Alessandro Bono
{{short description|Italian singer-songwriter}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Alessandro Bono
|image = Alessandro Bono nonfree.jpg
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|birth_name = Alessandro Pizzamiglio
| birth_date = {{birth-date|21 July 1964}}
| birth_place =Milan, Italy
| death_date = {{death-date and age|15 May 1994|21 July 1964}}
| death_place = Milan, Italy
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
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Alessandro Pizzamiglio (21 July 1964 – 15 May 1994), best known as Alessandro Bono, was an Italian singer-songwriter.
Life and career
Born in Milan, Bono started recording demos in 1983, under the production of Alberto Brioschi, and was also the first choice to record "Terra promessa", the song which eventually launched the career of Eros Ramazzotti. He made his official debut in 1985 as Alex Bono, entering the Festivalbar with the song "Walkie Talkie".Stefano Mannucci. "Bono, Alessandro". Gino Castaldo (edited by). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990.
In 1987, Bono entered the newcomers competition at the 37th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival with "Nel mio profondo fondo". His debut self-titled album was producer by Mario Lavezzi and Mogol and was released in 1988, receiving mostly favourable reviews from critics.{{cite book|last=Eddy Anselmi|title=Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana|publisher=Panini Comics, 2009|isbn=8863462291|chapter=Alessandro Bono}}
Between the late 1980s and the early 1990s, Bono was opening act in concerts of important artists such as Bob Dylan, Tracy Chapman, Francesco De Gregori, David Crosby and Gino Paoli.{{cite news|last=Ernesto Assante|title=L'Aids uccide Bono, Big di Sanremo|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1994/05/17/aids-uccide-bono-big-di.html|accessdate=16 October 2016|work=La Repubblica|date=May 17, 1994}} He returned to compete at the Sanremo Music Festival in 1992 with a duet with Andrea Mingardi, "Con un amico vicino", and in 1994 with "Oppure no".
Bono died of AIDS on May 15, 1994, aged 29 years old. A tribute album was released in July 2015.{{cite news|last1=Alessandro Genovese|title=E' stato pubblicato l'album Tribute of Alessandro Bono|url=http://www.allmusicitalia.it/news/e-stato-pubblicato-lalbum-tribute-of-alessandro-bono.html|accessdate=7 November 2016|work=AllMusic Italia|date=July 14, 2015}}
Discography
;Album
- 1988 - Alessandro Bono (CBS)
- 1991 - Caccia alla volpe (Sony Music)
- 1994 - Oppure no (Sony Music)
References
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External links
- {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=mn0000139139|label=Alessandro Bono}}
- {{discogs artist|Alessandro Bono}}
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Category:Italian male singer-songwriters
Category:20th-century Italian singer-songwriters
Category:20th-century Italian male singers