Zucchero Fornaciari

About Zucchero Fornaciari

Italian blues artist credited with popularizing the genre in his homeland. Almost all of his albums have gone platinum, including the ten-time platinum Spirito DiVino and BlueSugar.

Adelmo Fornaciari, better known by the stage name Zucchero Fornaciari or simply Zucchero, is an Italian singer-songwriter. Her stage name is the Italian word meaning "sugar", as her elementary school teacher called her. His music is mainly inspired by gospel, soul, blues and rock, alternating between Italian ballads and more rhythmic tracks like R&B-boogie. He is considered the "father of Italian blues", bringing blues to the big stage in Italy. He is one of the few European blues artists still having great international success. During his career, spanning more than three decades, Fornaciari has sold more than 60 million records worldwide, and worldwide his most successful singles are "Diamante", "Il Volo / My Love. "," Baila / Baila morena "and the duet" Senza una donna "with Paul Young. It has won multiple awards, including four Festivalbars awards, nine Wind Music awards, two world music awards, six European IFPI platinum awards and a Grammy Award nomination.

Years active	1970–present
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer, songwriter, record producer
Genres	Blues, rock, Blues rock, R&B, soul, gospel, funk, pop rock, pop
Born	September 25, 1955
Labels	Polydor, Universal
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keyboards
Origin	Roncocesi, Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Birth name	Adelmo Fornaciari

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Trivia

He was playing with small bands in the early 1970s while studying to be a veterinarian. He then decided to pursue music full-time, left school, and moved to San Francisco, California.

Zucchero Fornaciari before fame

He became interested in blues as a young instructor after being exposed to Otis Redding by an American friend. He then went on to learn how to play the guitar and saxophone.

Achievement of Zucchero Fornaciari

In the early 1970s, he was playing in tiny bands while studying to be a veterinarian. He then quit school and relocated to San Francisco, California, to pursue music full-time.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$85 Million

Zucchero Fornaciari family life

With his first wife, Angela Figlie, he had two children. He had a son with Francesca Mozer after they separated, and he has also adopted children from Kenya.

Associations of Zucchero Fornaciari

He's collaborated with a number of notable musicians over his career, including Eric Clapton and BB King.

Zucchero Fornaciari Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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