About Marco Masini
Marco Masini is an Italian singer-songwriter, musician and pianist. Masini got his start in the music business through record producer Giancarlo Bigazzi, who set him up to collaborate with artists like Raf and Umberto Tozzi. In 1990, he participated in the 40th Sanremo Music Festival and won first prize as new artist of the year with his song "Disperato". In 1991, he won third place at the Sanremo Music Festival with his song "Perché lo fai" and subsequently released his second album, Malinconoia. The "Malinconoia" music video, which was taped during a concert at PalaEUR in Rome, won first prize for Best Live Video at the 1991 RiminiCinema Film Festival.
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