Patrizio Sandrelli (Born in Rome, 17 March 1950) is an Italian former singer-songwriter, active in the 1970s.
Life and career
Born in
Rome, Sandrelli started his career in the early 1970s, performing in the clubs of his hometown.
After getting a contract with the label , his career was launched in 1975 by the single "Rosa", which was a
surprise hit
In the entertainment industry, a sleeper hit is a film, television series, music release, video game, or some other entertainment product that was initially unsuccessful on release but became a success later on. A sleeper hit may have little promo ...
peaking at the seventh place on the Italian hit parade.
[Enzo Giannelli. "Sandrelli, Patrizio". Gino Castaldo (ed.). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990.] The same year he got another hit with "Fratello in amore", a song dedicated to his friend
Alessandro Momo
Alessandro Momo (26 November, 1956 – 19 November, 1974) was an Italian actor, most noted for his role in 1973's '' Malizia'' and in 1974's '' Scent of a Woman''. He died in a motorcycle accident in Rome on 19 November 1974, a few days before ...
, deceased that year in a motorcycle accident.
[ The song entered the top ten on the Italian hit parade, while an English-language version, "Brother in Love", performed by the same Sandrelli, was released one year later and reached the 21st place.][
In 1976 Sandrelli entered the competition at the 26th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Piccola donna addio". In 1978, after the minor hit "Lisa", he left the showbusiness.][
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1950 births
Living people
Singers from Rome
20th-century Italian male singers
Italian male singer-songwriters
Italian singer-songwriters