Alan Sorrenti

Alan Sorrenti

Alan Sorrenti (born Naples, December 9, 1950) is an Italian singer and composer. His mother was Welsh, and he was raised in Aberystwyth, Wales for much of his childhood.

Biography

Sorrenti's career began in the early 1970s. He released his first album, "Aria" in 1972, followed by "Come un vecchio incensiere all'alba di un villaggio deserto" (1973), both heavily consisting of progressive rock and experimental tracks.

In 1976, Alan Sorrenti shifted genre and released tracks more reminiscent of the dance genre. In late 1979 he scored a major European hit with the single "Tu Sei L'Unica Donna Per Me", since then covered in a number of different languages. Alan Sorrenti released his last album in 1992.

Alan represented Italy in the 1980 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Non so che darei". He finished sixth in the contest but the track became one of that year's bestselling entries in Continental Europe and Scandinavia after the winner Johnny Logan's "What's Another Year".

In 2006, Sorrenti participated in the festival O' Scià on the Lampedusa island.

Alan's younger sister Jenny Sorrenti is also a recording artist and has released many albums with her folk-rock band Saint Just.

References

* [http://www.italianprog.com/a_sorrenti.htm Artist ALAN SORRENTI]


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