Giorgio Faletti

The Profile

Italian author, comedian, actor and singer-songwriter from Piedmont. Broke out in literature with the crime thriller Io uccido and earlier won wide attention at Sanremo with Signor Tenente.

Born 25 November 1950 in Asti, Italy; died 4 July 2014 in Turin, Italy. Debut novel Io uccido became a major bestseller. Performed Signor Tenente at Sanremo 1994.

Three reviews split between praise and scorn for Faletti’s debut hit Io Uccido and applause for his Sanremo piece Signor Tenente. One reviewer hails the thriller’s smooth, gripping pace; another trashes it outright. The Sanremo performance is remembered as a bold, moving rap-like monologue about the carabiniere. Publicly, Faletti is known as an Italian author, comedian, actor, and singer-songwriter.