Photo: Iaconianni family / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Vasco Rossi reads to me as the gloriously unruly heart of Italian rock. A man who started as a motorcycle racer, screenwriter, and DJ before pouring everything into music, ending up with thirty albums and over 250 songs written, has an output that frankly defies arithmetic. What I love is the range between his warm, mononymous Il Blasco persona and the raw poet who sings life's shadows as honestly as its light. Even with Telegatto and Nastro d'Argento honors on the shelf, he never sanded down his edges. Born in 1952 and still going, he is the kind of artist who refuses to fade, and I find that genuinely inspiring.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Vasco Rossi
- Name (Japanese)
- ヴァスコ・ロッシ
- Reading
- ゔぁすこ・ろっし
- Born
- February 7, 1952 (age 74)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Dragon
- Origin
- Zocca, Province of Modena, Italy
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- motorcycle racer / screenwriter / disc jockey / singer / composer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Telegatto
- Targa Tenco
- Premio Lunezia
- Nastro d'argento for best original song
- Fernanda Pivano Award for American Literature
- Nettuno d'oro
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.vascorossi.net/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/vascorossi/
- Xhttps://x.com/vascorossi
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasco%20Rossi
Frequently asked questions
When was Vasco Rossi born?
Born February 7, 1952 (age 74).
Where is Vasco Rossi from?
Vasco Rossi is from Zocca, Province of Modena, Italy.
What does Vasco Rossi do?
Vasco Rossi works as motorcycle racer, screenwriter, disc jockey, singer, composer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.