Massimo Di Cataldo (born 25 April 1968) is an Italian singer-songwriter and actor.
Life and career
Born in
Rome
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, after the high school Di Cataldo made several experiences poised between singing and acting, including a 1993 appearance in the
Rai 2 TV-series ''
I ragazzi del muretto
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'' in which he played a singer.
The same year he was a finalist in the
Castrocaro Music Festival The Castrocaro Music Festival, also known as Concorso per Voci Nuove, is an Italian musical contest which takes place every year in the town of Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole, near Forlì, from 1957. The competition is exclusively reserved for ne ...
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In 1995 Di Cataldo entered the competition at the
Sanremo Music Festival
The Sanremo Music Festival, officially the Italian Song Festival () and commonly known as just (), is the most popular Italian song contest and awards ceremony, held annually in the city of Sanremo, Liguria. It is the longest-running annual ...
with the song "Che sarà di me", ranking second in the newcomers section.
The same year he released his debut album, ''Siamo nati liberi'', which was a commercial success replicated a year later by the album ''Anime'' (whose lead single, "Se adesso te ne vai", ranked fourth at the Big Artists competition of the Sanremo Music Festival) and in 1997 by the album ''Crescendo''.
In 1999 Di Cataldo participated for the third and last time at the Sanremo Festival with the song "Come sei bella", which was followed by the album ''Dieci''.
In the following years he mainly focused on live performances and concerts.
Discography
Studio albums
* 1995 - ''Siamo nati liberi''
* 1996 - ''Libres como el viento''
* 1996 - ''Anime''
* 1997 - ''Con el alma''
* 1997 - ''Crescendo''
* 1999 - ''Dieci''
* 2002 - ''Veramente''
* 2005 - ''Sulla mia strada''
* 2009 – ''Macchissenefrega''
* 2010 – ''Universo''
* 2019 – ''Dal profondo''
Compilation albums
* 1997 – ''Best of Massimo Di Cataldo''
* 2001 – ''Il mio tempo''
* 2006 – ''I consigli del cuore''
* 2015 – ''Addendum''
References
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1968 births
Italian male singers
Italian pop singers
Living people
Singers from Rome
Spanish-language singers of Italy