Lucio Quarantotto
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Lucio Quarantotto is an Italian
songwriter best known for writing the lyrics for "Con te partirò
" ("With you, I will leave") with music composed by Francesco Sartori
for Andrea Bocelli
. The song was also recorded as a duet entitled "Time to Say Goodbye" with Bocelli and Sarah Brightman
.
Quarantotto also wrote the lyrics for "Canto della Terra
" and "Immenso", with music again by Sartori. Both were recorded by Bocelli in his 1999 album Sogno
and "Mille Lune Mille Onde
", for his 2001 album Cieli di Toscana
. "Canto della Terra" was also later recorded as a duet between Bocelli and Brightman in 2007.
Sartori and Quarantotto, working for Sugar Music
, have composed much of Bocelli's pop repertoire.
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songwriter best known for writing the lyrics for "Con te partirò
Con te Partiró
- History :The song's original single release by Polydor Records was not commercially successful in Italy, and received little radio airplay there. Elsewhere, however, it was a massive hit. In France and Switzerland, the single topped the charts for 6 weeks, earning a triple Gold sales award. In...
" ("With you, I will leave") with music composed by Francesco Sartori
Francesco Sartori
Francesco Sartori is an Italian composer and piano and trumpet player best known for composing "Con te partirò" with Lucio Quarantotto for Andrea Bocelli. The song was also recorded as a duet entitled "Time to Say Goodbye" with Bocelli and Sarah Brightman...
for Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli, is an Italian tenor, multi-instrumentalist and classical crossover artist. Born with poor eyesight, he became blind at the age of twelve following a soccer accident....
. The song was also recorded as a duet entitled "Time to Say Goodbye" with Bocelli and Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman is an English classical crossover soprano, actress, songwriter and dancer. She is famous for possessing a vocal range of over 3 octaves and singing in the whistle register...
.
Quarantotto also wrote the lyrics for "Canto della Terra
Canto della Terra
"Canto della Terra" is the second single from Italian pop tenor Andrea Bocelli's 1999 album, Sogno. The song was written by Francesco Sartori and Lucio Quarantotto, the same writers of Bocelli's biggest hit "Con te partirò", and is among Bocelli's most popular and well-known songs.Like "Con te...
" and "Immenso", with music again by Sartori. Both were recorded by Bocelli in his 1999 album Sogno
Sogno
Sogno is the fifth studio album by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, released on April 6, 1999. In 1999, Bocelli was nominated for Best New Artist at the Grammys, which marked the first time a classical artist had been nominated in the category in 38 years...
and "Mille Lune Mille Onde
Mille Lune Mille Onde
"Mille Lune Mille Onde" is the second single from Italian pop tenor Andrea Bocelli's 2001 album, Cieli di Toscana. The song was written by Francesco Sartori, Claudio Corradini and Lucio Quarantotto, the writers of Bocelli's "Con te partirò" and "Canto della Terra", and by multiple Grammy Award...
", for his 2001 album Cieli di Toscana
Cieli di Toscana
Cieli di Toscana is Andrea Bocelli's eighth studio album, released in 2001.Released only a month after the September 11 attacks, the album spent a total of two weeks at No...
. "Canto della Terra" was also later recorded as a duet between Bocelli and Brightman in 2007.
Sartori and Quarantotto, working for Sugar Music
Sugar Music
Sugar is an Italian record label based in Milan.Some of the artists signed with the label include Andrea Bocelli, since his debut in 1992, and Elisa, two of Italy's most successful stars....
, have composed much of Bocelli's pop repertoire.