Tricarico (singer)

Francesco Maria Tricarico (Milan, 1 February 1971), better known under the mononym Tricarico, is an Italian singer-songwriter.[1][2] Tricarico is mainly known for his top-five hits "Io sono Francesco", released in 2000, and "Vita tranquilla", which was launched during the Sanremo Music Festival 2008.

Tricarico
Background information
Birth name	Francesco Maria Tricarico
Born	1 February 1971 Milan, Italy
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2000–present

Music career

Tricarico rose to fame in 2000, when he released his debut single, "Io sono Francesco", which hit number one in Italy, selling more than 60,000 copies and generating some controversy following its lyrical content, which included an insult to a school teacher and was therefore censored by some radio stations.[3][4] Tricarico's self-titled debut album was released two years later.[3] After releasing his second album, Frescobaldo nel recinto, tricarico wrote and recorded the song "Solo per te", which was played during the ending credits of Leonardo Pieraccioni's film Ti amo in tutte le lingue del mondo.[5][6] The song received a nomination for the Nastro d'Argento 2006 for Best Original song.[7]

In 2009, Tricarico competed in the Big Artists section of the 58th Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Vita tranquilla", which received the Critics' Award "Mia Martini".[8] The song was included in his third studio album, Giglio.[6] Tricarico returned competing in the Sanremo Music Festival in 2009, performing the song "Il bosco delle fragole",[9] and in 2011, singing "Tre colori",[10] but both entries failed to reach the final.[11][12] The songs were included in the albums Il bosco delle fragole (2009) and L'imbarazzo (2011), respectively.[6]

In 2013, Tricarico released his sixth studio album, Invulnerabile.[6]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		ITA [13]
Tricarico	Released: 10 May 2002 Label: Universal Format: CD	—
Frescobaldo nel recinto	Released: 8 June 2004 Label: Universal Format: CD	—
Giglio	Released: 29 February 2008 Label: Sony BMG Format: CD, digital download	8
Il bosco delle fragole	Released: 20 February 2009 Label: Sony BMG Format: CD, digital download	33
L'imbarazzo	Released: 16 February 2011 Label: Sony Formats: CD, digital download	53
Invulnerabile	Released: 2 April 2013 Label: Edel Formats: CD, digital download	—

Compilation albums

• Il fantastico mondo di Francesco Tricarico (2009)

Singles

• "Io sono Francesco" (2000) – No. 1 in Italy[14]
• "Drago" (2001)
• "La Pesca" (2001)
• "Musica" (2002)
• "Cavallino" (2004)
• "Sposa Laser" (2004)
• "Solo per te" (2006)
• "Cica bum l'Italia" (2006)
• "Un'altra possibilità" (2007)
• "Vita tranquilla" (2007) – No. 4 in Italy[14]
• "Ghiaccio" (2008)
• "Eternità" (2008)
• "Il bosco delle fragole" (2009)
• "Luminosa" (2009)
• "Tre colori" (2011)
• "Una selva oscura" (2011)
• "La mia sposa" (2011)
• "L'America" (2013)
• "Riattacare i bottoni" (2013)
• "È di moda" (2014)

References

1. Massimo Cotto Il grande libro del rock (e non-solo) 881704850X 2011 ... ed era lo stesso 1971 – nasce Francesco Tricarico, il ragazzo che giura di volere una vita tranquilla e che scrive da sempre canzoni bellissime che sembrano ...
2. interview
3. Carlo Moretti. "Il primo album di Tricarico in anteprima su Repubblica.it". la Repubblica (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
4. Carlo Moretti (5 June 2001). "Tricarico, un Drago singolo". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 23 August 2014.
5. Rita Celi (12 December 2005). "Pieraccioni: Il mio film di Natale non ha paura di King Kong". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 23 August 2014.
6. "Tricarico – Biografia" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 23 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
7. Ciro Vitiello (5 February 2006). "Per Elisa un duetto con Tina Turner". Il Piccolo (in Italian). Archived from the original on 23 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
8. Maria Luisa Agnere (2 March 2008). "Fede: qui vorrei Fiorello (e Bondi a recitare poesie)". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 2 March 2008.
9. "Sanremo 2009: la scaletta della prima serata" (in Italian). Rockol.it. 17 February 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
10. "Sanremo 2011 – La prima serata" (in Italian). Rockit.it. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
11. Andrea Vesentini (20 February 2009). "Sanremo 2009 – Terza Serata – Fuori orario" (in Italian). Nonsolocinema.com. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
12. Andrea Conti (19 February 2011). "Sanremo, via Pezzali e Tricarico". TGCOM (in Italian). Retrieved 28 January 2012.
13. Peak chart positions for Tricarico's album on the Italian charts:
    • For Giglio: "Italian Charts – Tricarico – Albums". Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
    • For Il bosco delle fragole: "Classifiche – Archivio – Classifica settimanale WK 9 (dal 16-02-2009 al 22-02-2009)" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Archived from the original on 23 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
    • For L'imbarazzo: "Archivio – Classifica settimanale WK 8 (dal 21-02-2011 al 27-02-2011)" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Archived from the original on 23 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
14. "Italian Charts – Tricarico – Singles". Itaiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 August 2014.