Claudio Baglioni

Biography

Claudio Baglioni (Italian pronunciation: [ˈklaudjo baʎˈʎoːni]; born 16 May 1951) is an Italian pop singer-songwriter and musician. His career has been going on for over 50 years.
Considered one of the most successful pop rock singer-songwriters in the history of Italian music, he has sold over 60 million records, including Questo piccolo grande amore from 1972, its title track later being awarded "song of the century", Strada facendo from 1981, and La vita è adesso from 1985 which is the best-selling album of all time in Italy.
In the 1990's he experimented with world music with the time trilogy, which began with Oltre (1990), widely considered his masterpiece, continued with one of the best-selling albums ever in Italy Io sono qui×Io sono qui1995 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 18 tracks1Inizio0:532Io sono qui5:143Primo tempo1:184Le vie dei colori6:115Reginella5:496Secondo tempo1:207Nudo di donna4:598V.O.T.4:559Acqua nell’acqua5:1510Intervallo0:4111Terzo tempo1:1812Bolero5:5213Fammi andar via6:5814Quarto tempo1:1915Male di me5:2016L’ultimo omino5:3417Titoli di coda6:0118Fine: tra le ultime parole d’addio e quando va la musica4:20 (1995) and ended with Viaggiatore sulla coda del tempo×Viaggiatore sulla coda del tempo12 November 1999 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Hangar5:292Un mondo a forma di te5:593Sì io sarò5:284Stai su4:445Caravan5:536Mal d'universo6:187Chi c'è in ascolto5:108Opere e omissioni5:109Quanto tempo ho4:5810A domani3:5911Cuore di aliante5:2312A Clà6:01 (1999). In 2006 he composed the anthem of the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Also an innovator in the field of live performances, Baglioni achieved over a million total spectators with the tours Alé Oó in 1982 and Notti di note in 1985. In 1986 he invented a new method of live performance, with the tour Assolo where he performed completely alone accompanied by electric guitar, piano, sequencer and MIDI, a technology never tested at the time.
In 1991 he was the first artist in the world to realize a concert with the stage in the centre, awarded by the magazine Billboard as "the best concert in the world", on 6 June 1998, again with the same concept of the stage in the centre, he performed in front of 100,000 spectators at the Olympic stadium in Rome, in 2000 he performed on St. Peter's Square in the Vatican City in the presence of 300,000 people including the Pope. In 2006 he was officially the first Italian artist to perform at the Brussels European Parliament.

Biography

Around 1968 he composed the Annabel Lee musical suite, based on a poem by Edgar Allan Poe. In 1969, he released his first single and recorded the single Signora Lia; a comic song that tells of a lady's marital infidelity. Over time the song became a cult song of Italian pop music despite its poor initial success. He collaborated with Italian singer Mia Martini for her debut album.

