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Riccardo Cocciante

Riccardo Cocciante

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Riccardo Cocciante (born 20 February 1946), also known in French-speaking countries and the U.S. as Richard Cocciante, is an Italian singer, composer, theatre man and musician. He acquired French citizenship. Cocciante was born on 20 February 1946 in Saigon, French Indochina, now Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to an Italian father from Rocca di Mezzo, L'Aquila, and a French mother. At the age of 11, he moved to Rome, Italy, where he attended the Lycée français Chateaubriand. He has also lived in France, the United States, and Ireland. Cocciante began achieving success as a musician around 1972. In 1976, he covered the Beatles song "Michelle" for the musical documentary All This and World War II. That same year, he released his sole English album in the US, with the single "When Love Has Gone Away" peaking at No. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1983, Cocciante signed to Virgin Records as their first Italian artist. In 1991, he won the Sanremo Festival with the song "Se stiamo insieme", and for Christmas 1997, his friend Plácido Domingo invited him to sing at Domingo's annual Christmas in Vienna concert, together with Sarah Brightman and Helmut Lotti. In 1996, he was chosen as the singer for the Italian versions of the songs in the Toy Story movie, singing "Un Amico in me", "Che Strane Cose" and "Io non-volerò più". As of 2008, Cocciante has had three musicals running, including Giulietta e Romeo (musical), Le Petit Prince, and Notre-Dame de Paris. His most recent project, the Chinese language adoption of Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot is being directed by Zhang Yimou. In 2013, Cocciante was a coach for The Voice Italy. Elhaida Dani, one of the contestants he coached, won the first season of The Voice Italy. Cocciante's oeuvre includes recordings in Italian, French, English, and Spanish. In 1976, he released a cover of The Beatles' song "Michelle", featuring the London Symphony Orchestra. Cocciante recorded his hit song "Pour Elle" as a duet with Francesca Bellenis with English lyrics. The song is part of his 1994 album "Un uomo felice". A Spanish version "Por Ella" and an Italian version "Per Lei" were also recorded. In 1983, Cocciante released his album "Sincerità", produced and arranged by the American composer James Newton Howard. Source: Article "Riccardo Cocciante" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Born: February 20, 1946 (Age 78) in Saigon, Vietnam

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Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
Actor
Movie
ActorSelf
TV Show
ActorSelf
1 Episode
2016
TV Show
4
ActorSelf
2 Episodes
2001
TV Show
4.2
ActorSelf
3 Episodes
1998
TV Show
4.3
ActorSelf
1 Episode
1986
TV Show
ActorSelf
3 Episodes
1982-2013
TV Show
ActorSelf
3 Episodes
1975-1980
TV Show
5.8
ActorSelf
4 Episodes
1975-1982
TV Show
6.3
ActorSelf
2 Episodes
1975-1982
TV Show
3.9
ActorSelf
1 Episode
1985
TV Show
ActorSelf
1 Episode
2022
TV Show
ActorSelf (archive footage)
2 Episodes
2020
TV Show
5.5
ActorSelf - Special Guest
1 Episode
1951
Movie
7
ActorHimself1982
Movie
8.2
WritingWriter2002
Movie
7.9
SoundOriginal Music Composer2002
Movie
8.6
SoundOriginal Music Composer1998
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