Franco Califano was an Italian singer-songwriter, lyricist, producer, actor, and poet born as Francesco Califano on September 14, 1938, in Tripoli. He achieved professional recognition for a musical career characterized by his contributions to the canzone romana and for selling over 20 million records worldwide. Califano achieved professional recognition for a career that began as a lyricist in the 1960s. He achieved professional recognition for the song “E la chiamano estate” (1965) and the song “La musica è finita” (1967). His recording career began with the debut studio recording 'N bastardo venuto dar sud (1972) released on the label CGD. Califano achieved professional recognition for writing the song “Minuetto” (1973) for the musician Mia Martini and winning the Sanremo Music Festival in 1973 as a songwriter for the piece “Un grande amore e niente più”. His discography included the studio recording Tutto il resto è noia (1977) which featured the hit eponymous single “Tutto il resto è noia”. He achieved professional recognition for participating in the Sanremo Music Festival in 1988 with the song “Io (per le strade di quartiere)” and in 1994 with the song “Napoli”. He achieved professional recognition for the studio recording Stasera canto io (2001) and participating in the Sanremo Music Festival in 2005 with the song “Non escludo il ritorno”. He achieved professional recognition for publishing the autobiography Senza manette (2008). Califano died on March 30, 2013.
