Simone Tomassini

Simone Tomassini (born 11 May 1974), who often performs simply as Simone, is an Italian Singer-songwriter who has toured widely in Italy and appeared at the Sanremo Music Festival.

Biography Simone Tomassini was born in Vertemate con Minoprio, in the Province of Como. He studied music privately and then at the Accademia di Musica Moderna in Milan. His first big break came at the 2004 Sanremo Music Festival with his song "È stato tanto tempo fa" which became a radio success and was recorded by EMI both as a single and on his album Giorni, which he toured in Italy. That year he also appeared on Festivalbar performing his single "Il mondo che non c'è". His first album was produced by the impresario Enrico Rovelli, the ex-manager of Vasco Rossi and Patty Pravo and founder of the Alcatraz Club in Milan. Rovelli had taken Tomassini under his wing after a chance meeting in Milan when Rovelli's car almost knocked Tomassini over as he was crossing the street. His second album, Buon viaggio, came out in May of that year and was also toured throughout Italy. In October, he again opened the performances of Vasco Rossi's 2005 Buoni o cattivi tour. The year concluded with a live performance at the Alcatraz Club in Milan (issued on DVD in 2006). In 2006, he released his third album, Sesso gioia rock 'n' roll, and his song "Fuori come un balcone" was chosen for the sound track of Jerry Calà's film, Vita Smeralda. 2007 saw the release of his hit single "Niente da perdere" and a return appearance with Vasco Rossi.

A longtime fan of the Calcio Como football team, Tomassini inaugurated their new anthem, "Quando sei comasco", during the team's September 2008 tribute to Stefano Borgonovo at the Sinigaglia Stadium. In 2009 he appeared as a guest star at the Boario Summer Festival At the end of 2009, he visited the United States, where he performed in several venues in New York City, including Pianos and Webster Hall. A new album, with the American label Gallery Records Inc. and mastered at the Sterling Sound studios in New York, is planned for release worldwide 11 May 2011, while the single "Caduta Libera", with a video recorded over the Como Lake, was aired on the radio on 29 April 2011. Tomassini started the new 2011 world tour called "Sempre in Tour" (always on tour) with a "Data Zero", on 29 April 2011, at the Cagno Palasport.

Discography Singles "É stato tanto tempo fa", 2004. Label: EMI Italia "Niente da perdere", 2007. Label: Universal Music Italia "Ho scritto una canzone", 2010. Label: Gallery Records Inc. "Caduta libera", 2011. Label: Gallery Records Inc. Albums Giorni, 2004. Label: EMI Italia Buon viaggio, 2005. Label: EMI Italia Sesso gioia rock 'n' roll, 2006. Label: Makno Music "Simone Tomassini", 11 May 2011. Label: Gallery Records, Inc. DVDs Simone Live: '05 Alcatraz Milano, 2006. Label: Makno Music

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