Riccardo Cocciante

Riccardo Cocciante

Born: February 20, 1946
in Saigon, Vietnam
Riccardo Cocciante (born 20 February 1946), also known in French-speaking countries and the U.S. as Richard Cocciante, is an Italian singer, composer, theatre man and musician. He acquired French citizenship.

Cocciante was born on 20 February 1946 in Saigon, French Indochina, now Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to an Italian father from Rocca di Mezzo, L'Aquila, and a French mother. At the age of 11, he moved to Rome, Italy, where he attended the Lycée français Chateaubriand. He has also lived in France, the United States, and Ireland.

Cocciante began achieving success as a musician around 1972. In 1976, he covered the Beatles song "Michelle" for the musical documentary All This and World War II. That same year, he released his sole English album in the US, with the single "When Love Has Gone Away" peaking at No. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In 1983, Cocciante signed to Virgin Records as their first Italian artist.

In 1991, he won the Sanremo Festival with the song "Se stiamo insieme", and for Christmas 1997, his friend Plácido Domingo invited him to sing at Domingo's annual Christmas in Vienna concert, together with Sarah Brightman and Helmut Lotti.

In 1996, he was chosen as the singer for the Italian versions of the songs in the Toy Story movie, singing "Un Amico in me", "Che Strane Cose" and "Io non-volerò più".

As of 2008, Cocciante has had three musicals running, including Giulietta e Romeo (musical), Le Petit Prince, and Notre-Dame de Paris. His most recent project, the Chinese language adoption of Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot is being directed by Zhang Yimou.

In 2013, Cocciante was a coach for The Voice Italy. Elhaida Dani, one of the contestants he coached, won the first season of The Voice Italy.

Cocciante's oeuvre includes recordings in Italian, French, English, and Spanish. In 1976, he released a cover of The Beatles' song "Michelle", featuring the London Symphony Orchestra. Cocciante recorded his hit song "Pour Elle" as a duet with Francesca Bellenis with English lyrics. The song is part of his 1994 album "Un uomo felice". A Spanish version "Por Ella" and an Italian version "Per Lei" were also recorded. In 1983, Cocciante released his album "Sincerità", produced and arranged by the American composer James Newton Howard.

Source: Article "Riccardo Cocciante" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Movies for Riccardo Cocciante...

Title: Un dimanche à la campagne
Character: Self
Released: October 23, 2022
Type: TV
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Les 20 tubes des années 90 préférés des Français
Title: Les 20 tubes des années 90 préférés des Français
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2022
Type: Movie
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Il Volo: Tribute to Ennio Morricone 2021
Title: Il Volo: Tribute to Ennio Morricone 2021
Released: February 7, 2021
Type: Movie
On Saturday 2 July IL VOLO returns to Rai1 with the exclusive concert-event in honor of Maestro Ennio Morricone and will see the special participation of Maestro Andrea Morricone, Salvatore Cascio, Laura Chiatti, Riccardo Cocciante, Marco Giallini and Andrea Griminelli. Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto and Gianluca Ginoble. The orchestra will be directed by Maestro Marcello Rota. Il Volo has always been linked to the Maestro, with whom he shared the stage in 2011 in Piazza del Popolo in Rome, performing the song “Epiù ti pensiero” on a medley of the musical themes composed by Ennio Morricone for the films “C 'it was once in America' and 'Malèna'. Even in numerous concerts around the world, the Italian trio often presented “Epiù ti pensiero”, as a tribute to one of the greatest Italian excellences, a cultural heritage of the whole world, and dedicated the intense song “Your Love” to him. ” on the stage of the Seventy-first Sanremo Festival.
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Title: TV Story Superstar
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 23, 2020
Type: TV
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Title: Les échangistes
Character: Self
Released: April 4, 2016
Type: TV
Host Penelope McQuade welcomes three celebrities each evening, along with two different swapping contributors who will intervene, make critical comments and spice up the conversations!
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Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Title: Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Released: December 13, 2014
Type: Movie
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Title: Star Academy
Character: Self
Released: October 20, 2001
Type: TV
Star Academy is a French reality television show produced by the Dutch company Endemol. It consists of a contest of young singers. It spawned an equally successful show in Quebec called Star Académie. It is broadcast on TF1. At the end of each season, selected contestants would go on tour around France, Morocco, Switzerland, Belgium, Tunisia, and other French-speaking countries.
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Les Enfoirés 2001 - L'odyssée des Enfoirés
Title: Les Enfoirés 2001 - L'odyssée des Enfoirés
Released: March 9, 2001
Type: Movie
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Title: Vivement dimanche
Character: Self
Released: September 20, 1998
Type: TV
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Title: ZDF-Fernsehgarten
Character: Self
Released: June 29, 1986
Type: TV
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Title: Victoires de la musique
Character: Self
Released: November 23, 1985
Type: TV
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Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
Title: Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
Character: Himself
Released: January 21, 1982
Type: Movie
The fake report about Troisi's death, with the direction of Troisi himself with Lello Arena and Anna Pavignano. A long of list people greet the comediam, from Gianni Boncompagni to Maria Giovanna Elmi. There is also Benigni, hidden behind a window, and Arena, his guardian angel.
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Title: Champs-Elysées
Character: Self
Released: January 16, 1982
Type: TV
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Title: Numéro un
Character: Self
Released: April 5, 1975
Type: TV
A French variety show.
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Title: Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Character: Self
Released: January 12, 1975
Type: TV
A talk show presented by Michel Drucker
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Title: Midi Première
Character: Self
Released: January 6, 1975
Type: TV
Midi Première is a French variety show presented by Danièle Gilbert, directed by Jacques Pierre and broadcast from January 6, 1975 until January 1, 1982 on TF1. The program was generally broadcast between 12:15 p.m. and 12:55 p.m., then giving way to the 1:00 p.m. TV news. However, the broadcast schedule could change, depending on the guests, and the setting where the recording of the program was shot. Certain performances by artists who have become cult like the one where Ringo jostles with a demonstrator in interpretation (1977), that of Dalida with the title There is always a song with the soundtrack that does not start, twice, at the right speed (1978), Claude François and his Clodettes, who, in the provinces, are unable to join "the set" in order to interpret his song, the latter being taken by the crowd of delirious fans (summer 1977) . The group Supertramp performed there with the title "Dreamer" on March 8, 1975.
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Title: Sanremo Music Festival
Character: Self - Special Guest
Released: January 29, 1951
Type: TV
The Sanremo Music Festival is the most popular Italian song contest and awards, held annually in the town of Sanremo, Imperia, Italy, and consisting of a competition amongst previously unreleased songs. The Festival was the inspiration for the Eurovision Song Contest.