- Album list
- Singer Intro
Francesco 'Franco' Battiato (Italian: [ˈfraŋko batˈtjaːto]; born 23 March 1945, Ionia, Sicily)[citation needed] is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer, filmmaker and, under the pseudonym Süphan Barzani, also a painter. Battiato's songs contain esoteric, philosophical and religious themes.
He is and has been for decades one of the most popular pop singer-songwriters in Italy. His unique sound, song-crafting and especially his lyrics, often containing philosophical, religious, and culturally exotic references, as well as tackling or painting universal themes about the human condition - unusual subjects for pop songs - earned him a unique spot on Italy's music scene, and the nickname of 'Il Maestro' ('The Master' or 'The Teacher'). His work includes songwriting and joint production efforts with several Italian and international musicians and pop singers, including the long-lasting professional relationship with Italian singer Alice. Together with Alice, Franco Battiato represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song 'I treni di Tozeur'.
Discography
1970s
La Convenzione (single, 1971)
Fetus (1971)
Pollution (1972)
Sulle corde di Aries (1973)
Clic (1974)
M.elle le “Gladiator” (1975)
Feed Back (1975)
Battiato (1976)
Juke Box (1977)
L'Egitto prima delle sabbie (1978)
L'era del cinghiale bianco (1979)
1980s
Patriots (1980)
La voce del Padrone (1981)
L'arca di Noè (1982)
Orizzonti perduti (1983)
Mondi Lontanissimi (1985)
Echoes of Sufi Dances (1985, in English)
Ecos de Danzas Sufi (1985, in Spanish)
Nomadas (1987, in Spanish)
Fisiognomica (1988)
Giubbe Rosse (1989, live)
1990s
Come un cammello in una grondaia (1991)
Caffè de la Paix (1993)
Unprotected (1994, live)
L'ombrello e la macchina da cucire (1995)
Battiato studio collection (1996, collection)
L'imboscata (1996)
Shadow, Light (1996, collection)
Battiato Live Collection (1997, live)
Gommalacca (1998)
Fleurs (1999)
2000s
Campi magnetici (2000)
Ferro battuto (2001)
Fleurs 3 (2002)
Last Summer Dance (2003, live)
Dieci stratagemmi (2004)
Il vuoto (2007)
Fleurs 2 (2008) (3X Platinum)
Inneres Auge – Il tutto è più della somma delle sue parti (2009) (Platinum)
2010s
Apriti sesamo (2012)
Live in Roma with Alice (2016)
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