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Franco Califano (14 September 1938 – 30 March 2013) was an Italian lyricist, composer, singer-songwriter, author and actor.[1] His songs sold about 20 million records during his career.
In the 1960s, he began his career in music as a lyricist and a record producer;[3] among his first successes as author "La musica è finita", "E la chiamano estate", "Una ragione di più".[2]
He was arrested in 1970 and again 1984 for possession of drugs; in both cases, Califano was acquitted with the formula "because the fact does not exist".[4] In 1976 Califano got his first and main success as a singer with the song "Tutto il resto è noia", included in his eponymous fourth album, for which the critics paired him to the traditional French chansonniers.[2] During these years he continued his activity as lyricist signing, among others, the Sanremo Music Festival 1973 winner "Un grande amore e niente più" (performed by Peppino di Capri) and the Mia Martini's classic "Minuetto"; he also composed a whole album for Mina, Amanti di valore.[5] In 1978 he released his best-sold album, Tac.[5][6]
Music festival
In 1988, he entered the Sanremo Music Festival with the autobiographical song "Io per le strade di quartiere"; he came back to Sanremo two more times, in 1994 with "Napoli" and in 2005 with "Non escludo il ritorno".[5]
Books
He was author of several books, including the autobiographical Senza manette and Il cuore nel sesso.[1] He also starred in several genre films, and had the leading roles in the poliziottescoGardenia and in the comedy film Due strani papà.[7]
Death
He died of a heart attack[8] in his house in Acilia.[9]
Discography
'N bastardo venuto dar sud (1972)
Ma che piagni a ffa' (1973)
L'evidenza dell'autunno (1973)
Io me 'mbriaco (1975)
Secondo me, l'amore... (1975)
24-7-75 dalla Bussola, live at La Bussola in Viareggio (1975)
Tutto il resto è noia (1976)
Tac...! (1977)
Bastardo l'autunno e l'amore (1977, collection)
Ti perdo (1979)
Tuo Califano (1980)
La mia libertà (1981)
Ritratto di Franco Califano (1981, collection)
Buio e luna piena (1982)
In concerto dal Blue Moon di Ogliastro Marina (1982, live)
Io per amarti (1983)
Super Califfo (1983, collection )
Impronte digitali (1984)
Ma cambierà (1985)
Il bello della vita (1987)
Io (1988)
Coppia dove vai (1989)
Califano (1990)
Se il teatro è pieno (1991)
In concerto dal Blue Moon di Ogliastro Marina 2 (1992, live)