Photo: Salvatore Capalbi / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Fogli strikes me as a living thread through Italian popular music. Born in 1947 and a Sanremo regular, he represents a kind of endurance that fashionable artists rarely manage: decades of staying true to his own songs while trends churned around him. I am drawn to that staying power. Longevity in music is less about a single hit than about conviction, and a voice seasoned over half a century carries a depth no newcomer can fake. He is the sort of veteran whose later, quieter recordings I would actually seek out, valuing warmth over spectacle.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Riccardo Fogli
- Name (Japanese)
- リッカルド・フォッリ
- Reading
- りっかるど・ふぉっり
- Born
- October 21, 1947 (age 78)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Boar
- Origin
- Pontedera, Province of Pisa, Italy
- Occupation
- singer / recording artist / musician
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- Sanremo Music Festival
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Riccardo Fogli born?
Born October 21, 1947 (age 78).
Where is Riccardo Fogli from?
Riccardo Fogli is from Pontedera, Province of Pisa, Italy.
What does Riccardo Fogli do?
Riccardo Fogli works as singer, recording artist, musician.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.