Cesare Cremonini (musician)

Cesare Cremonini
Cesare Cremonini in September 2009
Background information
Born	27 March 1980 Bologna, Italy
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, actor
Instruments	Vocals, piano
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Warner, Tre Cuori, Universal
Website	cesarecremonini.it

Cesare Cremonini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈtʃeːzare kremoˈniːni]; born on 27 March 1980 in Bologna) is an Italian singer-songwriter and actor.

Cremonini was the leader of Lùnapop, a successful and popular Italian pop band between 1999 and 2002.^[1] In 2002 Lùnapop was disbanded. He has since pursued a successful solo career. His Lùnapop bandmate, Nicola 'Ballo' Balestri, has joined him in his new band, along with other musicians.

The singer's biggest solo hits include "Vieni a vedere perché", "Latin Lover", "Gongi-Boy", "Marmellata #25", "Dicono di me" and "Figlio di un re". Since going solo, he has released four solo albums: Bagus, Maggese, 1+8+24, and Il primo bacio sulla Luna. There is an additional "special edition" version of Bagus with a DVD containing extra bonus and music videos. His album Maggese was partly recorded at the famous Abbey Road Studios in London.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
		ITA [2]
Bagus	Released: 15 November 2002 Label: Warner Music Italy Format: CD	9
Maggese	Released: 10 June 2005 Label: Warner Music Italy Format: CD	7
Il primo bacio sulla Luna	Released: 26 September 2008 Label: Warner Music Italy Format: CD, download	6	ITA: Gold[3]
La teoria dei colori	Released: 22 May 2012 Label: Tre Cuori, Universal Format: CD, download	2	ITA: Platinum[3]
Logico[4]	Released: 6 May 2014 Label: Tre Cuori, Universal Format: CD, download	1	ITA: Gold[3]

Live albums

List of albums, with chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
		ITA [2]
1+8+24	Released: 24 November 2006 Label: Warner Music Italy Format: CD+DVD, download	37

Compilation albums

List of albums, with chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
		ITA [2]
1999-2010 The Greatest Hits	Released: 25 May 2010 Label: Warner Music Italy Format: CD, download	3	ITA: 2× Platinum[3]

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Single	Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications	Album or EP
		ITA [5]
"Gli uomini e le donne sono uguali"	2002	8		Bagus
"Vieni a vedere perché"		3
"PadreMadre"	2003	21
"Latin lover"		20
"Gongi Boy"		13
"Marmellata #25"	2005	11	ITA: Gold[6]	Maggese
"Maggese"		41
"Le tue parole fanno male"	2006	38
"Ancora un po'"		48
"Dev'essere così"		—		1+8+24
"Dicono di me"	2008	10		Il primo bacio sulla Luna
"Le sei e ventisei"		—
"Figlio di un re"	2009	—
"Il pagliaccio"		—
"L'altra metà"		—
"Mondo" (feat. Jovanotti)	2010	4	ITA: Platinum[7]	1999-2010 The Greatest Hits
"Hello!" (feat. Malika Ayane)		7	ITA: Gold[7]
"Il comico (Sai che risate)"	2012	—	ITA: Platinum[7]	La teoria dei colori
"Una come te"		—	ITA: Gold[6]
"La nuova stella di Broadway"	2013	9	ITA: Platinum[6]
"I Love You"		38
"Logico #1"	2014	4	ITA: 2× Platinum[6]	Logico
"GreyGoose"		16	ITA: Gold[6]
"Io e Anna"	2015	—
"Buon viaggio (Share the Love)"		24	ITA: 2× Platinum[6]	TBA

As featured artist

List of singles, with chart positions in Italy, showing year released and album name

Single	Year	Peak chart positions	Certification	Album
		ITA [8]
"Domani 21/04.09"[9] (Artisti Uniti per l'Abruzzo)	2009	1	ITA: 2× Platinum[10]	Charity single

Other appearances

List of other album appearances

Contribution	Year	Album
"Innocenti evasioni"[11]	2006	Innocenti evasioni by Various Artists
"Un cuore giovane"[12] (Mario Venuti feat. Cesare Cremonini)	2009	Recidivo by Mario Venuti
"Believe in Love"[13] (Malika Ayane feat. Cesare Cremonini)	2010	Grovigli by Malika Ayane
"I pesci grossi"[14] (Jovanotti feat. Cesare Cremonini)	2011	Ora by Jovanotti
"L'orgia"[15]	2012	...Io ci sono by Various Artists
"Gli anni"[16] (Max Pezzali feat. Cesare Cremonini)	2013	Max 20 by Max Pezzali

