Fausto Cigliano (15 February 1937 – 17 February 2022) was an Italian singer, guitarist, and actor.
Life and career
Born in
Naples
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into a humble family, Cigliano approached the music at young age, after having received a guitar as a gift, and he made his record debut in 1953.
Cigliano became first known thanks to his participation to the
Napoli Music Festival, that he later won in 1959, in couple with
Teddy Reno with the song "Sarrà... chi sà".
In 1957 he ranked first at the Italian hit parade with the single "Che m'ha 'mparato a fa'".
Between 1959 and 1964 he was entered into the main competition at 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 ...
five times.
In the second half of the 1950s he also appeared in several comedy films.
In 1976, Cigliano graduated in guitar at the
Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome.
He later focused his activities on the research and the revision of traditional Neapolitan music.
Cigliano died on 17 February 2022, two days after his 85th birthday.
References
External links
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Discogs
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1937 births
2022 deaths
Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia alumni
Italian male film actors
Italian male singers
Italian pop singers
Musicians from Naples