Santino Rocchetti

Santino Rocchetti

Born	13 July 1946 (1946-07-13) (age 69) Montalto di Castro, Viterbo, Italy
Occupation	singer-songwriter

Santino Rocchetti (born Sante Rocchetti on 13 July 1946) is an Italian singer-songwriter and musician.

Life and career

Born in Montalto di Castro, Viterbo, Rocchetti started his career as founder and lead member of the group "I Rokketti".^[1] After a number of experiences in other groups, he started a solo career in 1975, getting an immediate hit with the song "Pelle di sole", which ranked #15 on the Italian hit parade.^[1]^[2] Between 1976 and 1978 he entered the competition at the Sanremo Music Festival three times, ranking sixth in 1978 with the song "Armonia e poesia".^[1] Starting from the 1980s he focused his activities on live performances and concerts.^[1]

Discography

Album

1977: Dedicato a te (Fonit Cetra)
1978: Santino Rocchetti (Fonit Cetra)
1980: Santino Rocchetti (Fonit Cetra)

Singles

1975: "Pelle di sole" (Fonit Cetra, SP 1580)
1976: "E tu mi manchi" (Fonit Cetra, SP 1607)
1976: "Dolcemente bambina" (Fonit Cetra, SP 1618)
1977: "Dedicato a te" (Fonit Cetra, SP 1642)
1977: "Amado mio" (Fonit Cetra, SP 1661)
1978: "Armonia e poesia" (Fonit Cetra, SP 1675)
1978: "Divina" (Fonit Cetra, SP 1691)
1979: "Per favore Angela no" (Fonit Cetra, SP 1713)
1980: "Macché amore" (Fonit Cetra, SP 1737)
1982: "Rodaggio d'amore" (SIF, NP 10025)

References

1 2 3 4 Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: Almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.
↑ Dario Salvatori. Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN 8876054391.

External links

Santino Rocchetti at AllMusic
Santino Rocchetti discography at Discogs

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