Filmography

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Via Zanardi 33	Gustavo[17]	1 episode
Films
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Un amore perfetto[18]	Celestino
2011	Il cuore grande delle ragazze[19]	Carlino Viggetti

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Category	Work	Result
2003	Italian Music Awards	Best Italian Male Artist[20]	Himself	Nominated
	Lunezia Award	Poetic Rock Award[21]	"PadreMadre"	Won
2008	Premio Videoclip Italiano	Videography Special Award[22][23]	Himself	Won
2009	TRL Awards	History Award[24]		Won
2011		Too Much Award[25]		Nominated
		Super Man Award[25]		Nominated
2012	MTV Europe Music Awards	Best Italian Act[26]		Nominated
2013	Oro d'Argento	Best Original Song	"Amor mio"[27] (written by Cremonini, performed by Gianni Morandi)	Won

References

1. Gutierrez, Evan C. "Biography: Cesare Cremonini". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
2. Peak positions on the Italian Albums Chart:
   • For 1+8+24: "Archivio - Album - Classifica settimanale WK 48 (dal 20-11-2006 al 26-11-2006)" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
   • For all the other albums: "Italian Charts - Marco Mengoni - Albums" (in Italian). Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
3. "Italian album certifications – Cesare Cremonini" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 21 January 2014. Select Album e Compilation in the field Sezione. Enter Cesare Cremonini in the field Filtra. The certification will load automatically
4. "Cremonini: Ecco copertina e tracklist del nuovo disco Logico" (in Italian). Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana. 8 April 2014. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
5. • For "I Love You": "FIMI – Classifiche". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (in Italian). Retrieved 25 April 2015. Enter the section Archivio, then choose Top Digital in the field Sezione and 2013 in the field Anno. Finally, click on the chart for week 31.
   • For all the other singles: "Italian Charts - Cesare Cremonini - Songs". Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
6. "Italian single certifications – Cesare Cremonini" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 10 June 2014. Select Online in the field Sezione. Enter Cesare Cremonini in the field Filtra. The certification will load automatically
7. "Certificazioni singoli digitali dalla settimana 1 del 2009 alla settimana 52 del 2012" (PDF) (in Italian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
8. "Italian Singles Chart - Domani - 21 aprile 2009 - Artisti Uniti per l'Abruzzo". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
9. "Una canzone per aiutare l'Abruzzo. L'idea di Giuliano Sangiorgi e Jovanotti". Corriere del Mezzogiorno (in Italian). 22 April 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
10. "Awards 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
11. Gino Castaldo (20 June 2006). "Da Ligabue ai Nomadi è sempre Lucio Battisti". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 44. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
12. "Recidivo in esclusiva a Tgcom". TGCOM (in Italian). Mediaset. 7 October 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
13. Andrea Conti (12 February 2010). "Malika: Ricomincio da me stessa". TGCOM (in Italian). Mediaset. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
14. "Jovanotti presenta Ora: E' il mio disco più contemporaneo" (in Italian). Rockol.it. 24 January 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
15. "Recensione - Giorgio Gaber - ...Io ci sono" (in Italian). Rockol.it. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
16. Paola De Simone (3 June 2013). "Recensione - Max Pezzali - Max 20" (in Italian). Rockol.it. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
17. "TV: Arriva Via Zanardi 33, sitcom all'italiana con Lunapop" (in Italian). Adnkronos. 26 January 2001. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
18. Vincenzo Mollica. "Un amore perfetto" (in Italian). RAI. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
19. "Cesare Cremonini, l'intervista: con Avati ho trovato la felicità". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
20. "Comunicato Stampa: 'Italian Music Awads', le nomination" (in Italian). Rockol.it. 20 October 2003. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
21. "Presentato il Lunezia 2003, premi per Oxa, Fabi e Cremonini" (in Italian). Rockol.it. 10 July 2003. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
22. "Premio Videoclip Italiano oggi al via. Cremonini: Importante essere qui" (in Italian). Rockol.it. 17 November 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
23. Matteo Cruccu. "Jovanotti e Cremonini: tre giorni di musica per il Premio Videoclip". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 16 June 2013.
24. "Piazza dell'Unità gremita per le star dei Trl Awards 2009 dai Sonhora ai Finley". Il Piccolo (in Italian). 15 May 2009.
25. "Trl Awards 2011, tutte le nomination" (in Italian). Excite.it. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
26. "Emis Killa vince il Best Italian Act agli Mtv Ema". Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata. 15 October 2012.
27. Andrea Rinaldi (28 June 2013). "A Cremonini il Nastro d'argento". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 28 June 2013.

External links

• Cesare's Homepage
• at Warner Music Italy (in Italian)