Nino Buonocore

{{short description|Italian singer-songwriter|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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}}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".{{cite book|last=Enrico Deregibus|title=Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana|date=8 October 2010 |publisher=Giunti Editore, 2010|isbn=978-8809756250}} Put under contract by RCA, he released several albums with a style close to British new wave and synthpop music of the time.{{cite book|last=Eddy Anselmi|title=Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana|year=2009 |publisher=Panini Comics, 2009|isbn=978-8863462296}} His 2nd album was produced by Simon Boswell.{{cite web |url=https://i.discogs.com/mgU1BPQGL-5auGOymiM4SyjKJEKWHtCtst39rgVxn6s/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:588/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTExMjg4/NTk5LTE1MTcyNjEz/NDAtNjY2OS5qcGVn.jpeg |title=(album cover) |work=Discogs}}{{better source needed|date=August 2022}} The turning point of his career was his participation in the 1987 Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Rosanna", which was his first real commercial success and marked a transition towards a more melodic and sophisticated style.{{cite book|last=Dario Salvatori|title=Storia dell'Hit Parade|year=1989 |publisher=Gramese, 1989|isbn=8876054391}} His biggest hit was the 1990 romantic ballad "Scrivimi", a song which was covered in twelve languages and which sold about 4 million copies.

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)
  • 2021 - Nino Buonocore in Jazz "live" (Egea 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