Enrico Ruggeri

Enrico Ruggeri
Enrico Ruggeri in 2006
Background information
Genres	Pop, Rock, Punk rock
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, Guitar
Years active	1972 - present

Enrico Ruggeri (born 5 June 1957) is an Italian rock singer-songwriter.

Biography

A native of Milan, Ruggeri made his debut in the 1970s with the punk band Decibel.^[1] In 1981 he began the career as a sole singer and established as a songwriter: his most famous success in this latter role is "Il mare d'inverno" ("The Sea in Winter"), brought to chart by Loredana Bertè.

He won the Sanremo Music Festival twice: in 1987 singing "Si può dare di più" ("You can give more") together with Gianni Morandi and Umberto Tozzi and in 1993 singing "Mistero" ("Mystery"). He represented Italy at Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song "Sole D'Europa" ("Sun of Europe"). He's a well-known supporter of Inter Milan.

Discography

Albums

• 1977: Punk
• 1980: Vivo da re
• 1981: Champagne molotov
• 1983: Polvere
• 1984: Presente studio-live
• 1985: Tutto scorre
• 1986: Difesa francese
• 1986: Enrico VIII (with Difesa francese in)
• 1987: Vai Rrouge (live)
• 1988: La parola ai testimoni
• 1989: Contatti
• 1990: Il falco e il gabbiano
• 1991: Peter Pan
• 1993: La giostra della memoria
• 1994: Oggetti smarriti
• 1996: Fango e stelle (his last LP)
• 1997: Domani è un altro giorno
• 1998: La gente con alma (in Spanish)
• 1999: L' isola dei tesori
• 2000: L' uomo che vola
• 2001: La vie en rouge (double live)
• 2002: La vie en rouge (re-packaging with two new songs)
• 2003: Gli occhi del musicista
• 2004: Punk prima di te
• 2005: Amore e guerra
• 2006: Cuore muscoli e cervello (three CDs)
• 2007: Il regalo di Natale
• 2008: Rock show
• 2009: All in l' ultima follia di Enrico Ruggeri (three CDs)
• 2009: Il regalo di Natale (re-packaging with three new songs)
• 2010: La ruota
• 2012: Le Canzoni Ai Testimoni
• 2013: Frankenstein
• 2014: Frankenstein 2.0

References

Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest   Participation 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 to 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 to 1996 1997 1998 to 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015   Artists 1950s Franca Raimondi (1956) Tonina Torrielli (1956) Nunzio Gallo Domenico Modugno Domenico Modugno 1960s Renato Rascel Betty Curtis Claudio Villa Emilio Pericoli Gigliola Cinquetti Bobby Solo Domenico Modugno Claudio Villa Sergio Endrigo Iva Zanicchi 1970s Gianni Morandi Massimo Ranieri Nicola di Bari Massimo Ranieri Gigliola Cinquetti Wess and Dori Ghezzi Al Bano & Romina Power Mia Martini Ricchi e Poveri Matia Bazar 1980s Alan Sorrenti 1981 to 1982 Riccardo Fogli Alice & Battiato Al Bano & Romina Power 1986 Umberto Tozzi and Raf Luca Barbarossa Anna Oxa and Fausto Leali 1990s Toto Cutugno Peppino di Capri Mia Martini Enrico Ruggeri 1994 to 1996 Jalisse 1998 to 1999 2000s 2000 to 2009 2010s 2010 Raphael Gualazzi Nina Zilli Marco Mengoni Emma Il Volo   Songs 1950s "Amami se vuoi" (1956) "Aprite le finestre" (1956) "Corde della mia chitarra" "Nel blu, dipinto di blu" "Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)" 1960s "Romantica" "Al di là" "Addio, addio" "Uno per tutte" "Non ho l'età" "Se piangi, se ridi" "Dio, come ti amo" "Non andare più lontano" "Marianne" "Due grosse lacrime bianche" 1970s "Occhi di ragazza" "L'amore è un attimo" "I giorni dell'arcobaleno" "Chi sarà con te" "Sì" "Era" "We'll Live It All Again" "Libera" "Questo amore" "Raggio di luna" 1980s "Non so che darei" 1981 to 1982 "Per Lucia" "I treni di Tozeur" "Magic Oh Magic" 1986 "Gente di mare" "Vivo (Ti scrivo)" "Avrei voluto" 1990s "Insieme: 1992" "Comme è ddoce 'o mare" "Rapsodia" "Sole d'Europa" 1994 to 1996 "Fiumi di parole" 1998 to 1999 2000s 2000 to 2009 2010s 2010 "Madness of Love" "L'amore è femmina (Out of Love)" "L'essenziale" "La mia città" "Grande amore" (Note: Entries scored out are when Italy did not compete)

Eurovision Song Contest 1993   Countries Final (by final results) Ireland (winner) United Kingdom Switzerland France Norway Netherlands Sweden Malta Greece Portugal Spain Italy Iceland Austria Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina Finland Germany Cyprus Luxembourg Turkey Denmark Slovenia Israel Belgium Kvalifikacija za Millstreet (in alphabetical order) Estonia Hungary Romania Slovakia   Artists Final (by final results) Niamh Kavanagh Sonia Annie Cotton Patrick Fiori Silje Vige Ruth Jacott Arvingarna William Mangion Katerina Garbi Anabela Eva Santamaría Enrico Ruggeri Inga Tony Wegas Put Fazla Katri Helena Münchener Freiheit Zimboulakis & Van Beke Modern Times Burak Aydos Tommy Seebach Band 1X Band The Shiru Group Barbara Dex Kvalifikacija za Millstreet (in alphabetical order) Andrea Szulák Dida Drăgan Elán Janika Sillamaa   Songs Final (by final results) "In Your Eyes" "Better The Devil You Know" "Moi, tout simplement" "Mama Corsica" "Alle mine tankar" "Vrede" "Eloise" "This Time" "Ellada, Chora Tou Fotos" "A cidade (até ser dia)" "Hombres" "Sole d'Europa" "Þá veistu svarið" "Maria Magdalena" "Don't Ever Cry" "Sva bol svijeta" "Tule luo" "Viel zu weit" "Mi Stamatas" "Donne-moi une chance" "Esmer Yarim" "Under stjernerne på himlen" "Tih deževen dan" "Shiru" "Iemand als jij" Kvalifikacija za Millstreet (in alphabetical order) "Amnestia na neveru" "Árva reggel" "Muretut meelt ja südametuld" "Nu pleca"