Giorgio Conte

Biography

"Giorgio Conte was born in Asti (Italy) on April 23, 1941, where it saw and works.

His/her parents, amateurs of the French and Italian song, but especially of the jazz, influenced much the musical tastes of Giorgio and his/her brother, which created together small formations of jazz in which Giorgio played of the battery.

After having obtained the licence in right, it entered the bar without giving up its vocation of type-setter author.

His interpreted songs one, inter alia, by Undermined (It plaid) Ornella Vanoni (the discesa E poi it pond, Sotto it plate idiot it pond) Eduardo de Crescenzo. It composed of international successes like Deborah (Fausto Leali E Wilson Pickett) Non sound system Maddalena (Rosanna Fratello and Mireille Mathieu) Chi will era to him (Adriano Celentano) Una giornata Al pond, the elettricista (Paolo Conte).

After having published two LP (Zona Cesarini and Erba di San Pietro) characterized by a soft-bitter vein, in 1989 it produced the first album of Francesco Baccini, which contains also compositions of Giorgio (Qua qua quando, Giostra di Bastian, Rambo-rsé).

In 1991 and 1993, it took part in Premio Tenco, the international festival dedicated to the song of author, and began, always in 1993, in a theatrical part with Bruno Gambarotta (G & B, stories vere di una provincia inventata). The same year, it also published its third album (Giorgio Conte - Dischi Ricordi) which was defined by many journalists like ""the best album of the year in Italy""; during December and November it obtained a great success of critic and public at the time of his round in Switzerland, Austria and Italy, with a made up trio Gianni Coscia in the accordion and Luca Ghielmetti with the guitar.

Then, it occurred in France, Belgium, Holland, Austria, Germany and in Quebec where it met a great success

In 1995, it recorded CD ""Giorgio Conte"" distributed in Switzerland, France, Bénélux and Canada. In 1996 it produces its album ""Vita Fosse"" and in 1997 leaves to Italy CD ""Giorgio Conte, Concerto"". In 1999 it is the turn of ""Eccomi qua"", in 2001 of ""the ambasciatore dei sogni"" and in 2003 it leaves its last CD ""It Contestorie"" with a récueil tales and poems written by him even.