Richard Cocciante
| Riccardo Cocciante | |
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Riccardo Cocciante in 1975
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| Background information | |
| Born |
20 February 1946 Saigon |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | singer, composer |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Years active | 1968 — present |
| Labels | RCA Talent, Delta, RCA Italiana, Virgin Dischi, 20th Century |
| Website | Official website |
Riccardo Cocciante [rikˈkardo kotˈtʃante], also known in French-speaking countries and the U.S. as Richard Cocciante [ʁiʃaʁ kɔʃjᾶt], (born 20 February 1946), is a French-Italian singer, composer, theatre man and musician.
Cocciante was born on 20 February 1946 in Saigon, French Indochina, now Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to an Italian father from Rocca di Mezzo (provincia dell'Aquila) and a French mother. At the age of 11, he moved to Rome, Italy, where he attended school. He also lived in the United States and Ireland.
Cocciante began achieving success as a musician around 1972. In 1976, he covered the Beatles song "Michelle" for the musical documentary All This and World War II. That same year, he released his sole English album in the US, with the single "When Love Has Gone Away" peaking at #41 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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