Success came only in 1972, with the album Questo piccolo grande amore×Questo piccolo grande amoreSeptember 1972 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracksA1Piazza del popolo1:55A2Una faccia pulita3:17A3Battibecco3:58A4Con tutto l'amore che posso3:33A5Che begli amici!...4:19A6Mia libertà3:50A7La prima volta5:12B1Quel giorno3:25B2Io ti prendo come mia sposa1:46B3Cartolina rosa3:08B4Questo piccolo grande amore5:36B5Porta Portese5:09B6Quanto ti voglio3:10B7Sembra il primo giorno3:12B8Con tutto l'amore che posso1:44; the title track was awarded as the Italian song of the century in 1985. In 1974, he recorded the album E tu ... with Vangelis. In 1975, it comes out Sabato pomeriggio; a concept album about waiting, based on Giacomo Leopardi's poems. In 1977, the album Solo; was the first in which he made lyrics, music and production on his own. In 1978, Baglioni released the album E tu come stai?×E tu come stai?December 1978 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracksA1Con te3:50A2Signori si chiude3:40A3Ti amo ancora4:00A4Giorni di neve3:16A5Loro sono là4:13B1E tu come stai?5:30B2Un po' di più4:30B3Quando è così3:57B4Ancora la pioggia cadrà6:08.
In 1981, he produced the hugely successful album Strada facendo×Strada facendo6 June 1981 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracksA11.1:39A2Via5:11A3I vecchi5:44A42.1:31A5Notti4:19A6Ragazze dell'est5:24B1Strada facendo5:36B23.0:56B3Fotografie7:45B4Ora che ho te4:35B54.1:42B6Buona fortuna3:58 the first Italian album to reach one million copies. The following year the Alé Oó tour starts, the first tour of an Italian singer in large stadiums. The name of the tour in fact takes its cue from a typical chorus of football matches. In June of the same year (1982) Baglioni at the age of 31 became a father and in one day wrote the worldwide hit song Avrai dedicated to his son.
In 1985, Baglioni released the album La vita è adesso×La vita è adesso8 June 1985 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracksA1Un nuovo giorno o un giorno nuovo4:26A2L'amico e domani3:45A3Uomini persi5:14A4La vita è adesso5:25A5Tutto il calcio minuto per minuto7:21B1Andiamo a casa4:49B2Amori in corso5:32B3E adesso la pubblicità4:53B4Un treno per dove4:21B5Notte di note, note di notte6:16, the best-selling album of all time in Italy with almost 4 million copies sold, immediately after the release of the album, Baglioni×Baglioni1996 · Album · CompilationSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 30 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11Signora Lia2Una favola blu3Notte di Natale4Isolina5…e ci sei tu6Se… casomai…7Questo piccolo grande amore8Quel giorno – Io ti prendo come mia sposa9Con tutto l’amore che posso10Porta Portese11Mia libertà12Cartolina rosa13Fratello sole sorella luna14Gira che ti rigira15Amore belloDisc 2170, 80, 90, 100…2W l’Inghilterra3Io me ne andrei4Miramare5E tu…6E me lo chiami amore7Canto8Ninna nanna nanna ninna9Chissà se mi pensi10Sabato pomeriggio11Solo12Poster13Quante volte14Gagarin152 1 X embarked on the 1985 stadium tour which totalled over 1.5 million spectators with the final concert in Rome, which was the first concert in the history of Italian music to be broadcast live on TV.
The overwhelming success of the album called for another big tour the following year; Assolo×Assolo1986 · Album · LiveSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 24 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11Introduzione0:462Strada facendo4:533Fotografie5:244Medley all'organo: Ninna nanna nanna ninna / Gagarin / Via6:365Ragazze dell'Est5:346Uomini persi4:577Medley al piano elettrico: Notte di Natale / Giorni di neve / Ragazza di campagna / Un po' di più / Chissà se mi pensi / Puoi9:188Amori in corso6:209Poster5:2710Quanto ti voglio4:1111Medley alla chitarra acustica: Un nuovo giorno... / Doremifasol / Il mattino si è svegliato / Quanta strada da fare / A modo mio / Ed apri quella porta / W l'Inghilterra / Faccia pulita / Porta Portese / Mia libertà / Isolina / Signora Lia13:0212Avrai5:35Disc 21E adesso la pubblicità4:492Medley alla chitarra elettrica: Ancora la pioggia cadrà / Quante volte / Io me ne andrei / Ora che ho te7:283Amore bello4:174Medley al pianoforte: Con tutto l'amore che posso / Sabato pomeriggio / E tu come stai? / Solo7:245E tu6:536Notte di note, note di notte5:467I vecchi6:048Questo piccolo grande amore6:379Tutto il calcio minuto per minuto7:3710La vita è adesso5:4911Finale2:2112Il sogno è sempre5:06 a sensational tour consisting of over 30 concerts in major stadiums across Italy where Claudio Baglioni performs completely alone, without a band, with the help of classical and electric guitar, pianola, piano, synthesizer and MIDI, a technology never tested at the time. The live album Assolo was recorded in Milan and became a commercial success in Europe. The success of Claudio in this decade was so high that around the end of 1985 the first collection for the European market was released, entitled Claudio Baglioni, containing ten of Baglioni's songs from the decade so far.
In 1988, he participated in a concert of the Human Right Now! tour with Peter Gabriel, Sting and Bruce Springsteen.
In 1990, after 3 years of work he released the double album Oltre×Oltre31 October 1990 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 20 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11Dagli il via5:482Io dal mare5:283Naso di falco5:434Io lui e la cana femmina4:175Stelle di stelle3:236Vivi4:247Le donne sono4:418Domani mai5:119Acqua dalla Luna4:3210Tamburi lontani5:51Disc 21Noi no5:162Signora delle ore scure4:523Navigando4:054Le mani e l'anima5:245Mille giorni di te e di me5:396Dov'è dov'è4:577Tieniamente3:458Qui Dio non c'è5:409La piana dei cavalli bradi4:5810Pace5:42, an ambitious project with 20 songs that contains experiments with world music. The concert of 1991 was reviewed positively by Billboard magazine as the best concert of the year in the world, thanks to the stage that is located in the center of the stadium with the public surrounding it in the round. In the same year the European version of the record Oltre is marketed. In 1992 the tour Oltre il concerto began, held in indoor arenas with the stage in the centre, marking the return of Baglioni throughout Italy, with over 50 dates it was a huge success.
