Giorgio Faletti

Artista poliedrico non ha mai smesso di dare prova della sua capacità di spaziare da un campo artistico all’altro. Come comico ha lasciato una forte impronta nel panorama della comicità creando una serie di personaggi indimenticabili protagonisti di alcune fortunate serie televisive come Drive In, Emilio e Fantastico 90.

Anche come musicista Giorgio Faletti ha ottenuto negli anni numerosi consensi. Ha cominciato pubblicando in proprio diversi album di successo.
Nel 1994, con la canzone Signor Tenente, si è aggiudicato il secondo posto e il Premio della Critica al Festival di San Remo. Sono nate in seguito le collaborazioni con alcuni grandi artisti della musica leggera italiana: ha scritto canzoni per Mina, Milva, Gigliola Cinquetti e i versi

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