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.

For the opera singer of the 1680s, see Nicola Tricarico.
Tricarico
Background information
Birth nameFrancesco Maria Tricarico
Born (1971-02-01) 1 February 1971
Milan, Italy
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2000–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 I Love You in Every Language in the World.[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 —
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:
  14. "Italian Charts – Tricarico – Singles". Itaiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 August 2014.


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