Tricarico

Francesco Maria Tricarico (born 1 February 1971), better known under the mononym Tricarico, is an Italian singer-songwriter. Tricarico is mainly known for his top-five hits "Io sono Francesco", released in 2000, and "Vita tranquilla", which was launched during the Sanremo Music Festival 2008.

Music career Tricarico rose to fame in 2000, when he released his debut single, "Io sono Francesco", which hit number one in Italy, selling more than 60,000 copies and generating some controversy following its lyrical content, which included an insult to a school teacher and was therefore censored by some radio stations. Tricarico's self-titled debut album was released two years later. The song received a nomination for the Nastro d'Argento 2006 for Best Original song.

In 2009, Tricarico competed in the Big Artists section of the 58th Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Vita tranquilla", which received the Critics' Award "Mia Martini". The song was included in his third studio album, Giglio. and in 2011, singing "Tre colori", but both entries failed to reach the final. The songs were included in the albums Il bosco delle fragole (2009) and L'imbarazzo (2011), respectively.

Released: 10 May 2002 Label: Universal Format: CD —

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Released: 29 February 2008 Label: Sony BMG Format: CD, digital download 8

Released: 20 February 2009 Label: Sony BMG Format: CD, digital download 33

Released: 16 February 2011 Label: Sony Formats: CD, digital download 53

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Compilation albums Il fantastico mondo di Francesco Tricarico (2009)

Singles "Io sono Francesco" (2000) – No. 1 in Italy "Drago" (2001) "La Pesca" (2001) "Musica" (2002) "Cavallino" (2004) "Sposa Laser" (2004) "Solo per te" (2006) "Cica bum l'Italia" (2006) "Un'altra possibilità" (2007) "Vita tranquilla" (2007) – No. 4 in Italy "Ghiaccio" (2008) "Eternità" (2008) "Il bosco delle fragole" (2009) "Luminosa" (2009) "Tre colori" (2011) "Una selva oscura" (2011) "La mia sposa" (2011) "L'America" (2013) "Riattacare i bottoni" (2013) "È di moda" (2014)