Vasco Rossi (born 07 February 1952), also known as Vasco or with the nickname Il Blasco, is an Italian singer-songwriter. During his career, he has published 26 albums (not including unofficial releases) and has written over 250 songs, as well as lyrics for other artists. He calls himself a "provoca(u)tore" (an Italian portmanteau for "provoking author") as throughout his career he has been regularly criticized over his choice of lifestyle and the lyrics in his songs.
Davide Rossi, Luca Rossi Schmidt, Lorenzo Rossi, Come nelle favole, Un Mondo Migliore, Sally
Parents
Giovanni Carlo Rossi, Novella Corsi, Come nelle favole, Un Mondo Migliore, Sally
Nominations
MTV Europe Music Award for Best Italian Act, World Music Award for World’s Best Album, World Music Award for World’s Best Male Artist, World Music Award for World’s Best Song, World Music Award for World’s Best Live Act, World Music Award for World’s Best Entertainer of the Year, MTV Europ...
Star Sign
Aquarius
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Fact
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Conducted the wedding ceremony of his guitarist Stef Burns and Maddalena Corvaglia and Dita Von Teese, in Italy in May 2011.
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Supports Inter Milan.
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Born to Giovanni Carlo Rossi, a truck-driver, and his wife Novella, a housewife.
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Studied economics, commerce and later education at the University of Bologna.
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Has released 21 albums to date including "Gli spari sopra" (1993), which received ten platinum albums.
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His 1998 concert at the Imola Autodrome had a record audience of 150,000 and entered the Italy's Guiness Book of Records.
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