David Buzzi

Davide Buzzi (David Buzzi; born 31 December 1968) is a Swiss singer-songwriter and a part of the Swiss Italian scene.

Biography

Davide Buzzi was born on 31 December 1968 in Acquarossa, Switzerland. He is originally from the former municipality of Aquila, in the canton of Ticino. A photographer, he is also holds a degree in marketing and management and has worked in the public security and insurance sector, until he concentrated his activity only in the artistic branch.

Suffering from pain since 2000, he was finally diagnosed in 2012 with a gastrointestinal tumour, which forced him to take medication for the rest of his life. Divorced and the father of two daughters, he lives in Acquarossa, in the canton of Ticino.

Artistic path

Author of his own lyrics, Davide Buzzi is known for his songs on social and historical themes, in Italian and Ticino dialect. From 1993 to 2022, he recorded five albums. He has given concerts in Switzerland, Sweden, Italy, France, Albania and other European countries, also working with many well-known musicians, including the Finnish rock band Leningrad Cowboys. In 1998, he won the Lissone Festival (Italy), Cantem Insemma, with the song Ul veget di Mariunètt and received the special prize for the best text and music.

In 1997, he received the international award Targa Città di Milano (Italy), in 2000, he received the international award Premio Città di San Bonifacio (Italy), and in 2002, in Sanremo (Italy), he received the international award Myrta Gabardi.

In 2012 and 2013, he received two nominations for the ISMA Awards in Milwaukee and a nomination for the Nammy Awards in Niagara Falls, for the song The She Wolf.

His novel L'estate di Achille is nominated for the Premio Strega 2023.

He wrote songs for Italian, American and Australian performers.

Discography 1993 : Da grande 1998 : Il Diavolo Rosso 2006 : Perdo i pezzi 2016 : Romaneschi (single) 2017 : Te ne vai (single) 2017 : Non ascoltare in caso d'incendio (Album) 2020 : Don't cross the rails (single) 2021 : Come stai? (single) 2021 : americanfly.chat, with Franco Ambrosetti (single) 2021 : Radiazioni sonore artificiali non coerenti (Album) 2023 : La lupa, with Franco Ambrosetti (single)

Duets With Leningrad Cowboys: Gringo (original title "Ten lost gringos") With Leandro Barsotti: La borsa degli scudi With Massimo Priviero: Nessuna resa mai With Yolanda Martinez: Il ponte (The bridge) With Massimo Priviero: Salvatore Fiumara With Dario Gay: Non ti scordare di me With Franco Ambrosetti: americanfly.chat With Franco Ambrosetti: La lupa

Books 2013 : Il mio nome è Leponte... Johnny Leponte (96, Rue de-La-Fontaine Edizioni) 2017 : La multa (ARBOK / ANA Edizioni) 2020 : Antonio Scalonesi - Memoriale di un anomalo omicida seriale (96, Rue de-La-Fontaine Edizioni) 2022 : L'estate di Achille (Morellini Editore)

Filmography 1982 – L'oro nel camino, directed by Nelo Risi 1995 – Romaneschi, directed by Bruno Soldini 2018 – Non ascoltare in caso d'incendio, directed by Dimitris Statiris 2020 - Memoriale di un anomalo omicida seriale de Elia Andrioletti (Scénariste)