | Le ragioni del cuore | - | - | - |
IT7 (10 weeks) IT |
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2015 | Sono io | - | - | - |
IT7 (10 weeks) IT |
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2018 | Raf Tozzi | - | - | - |
IT24 (6 weeks) IT |
with Umberto Tozzi
|
More albums
- Raf (Spanish compilation; 1992)
- Semplicemente Raf (compilation; 2010)
- The Best of Raf (compilation; 2015)
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
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DE | AT | CH | IT | |||
1984 |
Self Control Self Control |
DE2 (17 weeks) DE |
AT7 (10 weeks) AT |
CH1 (14 weeks) CH |
IT1 (22 weeks) IT |
|
1985 | Change Your Mind Self Control |
DE19 (12 weeks) DE |
- | - |
IT21 (2 weeks) IT |
|
1987 |
Gente di mare … minuti di un eternità |
DE39 (8 weeks) DE |
AT8 (16 weeks) AT |
CH7 (17 weeks) CH |
IT5 (23 weeks) IT |
|
1988 | Inevitabile follia Svegliarsi un anno fa |
- | - | - |
IT8 (8 weeks) IT |
|
1989 | Cosa resterà degli anni '80 Cosa resterà ... |
- | - | - |
IT7 (14 weeks) IT |
|
Ti pretendo Cosa resterà ... |
- | - | - |
IT1 (29 weeks) IT |
||
1991 | Interminatamente Sogni… è tutto quello che c'è |
- | - | - |
IT4 (10 weeks) IT |
|
Oggi un dio non ho sogni… è tutto quello che c'è |
- | - | - |
IT5 (16 weeks) IT |
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Siamo soli nell'immenso vuoto che c'è Sogni… è tutto quello che c'è |
- | - | - |
IT5 (17 weeks) IT |
||
Senza respiro Sogni… è tutto quello che c'è |
- | - | - |
IT21 (2 weeks) IT |
||
1993 | Il battito animale Cannibali |
- | - | - |
IT4 (14 weeks) IT |
Victory in the 1993 festival bar competition
|
Due cannibali |
- | - | - |
IT10 (14 weeks) IT |
||
Stai con me Cannibali |
- | - | - |
IT19 (7 weeks) IT |
||
2001 | Infinito Iperbole |
- | - |
CH89 (1 week) CH |
IT1
platinum
(31 weeks)IT |
Sales: + 50,000; IT Platinum 2019
|
Via Iperbole |
- | - | - |
IT19 (11 weeks) IT |
||
2004 | In tutti i miei giorni Ouch! |
- | - | - |
IT7 (21 weeks) IT |
|
2006 | Dimentica Passeggeri distratti |
- | - | - |
IT4 (19 weeks) IT |
|
Passeggeri distratti Passeggeri distratti |
- | - | - |
IT23 (6 weeks) IT |
||
2008 | Ossigeno Metamorfosi |
- | - | - |
IT12 (9 weeks) IT |
|
Non è mai un errore Metamorfosi |
- | - | - |
IT12 (19 weeks) IT |
||
2009 | Per tutto il tempo Soundview |
- | - | - |
IT47 (1 week) IT |
|
2011 | Un'emozione inaspettata Numeri |
- | - | - |
IT28 (20 weeks) IT |
|
2012 | Le ragioni del cuore Le ragioni del cuore |
- | - | - |
IT49 (10 weeks) IT |
|
2014 | Show Me the Way to Heaven |
- | - | - |
IT35 (4 weeks) IT |
with F-clef
|
2015 | Come una favola Sono io |
- | - | - | - |
reached number 33 in the M&D charts
|
More singles
- I Don't Want to Lose You (1985)
- Hard (1986)
- London Town (1987)
- Il sapore di un bacio (1988)
- Svegliarsi un anno fa (1988)
- La battaglia del sesso (1989)
- Anche tu (with Eros Ramazzotti ; 1992)
- Amarsi o non amarsi (1992)
- Il canto (1994)
- Sei la più bella del mondo (1995)
- Il suono c'è (1995)
- Dentro ai tuoi tatting (1995)
- Io e te (1995)
- Prima che sia giorno (1996)
- È quasi l'alba (1996)
- Un grande salto (1996)
- Malinverno 14-07-2007 (1997)
- Vita, storie e pensieri di un alieno (1998)
- La danza della pioggia (1999)
- Little Girl (1999)
- Nei silenzi (2002)
- Oasi (2002)
- Superstiti (2004)
- Aria da niente (2005)
- Il nodo (2006)
- Salta più alto (2007)
- Ballo (2009)
- Senza cielo (2011)
- Controsenso (2011)
- In questa notte (2012)
- Show Me the Way to Heaven (with F-Clef ; 2014)
- Rimani tu (2015)
swell
- ↑ Raf Self Control ( Memento from October 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) at br.de
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↑ Chart sources (albums):
- RAF albums. In: Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien, accessed on May 14, 2015 (CH).
- M&D chart archive. Musica e dischi , accessed on May 14, 2015 (Italian, paid subscription access; IT until 1995).
- Guido Racca & Chartitalia: Top 100 FIMI album . Lulu , 2013, p. 158 (IT 1995-2012).
- RAF - Le ragioni del cuore. In: Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien, accessed May 14, 2015 (IT).
- ↑ a b Certificazioni. FIMI, accessed July 29, 2019 (Italian).
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↑ Chart sources (singles):
- RAF - Self Control. In: Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien, accessed on May 15, 2015 (DE, AT, CH).
- RAF - Change Your Mind. In: Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien, accessed on May 15, 2015 (DE).
- Tozzi / Raff - Gente di mare. In: Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien, accessed on May 15, 2015 (DE, AT, CH).
- RAF - Infinito. In: Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien, accessed on May 15, 2015 (CH).
- M&D chart archive. Musica e dischi , accessed on May 15, 2015 (Italian, paid subscription access; IT until 1997).
- Guido Racca & Chartitalia: Top 100 FIMI Singoli . Lulu , 2013, p. 137 (IT 1997-2012).
- ↑ Top Digital, chart week 20th FIMI, accessed on May 18, 2015 (Italian, last placement in the top 50: week 22 ).
Web links
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Raf |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Riefoli, Raffaele (maiden name); Raff |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian singer and songwriter |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 29, 1959 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Margherita di Savoia , Italy |