Max Gazzè
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Max Gazzè | |
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![]() Max Gazzè in concert in Camposano | |
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Born | Rome, Italy | 6 July 1967
Origin | Italy |
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Years active | 1991–present |
Labels | EMI, Virgin |
Website | www |
Max Gazzè (born 6 July 1967) is an Italian singer-songwriter and musician. He is known for his high-pitched voice. He is also a member of the trio Fabi Silvestri Gazzè with Niccolò Fabi and Daniele Silvestri.
Biography
[edit]Max Gazzè was born in Rome, his father was from the Province of Ragusa. He emigrated to Belgium in 1980 where he spent his childhood, his father being a diplomat at the embassy of Italy, and he studied at the European School. At the age of 6 he started learning piano, and at 13 dedicated himself to bass guitar and began to perform with groups in clubs in Brussels.[1] From 1985–1990 he played with a number of Jazz fusion, funk, and rock bands around Europe.
Personal life
[edit]He has five children: Samuele (b. 1998), Bianca (b. 2001) and Emily (b. 2006) from his former wife and Silvia (b. 2013) and Guglielmo (b. 2016) from a following relationship. The lyrics of his songs are written in collaboration with his brother Francesco Gazzè.[2]
Discography
[edit]Solo studio albums
[edit]- Contro un'onda del mare (1996)
- La favola di Adamo ed Eva (1998)
- Max Gazzè (2000)
- Ognuno fa quello che gli pare? (2001)
- Un giorno (2004)
- Tra l'aratro e la radio (2008)
- Quindi? (2010)
- Sotto casa (2013)
- Maximilian (2015)
- Alchemaya (2018)
- La Matematica Dei Rami (2021)
Collaborative studio albums
[edit]- Il Padrone Della Festa (2014) with Niccolò Fabi and Daniele Silvestri
Duets
[edit]- With Ginevra Di Marco: La tua realtà
- With Carmen Consoli: Il motore degli eventi
- With Daniele Silvestri: Pallida
- With Mao: Colloquium vitae
- With Niccolò Fabi: Vento d'estate
- With Paola Turci: Il debole fra i due
- With Alex Britti: ...Solo con te
- With Stephan Eicher: Cenerentola a mezzanotte
- With Paola Turci e Marina Rei: Il solito sesso (during the duets evening of the 58º Festival di Sanremo, 2008)
- With i Bluvertigo e Morgan: Segnali di vita
- With i Jetlag and Raf: È necessario
- With Luca Barbarossa and Roy Paci: Non mi stanco mai
- With Serena Abrami: Scende la pioggia
- With Carl Brave: Posso, Cristo di Rio
Collaborations
[edit]- 1996 – Rappresaglia, Intro, Seguimi, Hold me, Cohiba, Un giorno lontano, Me fece mele a chepa, Via col vento, Samantha, Il dado, Strade di Francia, Lasciami andare, Pino – fratello di Paolo in Il dado by Daniele Silvestri
- 1998 – Vento d'estate in Niccolò Fabi by Niccolò Fabi
- 1998 – O Caroline in The different you – Robert Wyatt e noi
- 1999 – Aria, Pozzo dei desideri, Tu non-torni mai, Giro in si, Desaparecido, Sto benissimo in Signor Dapatas by Daniele Silvestri
- 1999 – Neretva, Tempo di attesa and Le grandi scoperte in Trama tenue by Ginevra Di Marco
- 2000 – Di giada e di veleno in Marjorie Biondo by Marjorie Biondo
- 2000 – Testardo in Occhi da orientale by Daniele Silvestri
- 2001 – Saluto l'inverno in Mi basta il paradiso by Paola Turci
- 2001 – Troppo sensibile in Iperbole by Raf
- 2002 – Silvia, La festa and Cellule in Non è successo niente by Alberto Belgesto
- 2002 – Sette sono i re and Pinto Stefano in Bondo! Bondo! by Bandabardò
- 2003 – Taxi Europa in Taxi Europa by Stephan Eicher
- 2007 – Foolin' Around in Private Paradise by Jacques Villeneuve
- 2007 – 92100 in Io sto qui by Tinturia
- 2007 – Faccia di velluto, Il suo nome, Ninetta Nanna, Che bella faccia in Il latitante by Daniele Silvestri
Filmography
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Basilicata Coast to Coast | Franco Cardillo | |
2013 | 12 12 12 | Geographer | Cameo appearance |
2014 | Misunderstood | Manuel Ginori | |
Confusi e felici | Himself | Cameo appearance | |
2017 | Monster Family | Dracula | Italian dub; voice role |
Lasciami per sempre | Nikos | ||
2023 | Diabolik: Who Are You? | Giulio Mondan |
Appearances
[edit]- 1997: Cara Valentina (Sezione Giovani – 27th)
- 1999: Una musica può fare (Nuove Proposte – 8th)
- 2000: Il timido ubriaco (4th)
- 2008: Il solito sesso (12th)
- 2013: Sotto casa (Selected) and I tuoi maledetissimi impegni (7th)
- 2018: La leggenda di Cristalda e Pizzomunno (6th, Premio Giancarlo Bigazzi alla miglior composizione musicale)
- 2021: Il farmacista (17th)
References
[edit]- ^ Max Gazzè a De Core Podcast - Ep.34 on YouTube
- ^ "Francesco Gazze". AD Edizic. Archived from the original on 25 March 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
External links
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