On Saturday 2 July IL VOLO returns to Rai1 with the exclusive concert-event in honor of Maestro Ennio Morricone and will see the special participation of Maestro Andrea Morricone, Salvatore Cascio, Laura Chiatti, Riccardo Cocciante, Marco Giallini and Andrea Griminelli. Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto and Gianluca Ginoble. The orchestra will be directed by Maestro Marcello Rota. Il Volo has always been linked to the Maestro, with whom he shared the stage in 2011 in Piazza del Popolo in Rome, performing the song “Epiù ti pensiero” on a medley of the musical themes composed by Ennio Morricone for the films “C 'it was once in America' and 'Malèna'. Even in numerous concerts around the world, the Italian trio often presented “Epiù ti pensiero”, as a tribute to one of the greatest Italian excellences, a cultural heritage of the whole world, and dedicated the intense song “Your Love” to him. ” on the stage of the Seventy-first Sanremo Festival.
Riccardo Cocciante (born 20 February 1946), also known in French-speaking countries and the U.S. as Richard Cocciante, is an Italian singer, composer, theatre man and musician. He acquired French citizenship. Cocciante was born on 20 February 1946 in Saigon, French Indochina, now Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to an Italian father from Rocca di Mezzo, L'Aquila, and a French mother. At the age of 11, he moved to Rome, Italy, where he attended the Lycée français Chateaubriand. He has also lived in France, the United States, and Ireland. Cocciante began achieving success as a musician around 1972. In 1976, he covered the Beatles song "Michelle" for the musical documentary All This and World War II. That same year, he released his sole English album in the US, with the single "When Love Has Gone Away" peaking at No. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1983, Cocciante signed to Virgin Records as their first Italian artist. In 1991, he won the Sanremo Festival with the song "Se stiamo insieme", and for Christmas 1997, his friend Plácido Domingo invited him to sing at Domingo's annual Christmas in Vienna concert, together with Sarah Brightman and Helmut Lotti. In 1996, he was chosen as the singer for the Italian versions of the songs in the Toy Story movie, singing "Un Amico in me", "Che Strane Cose" and "Io non-volerò più". As of 2008, Cocciante has had three musicals running, including Giulietta e Romeo (musical), Le Petit Prince, and Notre-Dame de Paris. His most recent project, the Chinese language adoption of Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot is being directed by Zhang Yimou. In 2013, Cocciante was a coach for The Voice Italy. Elhaida Dani, one of the contestants he coached, won the first season of The Voice Italy. Cocciante's oeuvre includes recordings in Italian, French, English, and Spanish. In 1976, he released a cover of The Beatles' song "Michelle", featuring the London Symphony Orchestra. Cocciante recorded his hit song "Pour Elle" as a duet with Francesca Bellenis with English lyrics. The song is part of his 1994 album "Un uomo felice". A Spanish version "Por Ella" and an Italian version "Per Lei" were also recorded. In 1983, Cocciante released his album "Sincerità", produced and arranged by the American composer James Newton Howard. Source: Article "Riccardo Cocciante" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.