Piero Cotto (born July 14, 1944) is an Italian musician and singer.

Biography

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In the 1960s, Cotto began his musical career in the United States as the guitarist for the American band Majority One, under the stage name "Peter Cook". In the early 1970s, Cotto returned home to Italy, where he formed Piero E I Cottonfields, a progressive rock band.[1] They made their debut with the single Due delfini bianca, which was successful. In 1972, the group recorded their first and only album, "Il Viaggio, La Donna, Un'altra Vita". In 1974, Piero E I Cottonfields disbanded.

In 2024, Cotto's song, "Johnny in the Middle of the Park", which was used as the credits theme for an episode of the Italian sport programme La Domenica Sportiva, was identified after being an example of lostwave under the name "Johnny" or "The Grass is Green". Cotto and his son confirmed that he was the artist behind the song as well as its official title after Reddit and Discord users discovered that his songs sounded similar to it.[2]

He is married to Beatrice Pasquali. Cotto and Pasquali had a son[when?] named Samuel.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Metason. "Piero Cotto". ArtistInfo. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  2. ^ Piero Cotto (Ft. Beatrice Pasquali) – Johnny in the Middle of the Park, retrieved 2024-06-16