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Luciano Ligabue

Background information
Born March 13, 1960 (1960-03-13) (age 48)
Origin Flag of Italy Correggio, Italy
Genre(s) Rock music, Pop rock
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 1987–Present
Website ligabue.com

Luciano Ligabue (born March 13, 1960), more commonly known as Ligabue, is an Italian rock singer-songwriter, film director and writer. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Pop rock is a hybrid of Pop music and Rock music that uses catchy pop style with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The present is the Time that is perceived directly not as a recollection or a speculation Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics

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Biography

Ligabue was born in Correggio, in the province of Reggio Emilia (Emilia-Romagna). Correggio is a small town in the Province of Reggio Emilia, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy in the Po valley The Province of Reggio Emilia (Provincia di Reggio Emilia is one of the eight provinces of the Italian Region of Emilia-Romagna. Emilia-Romagna is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. The capital is Bologna. Before becoming a successful singer, he held various jobs, working in agriculture and in factories. He entered the music world in 1987, when he founded the amateur band Orazero. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) For this band he wrote several original songs, with which they participated in several local and national contests. The following year his fellow Emilian singer-songwriter Pierangelo Bertoli was the first to discover Ligabue's writing talents, and included one of Ligabue's songs, "Sogni di Rock'n'Roll" ("Rock'n'Roll Dreams"), in his new LP. Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics

The following year Bertoli introduced him to producer Angelo Carrara, to finish an LP of his own, Ligabue, which was released in May 1990. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Ligabue soon gained fame as one of the most successful Italian rock stars, finding fans mainly among younger audiences. His most famous hits include Balliamo sul mondo (Let's Dance Over The World), Ho perso le parole (I lost my words) and the most successful of all, Certe Notti (Certain Nights), which was voted as "Italian song of the 1990s" in a poll held by a popular music magazine. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 He also collaborated with another famous singer-songwriter, Francesco Guccini, who also had a part in Ligabue's first movie (see below). Francesco Guccini (born June 14, 1940) is an Italian Singer-songwriter and author

Ligabue directed his first movie, Radiofreccia, in 1998, a semi-autobiographical story of a local radio station. Radiofreccia, released in 1998 is the first movie directed by Italian rock Singer-songwriter Luciano Ligabue, based on his 1997 debut novel Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Critics acclaimed it as surprisingly well shot for a newcomer, and the film received 3 David di Donatello (the highest award in Italian cinema). David di Donatello, named after Donatello's David, is a Movie Award assigned each year for cinematic performances and production by Ente David di He also composed the soundtrack. Four years later he shot DaZeroADieci ("From Zero to Ten"): however, it was not as well received as the first work, by both critics and fans.

On September 10, 2005, Ligabue held a concert in Reggio Emilia to celebrate his first 15 years of activity. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the city in the southern Italy See Reggio Calabria. For the basketball club "Bipop Carire Reggio Emilia" see Pallacanestro Reggiana. This attracted the record audience for a single artist pay concert in Europe, with a crowd of about 180,000 coming to listen to his songs. However, due to technical problems with the audio system, several thousands of people were unable to listen to the music and left the concert. After the event, Ligabue publicly apologized for the inconvenience.

Ligabue has also published a short story collection, Fuori e dentro il Borgo ("In and out the village"), which won several literary awards, a science fiction novel La neve se ne frega ("Snow doesn't care") (2005), and a collections of poems Lettere d'Amore nel frigo ("Love Letters in the fridge") (2006). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Political involvement

In the 1980s Ligabue was member of the communal council of his native Correggio, elected for the Italian Communist Party. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The Italian Communist Party (Italian Partito Comunista Italiano, or PCI emerged as the Communist Party of Italy ( Partito Comunista d'Italia) Though no more assuming a public high level political position, Ligabue, together with Jovanotti and Piero Pelù, released the single "Il mio nome è mai più" ("My Name Is Never Again"), a song against the war in Kosovo to collect funds for the Italian NGO Emergency. Jovanotti (often misspelt as Giovanotti) is an Italian Singer-songwriter and Rapper. Piero Pelù (born February 10, 1962) is an Italian rock Singer and Songwriter, best known for his work with the famous An emergency is a situation which poses an immediate risk to Health, Life, Property or environment.

The singer has shown sadness due to Silvio Berlusconi's 2008 govenment [1]


Discography

Filmography

Screenplay of both films was by Ligabue. (born 29 September 1936 is an Italian politician, Entrepreneur, Real estate and Insurance Tycoon, Bank and Media proprietor Radiofreccia, released in 1998 is the first movie directed by Italian rock Singer-songwriter Luciano Ligabue, based on his 1997 debut novel

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