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Davide Buzzi (David Buzzi) (born 31 December 1968 in Acquarossa, Switzerland) is a Swiss singer-songwriter and a part of the Swiss Italian scene.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Davide Buzzi |
| Born | 31 December 1968 |
| Origin | Blenio, Canton Ticino, CH |
| Genres | folk rock, italian pop/rock, heartland rock, alternative rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician, art director, producer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Pyramide, SELF, PBR, IRD, Pony |
| Website | davidebuzzi |
Biographie edit
Davide Buzzi was born on December 31, 19681. He comes from the former municipality of Aquila, in the canton of Ticino. Photographer, he is also a graduate in marketing and management and has worked in the public security and insurance sector, until he concentrated his activity only in the artistic branch.
Suffering from pain from 2000, he was finally diagnosed in 2012 with a gastrointestinal tumour, which forced him to take medication for the rest of his life. Divorced and father of two daughters, he lives in Acquarossa, in the canton of Ticino.
Artistic path edit
Author of his own lyrics, Davide Buzzi is known for his songs on social and historical themes, in Italian and Ticino dialect. From 1993 to 2022 he recorded five albums. He has given concerts in Switzerland, Sweden, Italy, France, Albania and other European countries, also working with many well-known musicians, including the Finnish rock band Leningrad Cowboys. In 1998 he won the Lissone Festival (Italy), Cantem Insemma, with the song Ul veget di Mariunètt and received the special prize for the best text and music.
In 1997 he received the international award Targa Città di Milano (Italy), in 2000 he received the international award Premio Città di San Bonifacio (Italy) and in 2002, in Sanremo (Italy), he received the international award Myrta Gabardi.
In 2012 and 2013, he received two nominations for the ISMA Awards in Milwaukee and a nomination for the Nammy Awards in Niagara Falls, for the song The She Wolf.
His novel L'estate di Achille is nominated for the Premio Strega 2023.
He wrote songs for Italian, American and Australian performers.
Discography edit
- 1993 : Da grande
- 1998 : Il Diavolo Rosso
- 2006 : Perdo i pezzi
- 2016 : Romaneschi (single)
- 2017 : Te ne vai (single)[1]
- 2017 : Non ascoltare in caso d'incendio (Album)[2] · [3]
- 2020 : Don't cross the rails (single)
- 2021 : Come stai? (single)
- 2021 : americanfly.chat, with Franco Ambrosetti (single)
- 2021 : Radiazioni sonore artificiali non coerenti (Album)
- 2023 : La lupa, with Franco Ambrosetti (single)
Duets edit
- With Leningrad Cowboys: Gringo (original title "Ten lost gringos")
- With Leandro Barsotti: La borsa degli scudi
- With Massimo Priviero: Nessuna resa mai
- With Yolanda Martinez: Il ponte (The bridge)
- With Massimo Priviero: Salvatore Fiumara
- With Dario Gay: Non ti scordare di me
- With Franco Ambrosetti: americanfly.chat
- With Franco Ambrosetti: La lupa
Books edit
- 2013 : Il mio nome è Leponte... Johnny Leponte (96, Rue de-La-Fontaine Edizioni)
- 2017 : La multa (ARBOK / ANA Edizioni)
- 2020 : Antonio Scalonesi - Memoriale di un anomalo omicida seriale (96, Rue de-La-Fontaine Edizioni)
- 2022 : L'estate di Achille (Morellini Editore)
Filmography edit
- 1982 – L'oro nel camino, directed by Nelo Risi
- 1995 – Romaneschi, directed by Bruno Soldini
- 2018 – Non ascoltare in caso d'incendio, directed by Dimitris Statiris
- 2020 - Memoriale di un anomalo omicida seriale de Elia Andrioletti (Scénariste)
References edit
- ^ FC (8 September 2017). "Un nuovo singolo e una trilogia per Davide Buzzi". 20 Minuti (in Italian): 10.
- ^ "Non ascoltare in caso d'incendio". Radiotelevisione svizzera di lingua italiana (in Italian). 23 December 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Non ascoltare in caso di incendio". RSI (in Italian). 29 April 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
Sources edit
- "Davide Buzzi". rsi intrattenimento.
- "Davide Buzzi". rsi cultura.
- "Davide Buzzi". rsi ilquotidiano.
- "Davide Buzzi". la nostra storia.
- "Davide Buzzi". l'idea magazine.
- "Davide Buzzi". CdT-Corriere del Ticino.
- "Davide Buzzi". La Regione.
- "Davide Buzzi". Scetticamente.
- Giaccardi, Chiara; Manzato, Anna; Simonelli, Giorgio (1998). Davide Buzzi. FrancoAngeli. ISBN 9788846407344.
External links edit
- Official website
- "Davide Buzzi". imdb.com.