Enrico Ruggeri

Instrument(s)Vocals, guitarYears active1972–presentMember ofDecibel

Enrico Ruggeri (born 5 June 1957) is an Italian singer-songwriter.

Biography

A native of Milan, Ruggeri made his debut in the 1970s with the punk band Decibel.^[1] In 1981 he began his solo career and established himself as a songwriter: his most famous success in this latter role is "Il mare d'inverno" ("The Sea in Winter"), brought to chart by Loredana Bertè.

He won the Sanremo Music Festival twice: in 1987 with "Si può dare di più" ("You can give more") together with Gianni Morandi and Umberto Tozzi and in 1993 with "Mistero" ("Mystery"). He represented Italy at Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song "Sole d'Europa" ("Sun of Europe").

In 2016 Ruggeri re-joined the newly reformed Decibel and went on to participate in the 2018 edition of the Sanremo Music Festival. A special performance of their song "Lettera dal Duca" during one of the festival nights featured Midge Ure on vocals and guitar.

Ruggeri is a well-known supporter of Inter Milan.

Discography

Solo albums

• 1981: Champagne molotov
• 1983: Polvere
• 1984: Presente
• 1985: Tutto scorre
• 1986: Difesa francese
• 1986: Enrico VIII
• 1987: Vai Rouge (live)
• 1988: La parola ai testimoni
• 1989: Contatti
• 1990: Il falco e il gabbiano
• 1991: Peter Pan
• 1993: La giostra della memoria
• 1994: Oggetti smarriti
• 1996: Fango e stelle
• 1997: Domani è un altro giorno
• 1998: La gente con alma (in Spanish)
• 1999: L' isola dei tesori
• 2000: L' uomo che vola
• 2001: La vie en rouge (live)
• 2002: La vie en rouge (re-packaging with two new songs)
• 2003: Gli occhi del musicista
• 2004: Punk prima di te
• 2005: Amore e guerra
• 2006: Cuore muscoli e cervello
• 2007: Il regalo di Natale
• 2008: Rock show
• 2009: L'ultima follia di Enrico Ruggeri
• 2009: Il regalo di Natale (re-packaging of "L'ultima follia di Enrico Ruggeri" with three new songs)
• 2010: La ruota
• 2012: Le Canzoni Ai Testimoni
• 2013: Frankenstein
• 2014: Frankenstein 2.0
• 2015: Pezzi di vita
• 2016: Un viaggio incredibile

With Decibel

• 1977: Punk
• 1980: Vivo da re
• 2017: Noblesse Oblige
• 2018: L'anticristo
• 2019: Punksnotdead (live)

References

External links

Media related to Enrico Ruggeri at Wikimedia Commons

• Enrico Ruggeri discography at Discogs

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Eros Ramazzotti with "Adesso tu"	Sanremo Music Festival Winner 1987	Succeeded by Massimo Ranieri with "Perdere l'amore"
Preceded by Luca Barbarossa with "Portami a ballare"	Sanremo Music Festival Winner 1993	Succeeded by Aleandro Baldi with "Passerà"
Preceded by Mia Martini with Rapsodia	Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993	Succeeded by Jalisse with Fiumi di parole