09 July 2018

Gianluca Grignani

Italian singer-songwriter Gianluca Grignani (1972) was a teen idol during the 1990s. He also starred in the film Branchie (1999).

Gianluca Grignani
Italian postcard by Cloè, no. 29, 1995.

Gianluca Grignani
Italian postcard by Cloè, no. 29, 1995.

Writing songs in his room


Gianluca Grignani was born in in Milan, Italy in 1972. He was raised by his mother and with the help of his uncle he learned to play the guitar.

Grignani began writing songs in his room. He moved to London at the age of 17 and made contacts with several musicians, but returned to Italy several years later.

His musical career took off after meeting guitarist and producer Massimo Luca. After Grignani performed at the 1994 Festival de San Remo, he released the acoustic ballad La mia storia tra le dita.

In 1995, the handsome Grignani had his breakthrough with the album Destinazione Paradiso, which sold two million copies within a year, and for which he was awarded the Telegatto award. La mia storia tra le dita became a hit in several Latin American and European countries.

Fabrica Di Plastica appeared one year later, and was followed by Campi Di Popcorn (1998).

In 1999 he starred in the film Branchie (Francesco Ranieri Martinotti, 1999) with Valentina Cervi and Christoph Buchholz. His debut did not lead to more films, but from then on he focused on his career as a singer-songwriter.

In 2003, he married Francesca Dall'Olio. They have four children.

Gianluca Grignani
Italian postcard by Cloè, no. 29, 1995.

Gianluca Grignani
Italian postcard by TV Stelle.

Sources: John Bush (AllMovie), Wikipedia and IMDb.

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