"Donne" ('Women') is a 1985 song composed by Alberto Salerno (lyrics) and Zucchero Fornaciari (music) and performed by Zucchero Fornaciari and the Randy Jackson Band.

Background

The song was Zucchero's entry for the 35th edition of the

Sanremo Music Festival The Sanremo Music Festival ( ), officially the Italian Song Festival (), is the most popular Italian song contest and awards ceremony, held annually in the city of Sanremo, Liguria, organized and broadcast by (RAI). It is the longest-running ...

, where it finished second-to-last. Despite its poor outcome at the festival, it proved to be Zucchero's breakthrough and one of the best known songs in his repertoire. The popularity of "Donne" was reinforced by its use as theme song in a long-running Knorr commercial campaign. In 1994, Zucchero recorded a Spanish-language version of the song titled "Chicas", with lyrics by Fito Paez. Artists who covered the song include Fiorello and Neri per Caso.

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* {{Authority control 1985 singles Italian songs Songs in Italian 1985 songs Zucchero Fornaciari songs Songs written by Zucchero Fornaciari Polydor Records singles Sanremo Music Festival songs of 1985 Songs written by Alberto Salerno