Piero Focaccia (born 16 October 1944) is an Italian pop singer and film actor.
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Born | (1944-10-16) 16 October 1944 (age 77) Cervia, Ravenna |
Occupation | Singer, actor |
Born in Cervia, Ravenna, a former lifeguard, Focaccia began his career in 1962, with the single Il pappagallo.[1] He got his main success one year later with the song Stessa spiaggia stesso mare which won the Disco per l'estate competition[1] and reached the third place at the Italian hit parade.[2] After a less successful period, in 1970 his song Permette signora peaked number nine at the hit parade.[2]
Focaccia entered the Sanremo Music Festival competition three times between 1964 and 1974.[3]
He was also actor in two comedy films, Mariano Laurenti's La bella Antonia, prima Monica e poi Dimonia and Luigi Comencini's Le bambole.
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