Massimiliano "Max" Gazzè (born 6 July 1967) is an Italian singer-songwriter and musician. He is known for his high-pitched voice. He is also a member of the trio Fabi Silvestri Gazzè with Niccolò Fabi and

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Biography

Max Gazzè was born in Rome, his father was from the

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. He emigrated to Belgium in 1980 where he spent his childhood, his father being a diplomat at the embassy of Italy, and he studied at the

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. At the age of 6 he started learning piano, and at 13 dedicated himself to bass guitar and began to perform with groups in clubs in Brussels. From 1985–1990 he played with a number of Jazz fusion, funk, and rock bands around Europe.

Personal life

He has five children: Samuele (b. 1998), Bianca (b. 2001) and Emily (b. 2006) from his former wife and Silvia (b. 2013) and Guglielmo (b. 2016) from a following relationship. The lyrics of his songs are written in collaboration with his brother Francesco Gazzè.

Discography

Solo studio albums

*'' Contro un'onda del mare'' (1996) *'' La favola di Adamo ed Eva'' (1998) *'' Max Gazzè'' (2000) *'' Ognuno fa quello che gli pare?'' (2001) *'' Un giorno'' (2004) *'' Tra l'aratro e la radio'' (2008) *'' Quindi?'' (2010) *'' Sotto casa'' (2013) *''

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'' (2015) *'' Alchemaya'' (2018) *'' La Matematica Dei Rami'' (2021)

Collaborative studio albums

*'' Il Padrone Della Festa'' (2014) with Niccolò Fabi and

Duets

* With Ginevra Di Marco: ''La tua realtà'' * With

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: ''Il motore degli eventi'' * With

: ''Pallida'' * With Mao: ''Colloquium vitae'' * With Niccolò Fabi: ''Vento d'estate'' * With

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: ''Il debole fra i due'' * With Alex Britti: ''...Solo con te'' * With

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: ''Cenerentola a mezzanotte'' * With

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: ''Il solito sesso'' (during the duets evening of the 58º Festival di Sanremo, 2008) * With i

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: ''Segnali di vita'' * With i

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and Raf: ''È necessario'' * With

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and Roy Paci: ''Non mi stanco mai'' * With

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: '' Scende la pioggia'' * With

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: '' Posso'', ''

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Collaborations

* 1996 – ''Rappresaglia'', ''Intro'', ''Seguimi'', ''Hold me'', ''Cohiba'', ''Un giorno lontano'', ''Me fece mele a chepa'', ''Via col vento'', ''Samantha'', ''Il dado'', ''Strade di Francia'', ''Lasciami andare'', ''Pino – fratello di Paolo'' in '' Il dado'' by

* 1998 – ''Vento d'estate'' in ''

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'' by Niccolò Fabi * 1998 – ''O Caroline'' in ''The different you –

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e noi'' * 1999 – ''Aria'', ''Pozzo dei desideri'', ''Tu non-torni mai'', ''Giro in si'', ''Desaparecido'', ''Sto benissimo'' in '' Signor Dapatas'' by

* 1999 – ''Neretva'', ''Tempo di attesa'' and ''Le grandi scoperte'' in ''

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'' by Ginevra Di Marco * 2000 – ''Di giada e di veleno'' in Marjorie Biondo by Marjorie Biondo * 2000 – ''Testardo'' in '' Occhi da orientale'' by

* 2001 – ''Saluto l'inverno'' in '' Mi basta il paradiso'' by

* 2001 – ''Troppo sensibile'' in '' Iperbole'' by Raf * 2002 – ''Silvia'', ''La festa'' and ''Cellule'' in ''Non è successo niente'' by

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* 2002 – ''Sette sono i re'' and ''Pinto Stefano'' in '' Bondo! Bondo!'' by

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* 2003 – ''Taxi Europa'' in ''Taxi Europa'' by

* 2007 – ''Foolin' Around'' in ''Private Paradise'' by

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* 2007 – ''92100'' in ''Io sto qui'' by Tinturia * 2007 – ''Faccia di velluto'', ''Il suo nome'', ''Ninetta Nanna'', ''Che bella faccia'' in Il latitante by

Filmography

Appearances

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: '' Cara Valentina'' (''Sezione Giovani'' – 27th) *

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: ''

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'' (''Nuove Proposte'' – 8th) *

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: '' Il timido ubriaco'' (4th) *

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: '' Il solito sesso'' (12th) *

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

: '' Sotto casa'' (Selected) and ''

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'' (7th) *

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: '' La leggenda di Cristalda e Pizzomunno'' (6th, ''Premio Giancarlo Bigazzi alla miglior composizione musicale'') *

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: '' Il farmacista'' (17th)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gazze, Max 1967 births 20th-century Italian male singers 21st-century Italian male singers 20th-century Italian singer-songwriters 21st-century Italian singer-songwriters Italian male singer-songwriters People of Sicilian descent Living people Singers from Rome Alumni of the European Schools Italian male bass guitarists