Riccardo Fogli

Vocation

Italian singer who, in 1964, at the age of 17, joined the band Slenders. Two years later, in 1966, he became the lead singer of Pooh. In 1973, he left Pooh and started his solo career; however, later on he performed many songs together with Pooh, most notably Giorni cantati "The Days Sung Together". In 1973, Riccardo released his first album "Ciao amore come stai" (Hello, Love, How Are You?), which was followed by the album "Riccardo Fogli" in 1976; the song "Mondo" ("World") from this album became a hit. However, it was not until the early 1980s that Fogli eventually worked out his style of performance. The 1980s were a pinnacle of success for Riccardo Fogli. In this period, the lyrics of his songs became more philosophical and his singing manner became more emotional. Fogli gained overwhelming popularity both within and outside Italy. In 1981, he performed one of his most famous and lyrical songs, "Malinconia" ("Melancholy"), and in 1982 he was a winner at Festival di Sanremo with his hit "Storie di tutti i giorni" ("Everyday Stories"). His 1982 album Collezione (Collection) was issued in nearly a million copies in Western Europe, Japan and the USSR, where he became particularly popular. Fogli participated in the Eurovision Song Contest with "Per Lucia" ("For Lucia") in 1983, finishing in 11th place with 41 points. He was married to Italian singer Viola Valentino but they divorced. Link to Wikipedia biography