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Francesco Guccini

Name in Native Language: "Francésco Guccini" (Italian/IT)
Writer / Actor / Singer-songwriter / Composer / Musician | * 06/14/1940 (83) | Modena (Italy)
Francesco Guccini (Italian: [franˈtʃesko ɡutˈtʃiːni] ; born 14 June 1940) is an Italian singer, songwriter, actor, and writer. During the five decades of his music career he has recorded 16 studio albums and collections, and 6 live albums. He is also a writer, having published autobiographic and noir novels, and a comics writer. Guccini also worked as actor, soundtrack composer, lexicographer and dialectologist. Guccini moved to Pàvana during World War II, then returned to Modena where he spent his teenage years and established his musical career. His debut album, Folk beat n. 1, was released in 1967, but the first success was in 1972 with the album Radici. He was harshly criticised after releasing Stanze di vita quotidiana, and answered his critics with the song "L'avvelenata". His studio albums production slowed down in the nineties and 2000s, but his live performances continued being successful. His lyrics have been praised for their poetic and literary value and have been used in schools as an example of modern poetry. Guccini has gained the appreciation of critics and fans, who regard him as an iconic figure. He has received several awards for his works; an asteroid, a cactus species and a butterfly subspecies have been named after him. The main instrument in most ... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Documentaries

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Awards & Nominations for Francesco Guccini

Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
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Movies with Francesco Guccini as Actor(13)

as Dr. Verdicchio2009 Io & Marilyn
as Regista 'Grease'2007 A Beautiful Wife
as Se stesso2003 Il segreto del successo
as Alfonso Fantazzini1999 Outlaw!
as Adolfo1998 Radiofreccia
as Guardiano del museo1989 Musica per vecchi animali
as Se stesso1979 I giorni cantati

Movies with Francesco Guccini as Crew(4)

Sound/Original Music Composer1992 Nero
Sound/Music1979 I giorni cantati
Sound/Music1977 Sweet Adolescents

Additional Information

Full Name: Francesco Guccini
Citizenship: Italy
Born: Friday, 06/14 1940 (June) in Modena (Italy) (current age: 83 years + 288 days)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: Italian (IT)
Educated at: University of Bologna
Record Label: EMI
Other names for Francesco Guccini (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Francesco" (Pseudonym)
Francesco Guccini frequently works together with these people:
Nene Grignaffini (6x, Crew)
Luciano Ligabue (5x, Actor)
Gianluca Sibaldi (5x, Crew)
Luis Molteni (4x, Actor)
Claudio Cordaro (3x, Crew)
Lilio Rosato (3x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:171006, Added: 07/09/2018, Last updated: 02/28/2024