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Michele Zarrillo

Rome, Italy

Michele Zarrillo is credited on 159 releases across 54 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1973–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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159

Pressings credited

54

Albums

6

Decades active

2

In collections

Biography

Michele Zarrillo (born 13 June 1957) is an Italian singer-songwriter. He is mainly known for hits such as "Una rosa blu" (A blue rose), "Cinque giorni" (Five days), L'elefante e la farfalla (The elephant and the butterfly) and "La notte dei pensieri" (The night of thoughts). In 1987 he won the Sanremo Music Festival, competing in the newcomers' section with "La notte dei pensieri". Zarrillo took part in the competition several other times, the last time in 2020 with the song "Nell'estasi o nel fango". He took part in Sanremo's competition 13 times, but only won once, as stated above. As a songwriter, he penned songs for several artists, including Ornella Vanoni and Renato Zero.

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Credited work

159 releases · 54 albums · active 1973–2024

  • Performance · 247
  • Other credits · 33
  • Production · 1

Studios: Idea Recording · Studio Quattro 1, Roma · Aris Edizioni Musical & Discografiche, Italia · Mulino Recording, Acquapendente

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