Giacca zucchero fornaciari biography

1. Biography of Zucchero
2. Early Career
3. International Success
4. Russian Concert and Live Album
5. Continued Success

Biography of Zucchero

Italian musician, singer, and songwriter Zucchero, whose real name is Adelmo Fornaciari, was born in Reggio Emilia, Italy.

He spent most of his childhood in the coastal town of Forte dei Marmi. As a child, he moved with his parents to Tuscany and started learning to play the organ in a local church.

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He received his nickname "Zucchero," which means "sugar" in Italian, from his school teacher.

Early Career

Zucchero's musical career began in the 1970s with several modest bands such as I ducali, Le nuove luci, Sugar & Daniel, Sugar & Candies, and finally the group called Taxi.

With Taxi, he won the Castrocaro Music Festival in 1981. He made his first appearance at the renowned Sanremo Festival a year later with the song "Una notte che vola via" and in 1983