Chiara e zucchero fornaciari biography

Italian musician (born )

Musical artist

Adelmo FornaciariCavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI^[2] (Italian:[aˈdɛlmofornaˈtʃaːri]; born 25 September ), more commonly known by his stage nameZucchero Fornaciari or simply Zucchero (Italian:[ˈdzukkero,ˈtsuk-]), is an Italian singer, musician and songwriter.

His stage name is the Italian word for "sugar", as his primary school teacher used to call him.^[3][4] His music is largely inspired by gospel, soul, blues and rock music, and alternates between Italian ballads and more rhythmic R&B-boogie-like pieces.^[1] He is credited as the "father of Italian blues", introducing blues to the big stage in Italy.^[1] He is one of the few European blues artists who still enjoys great international success.^[1]

In his career, spanning four decades, Fornaciari has sold over 60 million records around the world,^[5][6] and internationally