- Born
- Paolo Conte was born on January 6, 1937 in Asti, Italy. He is a composer and director, known for French Kiss (1995), Man of the Year (2006) and No Reservations (2007).
- His compositions fuse Italian and Mediterranean sounds with jazz, boogie and elements of the French chanson and Latin-American rhythms.
- He is an Italian singer, pianist, songwriter and lawyer known for his distinctly grainy, resonant voice.
- In 1974 Conte recorded his first album, Paolo Conte.
- On 15 May 2001, France ordered Paolo Conte Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
- In 2015, Conte was awarded the Premio Galileo for contemporary music in Padua.
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