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".Īs of 2008, Cocciante has had three musicals running, including Giulietta e Romeo (musical), Le Petit Prince, and Notre-Dame de Paris. 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 1983, Cocciante signed to Virgin Records as their first Italian artist. That same year, he released his sole English album in the US, with the single "When Love Has Gone Away" peaking at No. In 1976, he covered the Beatles song " Michelle" for the musical documentary All This and World War II. ![]() Career Ĭocciante began achieving success as a musician around 1972. He has also lived in France, the United States, and Ireland. At the age of 11, he moved to Rome, Italy, where he attended the Lycée français Chateaubriand. ![]() ![]() 2.1 Sincerità and other foreign-language releasesĬocciante 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.
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