In 1995, the album Io sono qui×Io sono qui1995 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 18 tracks1Inizio0:532Io sono qui5:143Primo tempo1:184Le vie dei colori6:115Reginella5:496Secondo tempo1:207Nudo di donna4:598V.O.T.4:559Acqua nell’acqua5:1510Intervallo0:4111Terzo tempo1:1812Bolero5:5213Fammi andar via6:5814Quarto tempo1:1915Male di me5:2016L’ultimo omino5:3417Titoli di coda6:0118Fine: tra le ultime parole d’addio e quando va la musica4:20 was released, which marks Claudio's return to the scene, the album deals with the theme of comedy, everyday life is in fact a bit of a comedy for everyone where everyone wears a mask without knowing if he is an actor or a spectator of life. The album is structured as if it were a film with a beginning, an end, the interlude and then the first, second, third and fourth time which anticipate the subsequent songs by describing them as cinematic scenes. The album has sold 1.5 million copies to date. Baglioni initially presents the album with a series of surprise concerts held on a yellow truck which once opened became a stage, the concert tour is called Tour Giallo. Subsequently, the 1996 tour called Tour Rosso began in arenas with the stage in the center without barriers between the public and the artist with the band, with over 51 dates it became an incredible success.
On 6 June 1998, he held the concert event of the year at the Olympic stadium in Rome, the concert totaled over 100,000 spectators thanks to the stage in the center and the spectators who filled the stadium, still this record remains undefeated by any event.
In the summer of 1998 he performed a one-hour concert on the ship Amerigo Vespucci at the port of Lisbon for Expo 1998.
And in 1999, the album Viaggiatore sulla coda del tempo×Viaggiatore sulla coda del tempo12 November 1999 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Hangar5:292Un mondo a forma di te5:593Sì io sarò5:284Stai su4:445Caravan5:536Mal d'universo6:187Chi c'è in ascolto5:108Opere e omissioni5:109Quanto tempo ho4:5810A domani3:5911Cuore di aliante5:2312A Clà6:01, with the imminent arrival of the new millennium, considered one of the most ambitious, complex and cultured projects of Baglioni's entire recording work, it marks the passage of the millennium through a traveler's journey between space and time. The album sells half a million copies in a month. Baglioni subsequently declared that the three albums (Oltre, Io sono qui and Viaggiatore sulla coda del tempo) make up a trilogy of time where each represents the past, present and future respectively. The tour that followed this album took place between January and March 2000, called Tour Blu, it is characterized by a futuristic cut like the 1999 album with projection screens and laser lights, the concerts began with a sort of three-dimensional hologram that had the appearance of a robotic face named Claud; an alter ego of the artist who announced that he came from the future and appeared between one song and another to tell his story accompanied by thoughts and messages from the future, the virtual image mentions that as long as his music is listened to the traveler will not he will have left in vain.
On 31 December 1999, for New Year's Eve, he performed in the last concert of the millennium in St. Peter’s Square, in the Vatican, in the presence of approximately 380,000 spectators including the Pope and on live national TV, he is the first and only artist in history to have held a concert in Vatican Square.
In the summer of 2000, he brought the tour Acustico. Sogno di una notte di note to amphitheatres, rearranging all his most famous songs in an acoustic key, in 2001 he was the first artist to bring pop music to traditional theaters with the tour Incanto tra pianoforte e voce performing completely alone accompanied by just the piano.
In 2003 the album Sono io was released which sold 300,000 copies in just one month, followed by a stadium tour with the stage at the center.
In 2005 his first official greatest hits album Tutti qui was released, and was accompanied by a tour which lasted from 2006 to 2007, beginning in arenas.
In 2009 he launched the ambitious Q.P.G.A. project which includes a novel, an album, a film and a series of concerts.
In 2010, he did a series of concerts around the world, the last concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London was recorded and broadcast on Sky and transposed onto the live album World Tour which was met with incredible success. On New Year's Eve 2011 he held a concert at the Imperial fora in Rome which attracted over 300,000 people. In 2013 he released the album Con voi×Con voi21 May 2013 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Con voi6:05.
In 2019, to celebrate 50 years of career, he held an concert at the Verona Arena which for the first time is open to the public in its entirety, with the stage in the center and the spectators filling the entire arena in the round.
In 2020 the album In questa storia, che è la mia was released. In the summer of 2022, he embarked on the Tutti su! tour of amphitheaters and in the summer of 2023 aTuttoCuore tour with a concert at the Foro Italico in Rome, continuing in 2024 around Italy in indoor arenas and in the Arena of Verona with eight stages in September 2024.
In 2025, the 40th anniversary edition of the album La vita è adesso, the best-selling album of all time in Italy, will be released, and in 2026, the Grand Tour of Italy's best outdoor spaces will begin.

European albums

1982 - Alé Oó
1985 - Claudio Baglioni
1991 - Oltre

Dvds

1991 - Oltre una bellissima notte
1996 - Baglioni nel Rosso
2000 - Sogno di una notte di note
2003 - Tutto in un abbraccio
2010 - World Tour
2019 - Al centro. Arena di Verona

Tour

1977 - Claudio Baglioni on tour
1982 - Alé Oó
1985 - Notti di note
1986 - Assolo
1991 - Oltre una bellissima notte (only one concert)
1992 - Assieme
1995 - Tour Giallo
1996 - Tour Rosso
1998 - Da me a te
1999 - Tour Blu
2000 - Acustico
2003 - Tutto in un abbraccio
2006/2007 - Tutti qui
2010 - World Tour
2013 - Con voi tour
2018/2019 - Al centro
2022 - Tutti su!
2023/2024 - aTuttoCuore
2026 - GrandTour