Mino Vergnaghi

Mino Vergnaghi
Born (1955-04-10) April 10, 1955
Trivero, Province of Biella, Italy
Genres Pop
Occupation(s) Singer

Mino Vergnaghi (10 April 1955, Trivero) is an Italian singer. In 1979 he won the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Amare".[1]

Life and career

Born in Trivero, Vergnaghi started his career as lead singer of a number of groups, including Il segno dello zodiaco and Bora Bora. In 1978 he started a solo career under the production of Iva Zanicchi, debuting with the single "Parigi addio". One year later he was the winner of the 29th edition with "Amare".[2]

In 1980, Vergnaghi temporarily left the music industry and moved to England, returning to Italy in the late 1980s. He then entered the Zucchero Fornaciari's staff, collaborating with him as composer and backing vocalist.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Sanremo 1979: Storia e storie del Festival" (in Italian). RAI. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
  2. 1 2 Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.

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Preceded by
Matia Bazar		 Winner of the Sanremo Music Festival
1979 		Succeeded by
Toto Cutugno
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