Book Zucchero

Zucchero, born Adelmo Fornaciari in 1955, is the Italian singer, songwriter and musician widely hailed as the father of Italian blues. His stage name means "sugar" in Italian, a nickname from a primary school teacher, and his sound blends gospel, soul, blues and rock, moving between sweeping Italian ballads and rhythmic R&B-flavored grooves. Across four decades he has built a catalog of seventeen studio albums, among them Blue’s (1987), Oro, incenso & birra (1989), Miserere (1992), Spirito DiVino (1995), Bluesugar (1998), Chocabeck (2010), La sesión cubana (2012), Black Cat (2016), D.O.C. (2019) and Discover II (2024). Signature songs include "Diamante", "Il Volo/My Love", "Baila (Sexy Thing)" and "Senza una donna", his duet with Paul Young. His honors include a Grammy nomination, two World Music Awards, four Festivalbar wins, nine Wind Music Awards and the title of Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. He has shared stages and studios with Eric Clapton, Luciano Pavarotti, Sting, B. B. King, Bono and Andrea Bocelli, and his large-scale outings include the All the Best Tour (2008), the Chocabeck World Tour (2011) and the Word Wild Tour (2021).