Fabio Ilacqua(born 8 October 1975) is an Italian lyricist, composer, arranger, record producer and singer-songwriter.
Fabio Ilacqua | |
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 Ilacqua in 2016 | |
| Born | 8 October 1975(age49) Varese,Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Lyricist Composer |
Life and career
editBorn inVareseto aSicilianfather and aCalabrianmother,[1]Ilacqua studied at theBrera Academyin Milan.[2][3][4]He started his professional career as singer-songwriter in 2007, winning theMusiculturaFestival and releasing his only albumBallata del dopocena.[5]
Ilacqua had his breakout thanks to the collaboration as a lyricist withFrancesco Gabbani,with the songs "Amen"and"Occidentali's Karma"respectively winning theSanremo Music Festival 2016newcomers competition and theSanremo Music Festival 2017big artist competition.[1][3][4]Artists with whom he collaborated includeMinaandAdriano Celentano(for whom he penned "Ad un passo da te" ),[1]Massimo Ranieri(for whom he wrote "Lettera di là dal mare", which won the critics' award at theSanremo Music Festival 2022),[2][6]Ornella Vanoni[5]Loredana Bertè,[7]Paola Turci,[8]andMarco Mengoni.[9]In 2022, he produced and arranged theFrancesco GuccinialbumCanzoni da intorto.[10]
References
edit- ^abcRotondo, Roberto (14 February 2017)."Il ritratto di Pasolini, i pomodori Ecco l'autore di Occidentali's Karma".Corriere della Sera(in Italian).Retrieved25 August2023.
- ^abCrespi, Lorenzo (2 February 2022)."Sanremo canta anche in varesino: la canzone di Massimo Ranieri è scritta da Fabio Ilacqua".Il Giorno(in Italian).Retrieved25 August2023.
- ^abZanzi, Carlo (11 January 2019)."Dopo Gabbani, ecco Celentano".RMF Online.Retrieved25 August2023.
- ^abRedazione (14 February 2017)."Fabio Ilacqua paroliere calabrese autore di Occidentali's Karma".We Calabria.Archived fromthe originalon 14 February 2017.Retrieved25 August2023.
- ^abCabona, Claudio (28 January 2021)."Fabio Ilacqua:" Una canzone è come un vestito fatto su misura "".Rockol(in Italian).Retrieved25 August2023.
- ^"Sanremo 2022, Massimo Ranieri ha vinto il premio della critica: il trionfo a 70 anni con «Lettera di là dal mare»".Il Mattino(in Italian). 6 February 2022.Retrieved25 August2023.
- ^Brigo, Adelia (21 September 2018)."Fabio Ilacqua, quattro brani per Loredana Bertè".VareseNews(in Italian).Retrieved25 August2023.
- ^Mandelli, Carlo (30 March 2017)."Paola Turci, mai stata così sicura di me".ANSA(in Italian).Retrieved25 August2023.
- ^Calvini, Angela (23 May 2023)."Musica. Mengoni, nel nuovo album spunta Mandela".Avvenire(in Italian).Retrieved25 August2023.
- ^Iondini, Massimo (18 November 2022)."Musica. Francesco Guccini, la locomotiva sbuffa ancora".Avvenire(in Italian).Retrieved25 August2023.
External links
edit- Fabio Ilacquadiscography atDiscogs
- Fabio IlacquaatAllMusic
