Massimo di Cataldo

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Massimo Di Cataldo (Rome, April 25, 1968) is an Italian singer-songwriter.

Very young she starred in commercials and plays small television parts. As a teenager is able to play several instruments, passion that allows him to become a part of the underground music circuit of the eighties. Graduated from art school and fascinated by the theater, he is noted by the director Mauro Bolognini, who wants him to A Midsummer Night's Dream. Later the director Gus Van Sant takes him on the set of My Own Private Idaho. It may also be chosen from among the protagonists of the film Italian Saturday.

In 1993, while working at the series produced by Rai The boys of the wall, which was also attended by two years earlier than the selection for the Festival of Castrocaro, where he reached the final with the song I'm sbroccando for you. Following is put under contract by the record company Sony Music.

In 1994 he participates in Sanremo with the song Young Suns, winning in the category songwriters.

In 1995 he participated in the Sanremo Festival with the song What will become of me, placing second in the section New Proposals. Then comes out his first album, We were born free. The disc is published in 35 countries of the world in Italian, while in Spain and South America comes in a Spanish version. Some songs are signed by Eros Ramazzotti, Renato Zero and Enrico Ruggeri. The album was produced by Phil Palmer, with whom Massimo establishes a collaborative relationship that will last over time. The singer also collaborated with Walt Disney, playing along with the song Manu Cortesi If you were not there the Pocahontas cartoon.

After a long European tour, in 1996 returns to the Sanremo Festival, this time in the section Big, with the song If you go away now. This year also saw the album Souls, who won triple platinum. Cataldo wins a disc for the summer with the song With heart and won the Telegatto as best revelation of the year to Rate voice. Anime is published in Spanish and reprinted in Italy and in the world in a second version, with the title track sung in two voices with Youssou N'Dour.

After a long period of touring and promotion abroad, in 1997 it was the turn of Growing up, his third studio album. The album goes right at the top of the charts. In the same period online is put the artist's official website, which gets numerous reviews and awards for content and graphics.

In 1998 he meets the guitarist David Rhodes, with whom he begins a collaboration that led him to move to England for the production of the album Ten. The disc is made entirely in the Real World studios of Peter Gabriel, and will be of great influence in the musical and artistic choices future of Di Cataldo, now also co-producer of his works. Completed the new album, the singer participated in the Sanremo Festival 1999 with the song you are beautiful. The album Ten is certified gold after the first week of sales. In the summer Di Cataldo takes part in the Festivalbar with the song I'll never lose.

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Se adesso te ne vai  -  Massimo di Cataldo

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After a long European tour, in 1996 returns to the Sanremo Festival, this time in the section Big, with the song If you go away now.

The April 22, 2016 held a concert at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome, beginning a new tour. Later, during the twenty years of the song comes a new acoustic version of If you go now, called 20th Anniversary.

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