Federico Salvatore
Salvatore at the Sanremo Music Festival 1996
Born(1959-09-17)17 September 1959
Naples, Italy
Died19 April 2023(2023-04-19) (aged 63)
Naples, Italy
OccupationSinger-songwriter

Federico Salvatore (17 September 1959 – 19 April 2023) was an Italian singer-songwriter and comedian.

Life and career

Born in Naples, Salvatore started his career in the late 1980s as a stand-up comedian and as a singer-songwriter of humorous and satirical songs. After enjoying local success, he became nationally well-known during the 1990s thanks to his semi-regular participation in the Canale 5 program Maurizio Costanzo Show. Produced by Giancarlo Bigazzi, he got a significant success with the albums Azz... and Il mago di Azz, which were both certified platinum.[1][2]

In 1996, he entered the main competition at the 46th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Sulla porta", the first Sanremo Festival song having homosexuality as main theme.[1][2] In 2001, he entered the Festival di Napoli competition with "Se io fossi San Gennaro", a ballad about Naples which raised controversy because of his lyrics critical of the social situation of the city.[3]

Struck by a cerebral haemorrhage in October 2021, he never fully recovered, and died on 19 April 2023, at the age of 63.[4][5][6]

Discography

Album
  • 1989 – 'Na tazzulella 'e ca...baret
  • 1990 – Pappagalli lat(r)ini
  • 1991 – Incidente al Vomero
  • 1992 – Cabarettombola
  • 1993 – Storie di un sottosviluppato... sviluppato sotto!!!
  • 1994 – Superfederico
  • 1995 – Azz...
  • 1996 – Il mago di Azz
  • 1997 – Coiote interrotto
  • 2000 – L'azz 'e bastone
  • 2002 – L'osceno del villaggio
  • 2004 – Dov'è l'individuo?
  • 2009 – Fare il napoletano... stanca!
  • 2011 – Se io fossi San Gennaro – LIVE
  • 2013 – Pulcin'hell
  • 2020 – Sta luna pare ’na scorza ’e limone

References

  1. 1 2 Eddy Anselmi. "Federico Salvatore". Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.
  2. 1 2 Gabriele Lippi (10 February 2016). "Federico Salvatore: «Dissi omosessuale a Sanremo e da terzo finii terzultimo»". Lettera 43. Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Annalisa Lualdi (9 April 2007). "La riscossa di Federico Salvatore Traditi da Daniele e De Crescenzo". La Repubblica. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Federico Salvatore morto, chi era il cantante di "Azz": gli esordi, la tv e Sanremo". Il Messaggero (in Italian). 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Federico Salvatore morto a Napoli: addio all'istrionico chansonnier". Il Mattino (in Italian). 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "È morto Federico Salvatore, il cantautore e cabarettista aveva 63 anni". Fanpage.it. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
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