Simone Cristicchi
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Biography
In March 2007, Simone won the 57th edition of the Sanremo music festivalFestival della canzone italiana
The Festival della canzone italiana di Sanremo is a popular Italian song contest, held annually in the city of Sanremo, in Italy, and consisting of a competition amongst previously unreleased songs...
. His song "Ti regalerò una rosa" won due to extremely high marks received from the festival staff (96/100) and popular vote. The lyrics to the song are taken from papers he found that were written by a man who was in a mental hospital for most of his life. It is a sad tale of the man's struggle with being away from the woman he loves and being exiled for being mentally ill. The song has so far reached number 3 on the official Italian charts and number 1 one the official downloads chart going to became Christicchi's most successful song to date in the country.
Albums
- Fabbricante di canzoni (Italian, BMG 2006)#11 Italy Official Albums Chart
- Dall'altra parte del cancello (Italian, BMG 2007)
- Grand Hotel Christicchi (2010)
Singles
Song | Chart | Peak position |
---|---|---|
Vorrei Cantare Come Biagio | Italy | 25 |
Studentessa universitaria | Italy | 27 |
Prete | Italy | Did not chart |
Ti regalerò una rosa | Italy | 3 |
Italy Downloads | 1 |