Nino Buonocore

Nino Buonocore (born 26 July 1958) is an Italian singer-songwriter, best known for the songs "Rosanna" and "Scrivimi".

Life and career

Born Adelmo Buonocore in Naples, he debuted at 20 years old with an auto-produced single "Sferisterio".^[1] Put under contract by RCA, he released several albums with a style close to British new wave and synthpop music of the time.^[1][2] The turning point of his career was his participation in the 1987 Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Rossana", which was his first real commercial success and marked a transition towards a more melodic and sophisticated style.^[1][2][3] His biggest hit was the 1990 romantic ballad "Scrivimi", a song which was covered in twelve languages and which sond about 4 millions copies.^[1]

Discography

Studio albums

• 1980 - Acida (RCA)
• 1982 - Yaya (RCA)
• 1983 - Nino in copertina (RCA)
• 1984 - Nino Buonocore (EMI)
• 1988 - Una città tra le mani (EMI)
• 1990 - Sabato, domenica e lunedì (EMI)
• 1992 - La naturale incertezza del vivere (EMI)
• 1993 - Un po' di più (EMI)
• 1998 - Alti e bassi (Easy Records-RTI Music)
• 2004 - Libero passeggero, as Nino Buonocore Sextet (Cd+DVD) (La Canzonetta Record)
• 2009 - Scrivimi "Greatest Studio Unplugged", as Nino Buonocore Sextet (Azzurra Music)
• 2013 - Segnali di umana presenza (Hydra Music)

Compilation albums

• 1998 - Il meglio di Nino Buonocore (RCA-BMG)
• 2004 - Made in Italy (EMI Italiana)
• 2007 - Solo grandi successi (EMI Italiana)
• 2009 - Made in Italy - New Version (EMI Italiana)

References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Enrico Deregibus. Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. ISBN 8809756258. 
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291. 
3. ↑ Dario Salvatori. Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN 8876054391. 

External links

• Official website
• Nino Buonocore at AllMusic
• Nino Buonocore discography at Discogs