Paolo Conte
| Paolo Conte | |
|---|---|
 Paolo Conte in Berlin | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
January 6, 1937 Asti, Piedmont, Italy |
| Genres | Jazz |
Paolo Conte (born January 6, 1937) is an Italian singer, pianist, composer, and lawyer notable for his grainy, resonant voice, his colourful and dreamy compositions (evocative of Italian and Mediterranean sounds, as well as of jazz music, South American atmospheres, and of French-language singers like Jacques Brel and Georges Brassens)[citation needed] and his wistful, sometimes melancholic lyrics.
Career
Paolo Conte was born in Asti, Piedmont.
His performing career began as a vibraphone player in local and touring bands (Saint Vincent Jazz Festival). He began songwriting with his brother Giorgio Conte early on and eventually began writing songs of his own. As a poet, painter and lawyer as well as a musician, he first earned attention during the late '60s and early '70s as the creative force behind hits from Adriano Celentano and Patty Pravo. Conte began his solo career with a 1974 self-titled LP, with subsequent efforts like 1987's Aguaplano and 1990's Parole D'Amore Scritte a Macchina enjoying considerable success throughout Europe. 1998's Paolo Conte, a greatest-hits collection, was his first U.S. release. His compilation album is titled The Best of Paolo Conte.
Some of his hits were used in many movies, for example "Come Di" in I Am David (2003), and Mickey Blue Eyes (1999), "Via con me" in French Kiss (1995), Mostly Martha (2001), Welcome to Collinwood (2002), and the "Fritz" Coca Cola commercial that was widely shown in US movie theaters in early 2006. As well as in No Reservations (2007), "Sparring Partner" in 5x2 (2004) (French humourist Pierre Desproges used both in his Chroniques de la haine ordinaire.) In the movie "Carnage", directed by Roman Polanski, husband and wife -existing in reality- call each other "doodle", ("toutou" in French) as a reference to Via Con Me from Paolo Conte "tu tu tu", one of their most preferred song.
Discography
- Paolo Conte (1974)
- Paolo Conte (1975)
- Un gelato al limon (1979)
- Paris milonga (1981)
- Appunti di viaggio (1982)
- Paolo Conte (1984)
- Concerti (1985, live)
- Come Di (1986, French release, compilation)
- Aguaplano (1987, double album - the Japanese and German release was issued as two separate CDs, the second titled Jimmy Ballando in 1989)
- Collezione (1988)[1]
- Paolo Conte Live (1988, live)
- Parole d'amore scritte a macchina (1990)
- Boogie (1990, compilation 1974 - 1982)
- Wanda, stai seria con la faccia ma però (1992, compilation)
- '900 (1992)
- Tournée (1993 live)
- Una faccia in prestito (1995)
- The best of Paolo Conte (1996, compilation)
- Tournée 2 (1998 live double CD)
- Razmataz (2000)
- Reveries (2003, compilation)
- Elegia (2004)
- Paolo Conte Live Arena di Verona (2005, live double CD)
- Wonderful (2006, compilation)
- Psiche (2008)
- Nelson (2010)
- Gong-oh (2011, compilation)
See also
- 2008: Ohrožený druh (featuring ""Jak se ten chlap na mě dívá" by Conte)
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