Pacifico (singer)

{{Infobox person | name = Pacifico | image = Pacifico Radio Bruno Festival di Sanremo 2018.png | image_size = | caption = Pacifico in 2018 | birth_name = Luigi De Crescenzo | birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|5 March 1964}} | birth_place = Milan, Italy | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Singer-songwriter | spouse = }}'''Luigi''' "'''Gino'''" '''De Crescenzo''' (born 5 March 1964), best known as '''Pacifico''', is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer and musician.

== Background == Born in Milan, the son of a Neapolitan father and mother from Salerno, at 16 years old De Crescenzo formed his first band, "La Goccia".<ref name=Deregibus>{{cite book|last=Enrico Deregibus|title=Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana|date=8 October 2010|publisher=Giunti Editore, 2010|isbn=978-8809756250}}</ref> After graduating in political science and various experiences through rock, jazz, and fusion, in 1989 he formed together with Luca Gemma "Rossomaltese", a group in whom De Crescenzo was composer and guitarist.<ref name="Deregibus"/><ref name=music>{{cite book|last=Eddy Anselmi|title=Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana|year=2009|publisher=Panini Comics, 2009|isbn=978-8863462296}}</ref> After the group disbanded he collaborated with the director Roberta Torre, composing the score of the film ''South Side Story'' and the incidental music for the play ''Invece che all’una alle due''.<ref name="Deregibus"/>

In 2000 De Crescenzo adopted the stage name Pacifico, making his solo record debut in 2001 with a critically acclaimed album with the same name.<ref name="Deregibus"/><ref name="music"/> In 2004 he entered the main competition at the Sanremo Music Festival, with the song "Solo un sogno".<ref name="Deregibus"/><ref name="music"/> During the following years he alternated his activity as singer-songwriter (opening concerts for Kings of Convenience, Luca Carboni and Cousteau, among others) with the activity of composer, notably collaborating with Adriano Celentano, Andrea Bocelli, Gianna Nannini, Marco Mengoni, Antonello Venditti, Malika Ayane, Zucchero Fornaciari and Ornella Vanoni.<ref name="Deregibus"/><ref name="music"/>

==Discography== *2001 - ''Pacifico'' *2004 - ''Musica leggera'' *2006 - ''Dolci frutti tropicali'' *2009 - ''Dentro ogni casa'' *2012 - ''Una voce non basta'' *2013 - ''In cosa credi'' (EP)

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==External links== *{{discogs artist|Pacifico (2)|Pacifico}} *{{IMDb name|1323858}}

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