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This italien musician who named himself after a
sugarcube is already an longterm institution in italy and also in Germany.
The 52 year old, who's real name is Adelmo Fornaciari, started his
carriere in 1970. But it took another 13 years 'till his first album 'Un
Po Di Zucchero'- In 1991 he shot to fame with the hitsingle 'Senza Una
Donna' - a duet together with Paul Young. His 2004 album 'Zu & CO
includes more cooperation with Miles Davis, Paul Young, Sheryl Crow, Dolores O'Riordan
(The Cranberries), B. B. King, John Lee Hooker, Brian May and Sting, and
sold some million times in the whole world. He also appeared at the Live 8
benefit concert series in Rome in 2005.
Zucchero always went for the commercial softrock with a touch of Blues and
Gospel and some slight italien style. And he is currently on tour in
Germany, still with his 2006 album 'Fly'. On may 04. the brandnew single 'Un
Kilo' came out and sold one million times. Enough for Zucchero to play
Munich's biggest venue the Olympic hall.
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The
suportslot comes from german newcomer talent Joanna Zimmer, who started
her carriere past year with the song I
Believe (Give A Little Bit…)“ -
'Bringing
Down the Moon is the second album now, for the blind singer. It's her
voice which is so remarcable.
Unfortunately stage time ain't chosen very luckily for Joanna, because
when she enters the stage the living room seems still lost. In fact, I've
never seen that place so empty. But well maybe that's only because of this
early start. It's just 7.30 p.m. Jes, that's truly two pics worth while,
including a barriere as strong as expecting a 12.000 crazy teenie gig.
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So
however, Joanna is good indeed with her songs 'I Believe' and What You Give, Is What You Got’etc.
and uses the chance to introduce herself to a broughter audiance.
http://joanazimmer.universal-pop.de/
My fears, there won't come any more people at the
headliner's performance is fortunately wrong. At the time Zucchero goes
on, the seated auditorium is well filled. But these people won't stay at
the spots and storm the front. Beeing pushed back from the audiance it
takes exactly the length of one song, and they are back again.And there's
nothing anymore the guards could do about it. Visitors in the frontrows
who have paid a fortune for their tickets are pretty much annoyed having
all those going crazy fans in front of them now. The result is a lot of
anger and some guests leave the place charging back the entry fee.
Zucchero
doesn't realize the circumstances in the audiance and starts his set
sitting on an imaginary thrown. Not very nice for us photographers, who
get pushed and pulled by those fans, who couldn't stay on their seats. And
as soon as we have to stop taking pics after three songs, Zucchero gets up
from his chair and comes to the front. Alrighty, I guess that's fate. The
program once again is a best of.... of Zuccheros carriere, consisting of Va Pensiero’
and ‚Occhi’ or ‚Miserere’ and of course ‚Senza una donna’.
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Inbetween
Zucchero sits on the piano for a change. One thing is for sure, although
this artist goes away from the usual italien soapy pop style, he can't
deny his roots. And that's not only because of his mother language he uses
as well as english in his songs. Zucchero names himself a rocker, but in
the end his music is commerical sound for a bank director as well as a
secretary or a housewife. With his smudge look he might express those just
menioned one's, but apart from that, nothing special really....
http://www.zucchero.it
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