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Alan Sorrenti | |
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 Sorrenti in 1980 | |
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| Born | (1950-12-09)9 December 1950 (age 74) Naples, Italy |
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| Years active | 1972–present |
Alan Sorrenti (born 9 December 1950) is an Italian singer and composer.
Sorrenti was born inNaples to Francesco, a painter and singer, and Gwendalin Thomas a Welsh traditional singer. Both he and his younger sister Jenny spent much of their childhood inAberystwyth,Wales. As a result, he is fluent in bothItalian andEnglish and has sung in both languages throughout his career. Sorrenti's career began in the early 1970s; he released his first album,Aria, in 1972, followed byCome un vecchio incensiere all'alba di un villaggio deserto in 1973, both consisting mostly ofprogressive rock andexperimental tracks.
In 1976, Alan Sorrenti shifted genre and released tracks more reminiscent of thedance 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 represented Italy in the1980 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Non so che darei".[1] He finished sixth in the contest but the track became one of that year's bestselling entries in Continental Europe and Scandinavia after the winnerJohnny Logan's "What's Another Year".
In 2006, Sorrenti participated in thefestival O' Scià on theLampedusa island.
Alan's younger sisterJenny Sorrenti is also a recording artist and has released two albums with her progressive folk/rock bandSaint Just, as well as several solo albums.
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