
Zucchero
Biography
Adelmo Fornaciari (born 25 September 1955), known professionally as Zucchero Fornaciari or simply Zucchero, is an Italian singer, musician and songwriter. His stage name is the Italian word for "sugar", as his primary school teacher used to call him. His music is largely inspired by gospel, soul, blues and rock music, and alternates between Italian ballads and more rhythmic R&B-boogie-like pieces. He is credited as the "father of Italian blues", introducing blues to the big stage in Italy. He is one of the few European blues artists who still enjoys great international success.
In his career, spanning four decades, Fornaciari has sold over 60 million records around the world, and internationally his most successful singles are "Diamante", "Il Volo/My Love", "Baila (Sexy Thing)/Baila morena", and the duet "Senza una donna (Without a Woman)" with Paul Young. He has won numerous awards, including four Festivalbar, nine Wind Music Awards, two World Music Awards (1993, 1996), six IFPI Europe Platinum Awards, and a Grammy Award nomination. He has collaborated and performed with many famous artists, including Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Brian May, Miles Davis, Ray Charles, Billy Preston, John Lee Hooker, Scorpions, Sheryl Crow, Blues Brothers Band, Elvis Costello, Roland Orzabal, Joe Cocker, Sharon Corr, B. B. King, Sting, Buddy Guy, Bono, Bryan Adams, Mark Knopfler, Iggy Pop, Coldplay, Dolores O'Riordan, Paul Young, Peter Gabriel, Alejandro Sanz, Luciano Pavarotti, and Andrea Bocelli.
Adelmo Fornaciari was born 25 September 1955 in Roncocesi, a frazione (small village) near Reggio Emilia. His father, Giuseppe Fornaciari, and mother, Rina Bondavalli, came from rural families. At a young age, he was the goalkeeper of A.C. Reggiana 1919. He spent much of his childhood in the seaside town of Forte dei Marmi (Province of Lucca, Tuscany). There, he sang in the choir and played an organ in the local church. At the age of 12 or 13, he discovered American soul and blues music thanks to an African-American friend who was studying in Bologna and lived near his home. The first song he played to Fornaciari was "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding, and this immediately inspired his interest in soul music. The friend taught Fornaciari how to play on the guitar songs by Redding, Marvin Gaye, and Sam & Dave. Fornaciari then got together with friends to play rhythm and blues, finding his own way to fuse black music and Mediterranean music. He started writing his own songs when he was 13 or 14 years old, and after learning basic instruments, from 16 he moved on to learning the tenor saxophone. In Forte dei Marmi, he finished his technical high school studies, and moved again, this time to the city of Carrara. ...
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Acting (21 movies)

Zucchero | Zu and co.: Live at Royal Albert Hall
2004

Ennio
2022

Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari
2023

Zucchero - La Sesion Cubana
2013

Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration
2024

Zucchero - Live in Italy
2007

Alan Simon – Gaia
2003

Effedia - Sulla mia cattiva strada
2008

The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
1992

Pavarotti & Friends 4 - For War Child
1996

Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia
1998

Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo
1999

Pavarotti & Friends 7 - For Cambodia and Tibet
2000

Pavarotti & Friends
1992

Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia
1995

Note di viaggio: Il film
2021

One World: Together at Home
2020

Pino
2025

Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe
2025

Francesco de Gregori - Nevergreen
2025

Italia Loves Romagna - Vari artisti
2023
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari | 2023 | Original Music Composer |