Flavio Giurato
{{Short description|Italian singer-songwriter (born 1949)}}
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| birth_place = Rome, Italy
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Flavio Giurato (born 10 January 1949) is an Italian singer-songwriter.
Career
Flavio Giurato, son of diplomat Giovanni Giurato, started his career as a songwriter, penning songs for artists like Anna Melato in the 1970s. He is the brother of journalist Luca Giurato, geologist Claudia Giurato, and cinematographer Blasco Giurato.{{Cite web|url=https://digilander.libero.it/gianni61dgl/flaviogiurato.htm|title=FLAVIO GIURATO|work=digilander.libero.it|access-date=22 March 2025}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.fanpage.it/cultura/chi-e-flavio-giurato-il-cantautore-de-il-tuffatore-e-fratello-del-giornalista-luca-giurato/|title=Chi è Flavio Giurato, il cantautore de Il Tuffatore e fratello del giornalista Luca Giurato|date=12 September 2024|work=Fanpage.it|first=Vincenzo|last=Nasto|access-date=22 March 2025}} His maternal grandfather was playwright Giovacchino Forzano.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsi.ch/rete-due/programmi/cultura/babilonia/Flavio-Giurato--1865696.html|title=Flavio Giurato|work=Babilonia|first1=Sergio|last1=Albertoni|first2=Valerio|last2=Corzani|publisher=RSI|access-date=22 March 2025}}
Giurato signed with Dischi Ricordi and released his debut album, Per futili motivi, in 1978, a concept album telling a boy's story during the fascist era and the onset of World War II.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QBko1XW9KOUC&dq=%22concept%22+%22Per+futili+motivi%22&pg=PA221|title=Dizionario completo della canzone italiana|editor=Enrico Deregibus|publisher=Giunti|year=2006|page=221|isbn=978-88-09-75625-0 }} The album gained popularity on private radio, particularly for its title track and "Che ne sapevo".
His next album, Il tuffatore (1982), released under CGD, is regarded as his masterpiece, receiving further acclaim through music videos featured on the show Mister Fantasy. This album blends acoustic tracks with catchy melodies and revolves around a love story set during a tennis tournament in Orbetello, interspersed with reflections on youth. The album is ranked 84th in Rolling Stone Italia's list of the 100 greatest Italian albums of all time.{{Cite news|url=https://www.ilpost.it/2012/01/30/i-100-dischi-italiani-piu-belli-di-sempre-per-rolling-stone/|title=I 100 dischi italiani più belli di sempre per Rolling Stone|date=30 January 2012|work=Il Post|access-date=22 March 2025}}
Giurato's subsequent work, Marco Polo (1984), did not achieve similar success, resulting in the termination of his contract with the label. Giurato continued to compose and perform intermittently but did not release any albums for 15 years, during which he also worked on documentaries. He later released Il manuale del cantautore (2002), La scomparsa di Majorana (2015), and Le promesse del mondo (2017).
Discography
=Studio albums=
- Per futili motivi (1978)
- Il tuffatore (1982)
- Marco Polo (1984)
- Il manuale del cantautore (2007)
- La scomparsa di Majorana (2015)
- Le promesse del mondo (2017)
=Live albums=
- Il manuale del cantautore (2002)
- Flavio Giurato Live (2004)
References
{{Reflist}}
Sources
- {{Cite book|editor=Gino Castaldo|title=Enciclopedia della canzone italiana|publisher=Armando Curcio|year=1990}}
- {{Cite book|editor=Enrico Deregibus|title=Dizionario completo della canzone italiana|publisher=Giunti|year=2006}}
- {{Cite book|editor=Gianluca Testani|title=Enciclopedia del rock italiano|publisher=Arcana Editrice|year=2006}}
External links
- {{Official website}}
{{Authority control}}
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Category:Italian male singer-songwriters
Category:20th-century Italian singer-songwriters
Category:21st-century Italian singer-songwriters
Category:20th-century Italian male singers