Zucchero, who is called the father of Italian blues, will perform in Lithuania
World-renowned songwriter and performer Zucchero will hold an exclusive concert in Lithuania - the only performance of the Italian superstar will take place on April 17 next year. Compensa concert hall in Vilnius. The concert of the artist awarded with the most important award of the country - the Order of Merit for the Republic of Italy - is included in Zucchero's world tours.
Public ticket sales for Zucchero's concert in Vilnius will start this Friday (October 6) from 10:00 a.m. at all Bilietai.lt ticket offices. Two days earlier, on Wednesday (October 4), the first tickets will be available to members of the "Live Nation Lietuva" concert club (http://bit.ly/LiveNationConcertClub).
Zucchero - Baila (Sexy Thing): https://youtu.be/QRDZjj7-tOk
"I am very happy to perform in your country. I have a lot of friends from Lithuania, so I'm really looking forward to visiting your beautiful country again. At the concert, I will perform not only new songs, but also my best hits. See you at the beginning of spring", Zucchero sends his best wishes to Lithuania.
The future music star, whose real name is Adelmo Fornaciari, sang and played the organ in the church of his hometown Roncocesi as a child. At the age of 12, the young man discovered American blues and soul music. Within a couple of years, he taught himself to play the songs of Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye and others on the guitar, and he formed his first band. The musicians performed not only the works of famous stars, but also the songs of Adelmo himself, who called himself the pseudonym of Zucchero.
in 1975 Zucchero went to California (USA), where he met producer Corrado Rustici. The latter noticed that the performer is an excellent songwriter - soon Zucchero's songs were performed by many young Italian artists. Although the songs created by Zucchero were played at San Remo festivals, the singer's solo career did not go very well at the beginning. The first success came to the musician in 1986, with the release of the album "Rispetto", which was sold in Italy alone for 300,000 copies. circulation.
The album "Blue's", released in 1987, became even more popular. The record became the most commercially successful album in Italian history, selling over 1.5 million copies. music lovers. This record was broken two years later by Zucchero's next album "Oro Incenso & Birra", which sold more than 8 million copies. limit.
Zucchero - Diamante: https://youtu.be/jlp3APIK7SA
Zucchero gained international recognition by performing with the most prominent music stars: Bono from U2, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Joe Cocker, Sting, Miles Davis, B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, Ennio Morricone, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Luciano Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli, Paul Young, Queen and many more.
The biggest success was the song "Senza Una Donna (Without A Woman)" by the Italian artist. in 1991 Zucchero recorded a new version of this ballad with British singer Paul Young. The song became a huge hit - this single sold 1 million copies worldwide. circulation.
Zucchero - "Senza Una Donna (Without A Woman)" (ft. Paul Young): https://youtu.be/V69vs8JmXYM
During an exclusive performance at Compensa concert hall in Vilnius, Zucchero will not only perform his latest works and his most famous songs "Diamante", "Il Volo/My Love", "Baila Morena", the ballad "Senza Una Donna (Without A Woman)" and many others .
