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Paolo Conte (born 6 January 1937 in Asti, Piedmont, Italy) is a craggy-voiced italian singer, pianist and composer. He both writes and performs his own material and his grainy, resonant voice redolent of Francophone singers like Jacques Brel adds a certain charm to his wistful, sometimes melancholic lyrics. Paolo Conte: Come Di ‎ (CD, Album, Comp) Le Chant Du Monde: LDX 6027: France: 1986: Sell This Version: Recommendations Reviews Add Review r8457310 Release. Ascolta il meglio della musica italiana le greatest hits italiane Download: http://itunes.apple.co.

Paolo Conte (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpaolo ˈkonte]; born 6 January 1937) is an Italian singer, pianist, composer, and lawyer notable for his grainy, resonant voice. His compositions are evocative of Italian and Mediterranean sounds, as well as of jazz music and South American atmospheres.

Career[edit]

Paolo Conte was born in Asti, Piedmont. His parents were avid jazz fans and Conte and his younger brother Giorgio spent their formative years listening to a lot of early jazz and blues recordings. After obtaining a law degree at the University of Parma, Conte started working as an assistant solicitor with his father, simultaneously pursuing his musical studies. He learned to play the trombone, the vibraphone and the piano,^[1] and formed a jazz band with his brother on guitar. Conte's skill for composing music and original arrangements was noted by music producer Lilli Greco, who paired Conte with lyricist Vito Pallavicini. They wrote songs for Adriano Celentano ('Azzurro', 1968), Caterina Caselli ('Insieme a te non ci sto più', 1968), Fausto Leali ('Deborah', 1968) and Enzo Jannacci ('Messico e nuvole', 1970). In 1974 Conte recorded his first album, Paolo Conte. The following year, he released another eponymous album. Following a series of well-received shows at Club Tenco in Sanremo in 1976 and the commercial success of his third album, 'Un gelato al limon', Conte concentrated almost exclusively on his solo career.

Some of Conte's most popular songs have been used as film soundtracks, including 'Come Di' in I Am David (2003) and Mickey Blue Eyes (1999), 'Via con me' in French Kiss (1995), Mostly Martha (2001) and Welcome to Collinwood (2002). In addition, Conte's song 'L’orchestrina' is featured during the end credits for episodes 3 and 4 of the television series The New Pope (2020). In 1997 Conte won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Score for the film La freccia azzurra.

Awards[edit]

On 24 March 1999, Paolo Conte was awarded with the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic,^[2] by President Giorgio Napolitano for his 'outstanding cultural achievements'.On 15 May 2001, France ordered Paolo Conte Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. In 2015, Conte was awarded a Premio Galileo for contemporary music.^[3]

Has also received several honorary doctorates, including one from the University of Macerata (1990).^[4]

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Paolo Conte Azzurro

• Paolo Conte (1974)
• Paolo Conte (1975)
• Un gelato al limon (1979)
• Paris milonga (1981)
• Appunti di viaggio (1982)
• Paolo Conte (1984)
• Aguaplano (1987, double album - the Japanese and German releases were issued as two separate albums, the second titled Jimmy Ballando in 1989)
• Parole d'amore scritte a macchina (1990)
• 900 (1992)
• Una faccia in prestito (1995)
• Razmataz (2000)
• Elegia (2004)
• Psiche (2008)
• Nelson (2010)
• Snob (2014)
• Amazing Game (2016)

Live albums[edit]

• Concerti (1985)
• Paolo Conte Live (1988)
• Paolo Conte - Haris Alexiou (1990)
• Tournée (1993)
• Tournée 2 (1998)
• Paolo Conte Live Arena di Verona (2005)
• Live in Caracalla – 50 Years of Azzurro (2018)

Greatest Hits albums[edit]

• Come Di (1986, French release)
• Collezione (1988)^[5]
• Boogie (1990)
• Wanda, stai seria con la faccia ma però (1992)
• The Best of Paolo Conte (1996)
• Reveries (2003)
• Wonderful (2006)
• Gong-oh (2011)
• The Platinum Collection (2014)

See also[edit]

• 2008: Ohrožený druh (featuring 'Jak se ten chlap na mě dívá' by Conte)

References[edit]

1. ^https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/musica/2017/01/05/news/paolo_conte_80_anni-155323260/?refresh_ce
2. ^Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
3. ^http://www.premiogalileo2000.com/edizione2015.html
4. ^Carlo Moretti, 'Il Cantautore in cattedra professore di leggerezza', la Repubblica, 10 April 2003, p. 48.
5. ^Musicmeter

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External links[edit]

• (in Italian)Paolo Conte's website