Massimo Di Cataldo
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| birth_place = Rome, Italy
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
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Massimo Di Cataldo (born 25 April 1968) is an Italian singer-songwriter and actor.
Life and career
Born in Rome, after the high school Di Cataldo made several experiences poised between singing and acting, including a 1993 appearance in the Rai 2 TV-series I ragazzi del muretto in which he played a singer.{{cite book|last=Enrico Deregibus|title=Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana|date=8 October 2010|publisher=Giunti Editore, 2010|isbn=978-8809756250}}{{cite book|last=Eddy Anselmi|title=Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana|year=2009|publisher=Panini Comics, 2009|isbn=978-8863462296}} The same year he was a finalist in the Castrocaro Music Festival.{{cite book|last=Eddy Anselmi|title=Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana|year=2009|publisher=Panini Comics, 2009|isbn=978-8863462296}}
In 1995, Di Cataldo entered the competition at the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Che sarà di me", ranking second in the newcomers section.{{cite book|last=Enrico Deregibus|title=Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana|date=8 October 2010|publisher=Giunti Editore, 2010|isbn=978-8809756250}}{{cite book|last=Eddy Anselmi|title=Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana|year=2009|publisher=Panini Comics, 2009|isbn=978-8863462296}} The same year he released his debut album, Siamo nati liberi, which was a commercial success replicated a year later by the album Anime (whose lead single, "Se adesso te ne vai", ranked fourth at the Big Artists competition of the Sanremo Music Festival) and in 1997 by the album Crescendo.{{cite book|last=Enrico Deregibus|title=Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana|date=8 October 2010|publisher=Giunti Editore, 2010|isbn=978-8809756250}}
In 1999, Di Cataldo participated for the third and last time at the Sanremo Festival with the song "Come sei bella", which was followed by the album Dieci.{{cite book|last=Enrico Deregibus|title=Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana|date=8 October 2010|publisher=Giunti Editore, 2010|isbn=978-8809756250}}{{cite book|last=Eddy Anselmi|title=Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana|year=2009|publisher=Panini Comics, 2009|isbn=978-8863462296}} In the following years he mainly focused on live performances and concerts.{{cite book|last=Enrico Deregibus|title=Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana|date=8 October 2010|publisher=Giunti Editore, 2010|isbn=978-8809756250}}{{cite book|last=Eddy Anselmi|title=Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana|year=2009|publisher=Panini Comics, 2009|isbn=978-8863462296}}
Discography
= Studio albums =
- 1995 - Siamo nati liberi
- 1996 - Libres como el viento
- 1996 - Anime
- 1997 - Con el alma
- 1997 - Crescendo
- 1999 - Dieci
- 2002 - Veramente
- 2005 - Sulla mia strada
- 2009 – Macchissenefrega
- 2019 – Dal profondo
= Compilation albums =
- 1997 – Best of Massimo Di Cataldo
- 2001 – Il mio tempo
- 2006 – I consigli del cuore
- 2015 – Addendum
References
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External links
- {{discogs artist|Massimo Di Cataldo}}
- {{IMDb name|0223723}}
{{Authority control}}
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