Simone Cristicchi
Simone Cristicchi (born February 5, 1977 in Rome ) is an Italian cantautore , theater actor and writer . In addition to his musical career, which he began in the early 2000s, he writes and directs plays and publishes books on a regular basis. Since 2017 he has been director (direttore) of the Teatro Stabile d'Abruzzo .
Career
Cristicchi was born in the Roman district of Tuscolano , not far from the Cinecittà studios. He was interested in drawing comics early on (he learned from Benito Jacovitti ) and music. He started his career at the age of 21, produced by Franco Migliacci . In 2003 he won the “Silver Cylinder” in Crotone for new songwriters as part of the Una casa per Rino festival dedicated to Rino Gaetano . Finally he signed a record deal with Sony BMG in 2005 and released his first single Vorrei cantare come Biagio . The song about a newcomer's difficulty finding his way in the music industry, with a swipe at Biagio Antonacci , was a notable success, especially on the radio.
For this debut, Cristicchi won a number of prizes: the Premio Musicultura , a Premio Giorgio Gaber , a Premio Carosone and a Premio Renzo Bigi Barbieri . This was followed by the single Studentessa universitaria and finally the album Fabbricante di canzoni , which was named the best debut album of the year by Musica e dischi . With La bella gente the musician entered the newcomer category at the Sanremo Festival 2006 , where he came second in his category and made it into the top eight overall. In 2007 he returned to Sanremo and won the main category with Ti regalerò una rosa . He was also awarded the Critics' Prize.
After the Sanremo victory, Cristicchi released the second album Dall'altra parte del cancello (2007), accompanied by a documentary of the same name about former Italian asylums . In 2008 he appeared on the third evening of the Sanremo Festival at the side of Frankie hi-nrg mc , in 2009 he went on tour with the vocal ensemble Coro dei Minatori di Santa Fiora and in 2010 he returned to the festival with Meno male as a participant. The third album, Grand Hotel Cristicchi, was then released . In 2013 Cristicchi again took part in the Sanremo Festival, where he presented La prima volta (che sono morto) and Mi manchi . The album Album di famiglia followed .
At the Sanremo Festival 2018 , Cristicchi performed on the fourth evening with Ermal Meta and Fabrizio Moro and their later winning song Non mi avete fatto niente . In the following year he returned to the festival himself and achieved fifth place with Abbi cura di me .
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 IT
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| 2005 | Fabbricante di canzoni |
IT45 (8 weeks) IT |
Sony BMG
incl. Edizione Sanremo 2006 |
| 2007 | Dall'altra parte del cancello |
IT11 (22 weeks) IT |
Sony BMG
|
| 2010 | Grand Hotel Cristicchi |
IT31 (8 weeks) IT |
Sony
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| 2013 | Album di famiglia |
IT23 (7 weeks) IT |
Sony
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| 2019 | Abbi cura di me |
IT18 (6 weeks) IT |
Sony
|
More albums
- Cose dell'altro mondo ( Soundtrack , 2011)
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
IT
|
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| 2005 | Vorrei cantare come Biagio Fabbricante di canzoni |
IT18 (19 weeks) IT |
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| Studentessa universitaria Fabbricante di canzoni |
IT27 (9 weeks) IT |
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| 2006 | Senza Fabbricante di canzoni |
IT46 (2 weeks) IT |
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| Che bella gente Fabbricante di canzoni (edizione Sanremo) |
IT35 (4 weeks) IT |
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| 2007 | Ti regalerò una rosa Dall'altra parte del cancello |
IT3 (17 weeks) IT |
1st place (11 weeks) on the download charts
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| L'Italia di Piero Dall'altra parte del cancello |
- |
Place 35 (5 weeks) on the download charts
|
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| 2010 | Meno male Grand Hotel Cristicchi |
IT9 (6 weeks) IT |
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| 2013 | La prima volta (che sono morto) Album di famiglia |
IT26 (3 weeks) IT |
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| Mi manchi Album di famiglia |
IT72 (2 weeks) IT |
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| 2019 | Abbi cura di me |
IT13 (4 weeks) IT |
bibliography
- Centro di igiene mental - Un cantastorie tra i matti. Mondadori, Milan 2007, ISBN 978-88-04-56422-5 .
- Li Romani in Russia - Racconto di una guerra a millanta mila miglia. Rizzoli Lizard, Milan 2010, ISBN 978-88-17-04582-7 .
- Dialoghi incivili. (with Massimo Bocchia) Elèuthera, Milan 2010, ISBN 978-88-89490-93-8 .
- Santa Fiora Social Club: cantare di miniera, amore, vino e anarchia con il Coro dei Minatori di Santa Fiora. Rizzoli, Milan 2011, ISBN 978-88-17-04803-3 .
- Mio nonno è morto in guerra. Mondadori, Milan 2012, ISBN 978-88-04-61770-9 .
- Magazzino 18. Mondadori, Milan 2014, ISBN 978-88-04-63855-1 .
- Il secondo figlio di Dio - Vita e morte di David Lazzaretti, l'ultimo eretico. Mondadori, Milan 2016, ISBN 978-88-04-66438-3 .
Web links
- Official website
- Simone Cristicchi at Rockol.it
supporting documents
- ↑ Stefano Dascoli: Tsa, Simone Cristicchi è il nuovo direttore. In: IlMessaggero.it . Caltagirone, November 21, 2017, accessed March 6, 2018 (Italian).
- ↑ Simone Cristicchi's albums. In: Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien , accessed March 6, 2018 .
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↑ Chart sources (singles):
- Guido Racca & Chartitalia: Top 100 FIMI Singoli . Lulu , 2013, p. 82, 173 .
- Archivio classifiche Top Singoli. FIMI, accessed March 6, 2018 (Italian).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cristicchi, Simone |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian Cantautore, stage actor and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th February 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |