Francesco De Gregori
- January 11, 2024
- Singer-songwriter
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Francesco De Gregori Biography
| Birthday | Apr 4 |
| Birth Year | 1951 |
Francesco De Gregori is one of the most popular and richest Singer- Songwriter who was born on April 4, 1951 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. Francesco De Gregori, OMRI (born on April 4, 1951) is a famous Italian musician and singer. He is popularly known as “Il Principe dei cantautori” (“The Prince of the singer-songwriters”), a nickname referring to the elegance of his lyrics.
Bufalo Bill (1976) confirmed De Gregori’s talents, and included at least two great songs that included the eponymous track as well as “Santa Lucia”, the popular singer’s favorite. But, in the concert at Milan during 1977 De Gregori, who had previously stated his commitment towards left-wing ideals and ideas was slammed by a group comprised of extreme left-wing agitators. In an unproven “trial”, they accused him of making use of a left-wing message only to make records more profitable and argued the music be available for free. De Gregori was in danger of being injured in the fight and made the decision to stop his career in music. In the years that followed, the singer-songwriter was a bookshop and musician’s shop assistant. The incident, dubbed”the “Palalido incident”, influenced many works written by other Italian musicians, including Roberto Vecchioni’s “Vaudeville”. “The “Palalido incident” was one of many such instances. In this period De Gregori was married to Alessandra Gobbi who was his friend since high school. School and they had two sons: Marco Federico and Marco. Federico.
De Gregori recovered his bestseller status in 1992 with Canzoni d’amore (“Love Songs”). In the 1990s he released fewer studio albums than collections and live albums. His next original work was Prendere e lasciare (“Take and Leave”, 1996): from this point his song and his musical performance were marked by an increasing Bob Dylan influence.
Il bandito e il campione of 1993 was a live collection that had remarkable success: the title track, its only studio song, was sung by De Gregori but the lyrics were by his brother Luigi Grechi. The title track of La valigia dell’attore (“The Actor’s Suitcase”, 1998) showed De Gregori at the best of his poetical and emotional capabilities again. The rest of the album, however, contained old pieces, plus some Dylan covers.
After a break for a period of time, De Gregori returned with the album Titanic the first portion of which was an album that focused on the well-known incident which saw the sinking Titanic, the famous liner. “San Lorenzo”, the title track “San Lorenzo”, with an unheard piano performance by De Gregori, is about the dramatic incident of bombardment in World War II of the quarter of Rome by Allied aircrafts. The newness of the lyrics and music resulted in a remarkable commercial success as well receiving the acclaim of reviewers. Titanic was recently proclaimed as the most outstanding Italian LP from the time period 1975-2005 in an opinion poll for the reputable Italian journal Il Corriere della Sera.
Francesco De Gregori Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Singer-Songwriter |
| House | Living in own house. |
Francesco De Gregori is one of the richest Singer-Songwriter from Italy. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Francesco De Gregori 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Later, De Gregori formed a band with his pals Antonello Venditti and Mimmo Locasciulli as well as Giorgio Lo Cascio, who were all successful as singer- songwriters during the subsequent years. De Gregori made his debut as a professional performer in the year 1972 with Theorius Campus, which he performed in conjunction with Venditti. The album included the classic “Signora Aquilone” (“Kite Lady”) However, Venditti sang more songs and, due to his better voice, was given more consideration from the record label. The duo eventually ended up breaking up.
The album that followed, Alice non lo sa (1973) was an uncommercial success. The title track that was a mystery “Alice”, scored some popularity in various music programs and is one of his most memorable songs today. The album released in 1974 by Francesco Gregori (also called”the “Sheep” due to the peculiar cover design of Gordon Fagetter) showed even more obscure and experimental lyrics, and was also an unfulfilling success. RCA Music, however, did not lose faith De Gregori’s talents and this trust was paid back next year in the year De Gregori released one of the most popular Italian album in the 1970s, Rimmel. The album contained a number of his most well-known songs. This time, De Gregori’s ability to write unusual and poetic lyrics was incorporated with a more mature approach and the musical. Lucio Dalla provided musical ideas for “Pablo”, the unusual tale of an Spanish Immigrant who settles from Spain who settles in Switzerland. There were jazzy themes in tracks like “Quattro cani” (“Four Dogs”) and “Le storie di ieri” (“The Stories of Yesterday”). The former, a song that focuses on the period of Fascism was recorded on the album of De Andre in 1974. Volume 8 and was written while residing in Sardinian estate of the Genoese musician’s Sardinian estate.
In 1978, however, he returned with another inspired album, De Gregori, containing one of his most famous songs, “Generale”. He declared that he felt this song much too important for him to continue staying away from the music world. The following year he joined his old friend Lucio Dalla with a highly successful live tour, entitled Banana Republic, and published a studio LP, Viva l’Italia featuring American musicians. The title track was later adopted as the Italian Socialist Party song, but De Gregori always opposed this choice.
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Who is Francesco De Gregori Dating?
According to our records, Francesco De Gregori married to Francesca Gobbi. As of December 1, 2023, Francesco De Gregori’s is not dating anyone.
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On 22 March 2010, Dalla and De Gregori lead the new TV show on Rai 2, entitled Due, during which they perform individually and in duets, covers and songs from their repertoires. On 1 May 2011 the duo played at the May Day Concert in Rome.
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Francesco Ranked on the list of most popular Singer-Songwriter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Italy. Francesco De Gregori celebrates birthday on April 4 of every year.
The following year de Gregori released a mini-LP containing his most long- standing success, La Donna Cannone. The 1985 album Scacchi e tarocchi (“Chess and Tarots”), was not as successful, but contained another classic, “La Storia” (“History”). De Gregori’s new melancholic inspiration was confirmed by the subsequent Terra di nessuno (“No man’s Land”). On the other hand, Miramare 19-4-89 showed a more bitter mood, but again was not as successful as his albums of the 1970s and early 1980s.
Who is Francesco De Gregori?
Francesco De Gregori OMRI (born 4 April 1951) is an Italian singer- songwriter. In Italy, he is popularly known as “Il Principe dei cantautori” (“The Prince of the singer-songwriters”), a nickname referring to the elegance of his lyrics.
How old is Francesco De Gregori?
71 years (April 4, 1951)