Giorgio Conte

Giorgio Conte
Conte in 2009
Born23 April 1941 (1941-04-23) (age 84)
Asti, Italy
Occupation(s)Composer
singer-songwriter

Giorgio Conte (born 23 April 1941) is an Italian singer-songwriter and composer.

Life and career

Born in Asti, Conte is the younger brother of singer-songwriter Paolo Conte.[1][2] He started his career as a drummer, before switching to composition in the mid-1960s.[2] He made his official debut with Carla Boni's "Piccola spiaggia", with lyrics by Giorgio Calabrese.[1] In 1983, at the encouragement of the Ariston Records artistic director Alfredo Rossi, he made his debut as a singer-songwriter album Zona Cesarini, whose title alludes to his late entry into the scene.[1][2] The same year, following a performance at Club Tenco, he left his day job as a lawyer to dedicate himself fully to music.[3]

Conte composed numerous hits, including Patty Pravo's "Tripoli 69", Equipe 84's "Una giornata al mare", Rosanna Fratello's "Non sono Maddalena", Ornella Vanoni's "Che barba amore mio", and Fausto Leali's "Deborah".[1][2] His collaborations also include Francesco Baccini (of whom he produced his first two albums), Mina, Loretta Goggi, Rossana Casale, Gipo Farassino.[2][4] In 2022, he was awarded the Premio Tenco for his career.[3]

Discography

Studio albums
  • 1983 - Zona Cesarini
  • 1987 - L'erba di S. Pietro
  • 1993 - Giorgio Conte
  • 1997 - La vita fosse
  • 1999 - Eccomi qua...
  • 2000 - L'ambasciatore dei sogni
  • 2003 - Il contestorie
  • 2011 - C.Q.F.P.
  • 2014 - Cascina Piovanotto
  • 2017 - Sconfinando
Live albums
  • 1995 - Concerto Live
  • 2004 - The Best of / Live al Sovrano Festival / Alberobello 2004
Collections
  • 2004 - La belle vie...

References

  1. ^ a b c d Cotto, Massimo (1990). "Conte, Giorgio". Castaldo, Gino (edited by). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore. p. 430.
  2. ^ a b c d e Deregibus, Enrico (2006). "Giorgio Conte". Dizionario completo della canzone italiana. Giunti. pp. 124–5. ISBN 978-88-09-04602-3.
  3. ^ a b Calvini, Angela (2022-10-22). "Il cantautore. Giorgio Conte: «Il Tenco premia la mia vita»". Avvenire (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-07-10.
  4. ^ "Parole e musica con il cantautore Giorgio Conte e presentazione del libro "Un trattore arancio"". SavonaNews (in Italian). 2012-08-07. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
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