Franco Califano

Franco Califano

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Franco Califano (14 September 1938 – 30 March 2013) was an Italianlyricist, composer, singer-songwriter, author and actor. During his career Califano has sold about 20 million records. Life and career Born in an airplane above Tripoli, Libya, Califano lived most of his life in Rome (in whose dialect he usually sang) and Milan. In the 1960s he began his career in music as a lyricist and a record producer;[3] among his first successes as author "La musica è finita", "E la chiamano estate", "Una ragione di più".He was arrested in 1970 and again 1984 for possession of drugs; in both cases, Califano was acquitted with the formula "because the fact does not exist". In 1976 Califano got his first and main success as a singer with the song "Tutto il resto è noia", included in his eponymous fourth album, for which the critics paired him to the traditional French chansonniers. During these years he continued his activity as lyricist signing, among others, the Sanremo Music Festival 1973 winner "Un grande amore e niente più" (performed by Peppino di Capri) and the Mia Martini's classic "Minuetto"; he also composed a whole album for Mina, Amanti di valore.  In 1978 he released his best-sold album, Tac. In 1988 he entered the Sanremo Music Festival with the autobiographical song "Io per le strade di quartiere"; he came back to Sanremo two more times, in 1994 with "Napoli" and in 2005 with "Non escludo il ritorno".He was author of several books, including the autobiographical Senza Manette and Il cuore nel sesso. He also starred in several genre films, and had the leading roles in the poliziottesco Gardenia and in the comedy film Due strani papà. He died of a heart attack in his house in Acilia.

  • Title: Franco Califano
  • Popularity: 4.155
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1938-09-14
  • Place of Birth: Tripoli - Libya
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Franco Califano Movies

  • 1960
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    Appuntamento a Ischia

    Appuntamento a Ischia

    5.6 1960 HD

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  • 2008
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    Questa notte è ancora nostra

    Questa notte è ancora nostra

    5.548 2008 HD

    When a producer refuses to cut Massimo and his band a record unless they hire an "ethnic" singer to spice up the act, he tries to seduce Jing, a...

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  • 1998
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    Viola bacia tutti

    Viola bacia tutti

    5.3 1998 HD

    Three deadbeat friends see their motorhome holiday trip hijacked by Viola, a beautiful girl on the run from the police after a robbery.

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  • 1984
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    Due strani papà

    Due strani papà

    5.6 1984 HD

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  • 1979
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    Gardenia

    Gardenia

    5 1979 HD

    A businessman comes into conflict with a gangster when he refuses to allow drugs to be sold through his restaurant.

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  • 2021
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    Tutto, in un tempo piccolo

    Tutto, in un tempo piccolo

    6.5 2021 HD

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  • 2011
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    Roma nuda

    Roma nuda

    1 2011 HD

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  • 1962
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    Appuntamento in Riviera

    Appuntamento in Riviera

    5 1962 HD

    In the study of a lawyer, two young spouses tell their story. The singer Tony manages to reach the much coveted success, and can thus marry his...

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  • 1964
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    Cherchez l'idole

    Cherchez l'idole

    6.2 1964 HD

    After stealing a diamond from Mylène Demongeot, Richard hides it inside a guitar. But on returning to the music shop he discovers that the...

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  • 2012
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    Gli Squallor

    Gli Squallor

    1 2012 HD

    A documentary about Squallor, Italy's first and most successful "ghost band" project, created by four big bosses of 70's-80's Italian music business.

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  • 1979
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    Gardenia

    Gardenia

    5 1979 HD

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  • 2014
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    Non escludo il ritorno

    Non escludo il ritorno

    3.6 2014 HD

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  • 1984
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    Due strani papà

    Due strani papà

    5.6 1984 HD

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  • 2024
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    Califano

    Califano

    6.8 2024 HD

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  • 2014
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    Non escludo il ritorno

    Non escludo il ritorno

    3.6 2014 HD

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  • 2000
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    Libero

    Libero

    1 2000 HD

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  • 1998
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    Ciao Darwin

    Ciao Darwin

    7.5 1998 HD

    Ciao Darwin is a variety game show format from Italy sold under licence to several countries, including Romania, Hungary, Poland, Serbia, Canada,...

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