Cristiano De André

Cristiano De André (; born 29 December 1962) is an Italian singer-songwriter and musician. During his career, he competed four times in the Sanremo Music Festival, receiving three Critics' Awards.

Biography The son of Fabrizio De André and his first wife, Enrica "Puny" Pignon, he started his career as a member of the band Tempi Duri [i.e. "Hard Times", but also "Rigid Tempos", referring to the lack of flexibility of rock beats], which released the album Chiamali tempi duri in 1982, produced by Cristiano's father. He later started a solo career and, in 1985, he competed in the Sanremo Music Festival, placing fourth in the Newcomers' section and receiving the Critics Award "Mia Martini" for his song "Bella più di me". In 1998, he was part of Fabrizio De André's last concert tour.

Cristiano De André's fourth studio album, Sul confine, was released in 1995, and featured collaborations with Eugenio Finardi. Two years later, he competed once again in the Sanremo Music Festival, performing the song "Un giorno nuovo". In 2006, after abusing alcohol, he hit his then-partner, Clara Lafitte, and was arrested for resisting a public officer. He came back to music in 2009, with the tour De André canta De André, in which he sang songs originally written and performed by his father Fabrizio. The tour also gave the title to a live album, De André canta De André, released in 2009, and followed by a second volume from the same project, De André canta De André – Vol. 2 (2010). In 2014, De André entered once again the main competition in 64th Sanremo Music Festival, with the songs "Invisibili" and "Il cielo è vuoto". "Invisibili" was eliminated during the first stage of the competition, but received the Critics' Award "Mia Martini" and the "Sergio Bardotti Award" for Best Lyrics, while "Il cielo è vuoto" placed seventh in the main competition. Both songs were included in the album Come in cielo così in guerra.

Discography As a solo artist

Studio albums Cristiano De André (1987) L'albero della cuccagna (1990) Canzoni con il naso lungo (1992) Sul confine (1995) Scaramante (2001) Come in cielo, così in guerra (2013)

Live albums Un giorno nuovo (2003) De André canta De André (2009) De André canta De André – vol. 2 (2010) De André canta De Andrè - vol. 3 (2017)

With Tempi Duri Studio albums Chiamali tempi duri (1982)