Performance · Other credits

Franco Bracardi

Franco Bracardi is credited on 1,350 releases across 344 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1960–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

Photo of Franco Bracardi

1,350

Credits

344

Albums

7

Decades active

8

In collections

Biography

source

Showing the Discogs bio

Italian screenwriter, actor (Rome, 16 March 1935, 27 Feb. 2005), but also a talented pianist, author of numerous hit songs. Famous for being in TV for 25 years the pianist of the Maurizio Costanzo Show, best italian talk show. Had good success in the Sixties with The Flippers, often alongside Lucio Dalla & Edoardo Vianello. Joined editorial staff of program Alto Gradimento in 1970 writing all radio-gags with Renzo Arbore, Gianni Boncompagni, Mario Marenco & his elder brother, comedian Giorgio Bracardi. As a composer signed many hits by Raffaella Carrà: (A Far L'Amore Comincia Tu, Pedro, Forte Forte Forte, Black Cat, Ballo Ballo). Also wrote hit song Campesino by George Dann.

Bio from Discogs

Credited work

1,350 releases · 344 albums · active 1960–2026

  • Performance · 2,587
  • Other credits · 103
  • Production · 1

Studios: Studio Bus · Bus Studios, Rome · Mediasound · MC Studio

Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Frequent collaborators

Around the web

See who really made the music.

Gatefold maps every producer, engineer, and player across your shelf — the credits no one else surfaces.

Start your shelf →

Free forever. Works with 10 records or 10,000.