Biography

In 2004, during his eleventh appearance at the Olympia, he sang in English for the first time in his career, Elvis Presley's song, "Love Me Tender", to a standing ovation.

He released in 1969 the single, "Les Orgues de Saint Michel" [The Organ of Saint Michael], which was not at all successful, then another one, "Marian," accompanied by a second title "Comme tous les amoureux," [Like all people in love], which was written especially to represent Belgium at the Eurovision contest in 1970, but was not selected.

His record sales have exceeded 35 million copies, ranking him number three in number of records sold among singers with Belgian nationality, behind Salvatore Adamo and Jacques Brel.

His mother was a seamstress in Lercara and his father was initially a miner in a sulfur mine in Lercara. He emigrated to Belgium in the coal basin of Liège, where he signed a three-year contract as a mine. In 1951, Nina and her two sons joined Giuseppe in Tilleur in a Red Cross Convoy.

Francesco Barracato grew up in a family of eight children. Peppino used to sing Neapolitan songs and opera arias for pleasure and accompanied himself on the guitar.