Franco Fanigliulo

Italian singer-songwriter noted for his 1979 Sanremo entry "A me mi piace vivere alla grande". Reviews describe a surreal, poetic style. Mentioned friendships with contemporaries and a career cut short by a brain hemorrhage in 1989 at age 45.

Debuted at the Sanremo Festival in 1979 with "A me mi piace vivere alla grande." At Sanremo a lyric containing "foglie di cocaina" was censored by RAI and altered. Reviews recall friendships with early Zucchero and Vasco Rossi. Died in 1989 from a brain hemorrhage at age 45.

Two DeBaser reviews celebrate Franco Fanigliulo's surreal, poetic songwriting and his 1979 Sanremo breakthrough with "A me mi piace vivere alla grande." Reviews note RAI censorship of a lyric and recall his friendships with contemporaries; his death from a brain hemorrhage in 1989 at age 45 is mentioned.

For:Fans of Italian singer-songwriters, listeners of vintage Sanremo-era pop, readers who enjoy poetic and surreal songwriting.