A very significant song that leads to reflect on the unbridled consumerism of which we are the main protagonists
Francesco Gabbani. The winner of the 2017 Sanremo Festival, the most popular hashtag of the last and next hours, the double of Paolo Ruffini, a nice guy with a meaningful smile.
Francesco Gabbani: significant stages in his career
In the early XNUMXs Gabbani was the backbone of the Trikobalt, electronic rock band that made itself known for several singles produced by none other than Sony-Bmg.
In 2009 Gabbani left the group. He recorded some singles including Summer e Damn love. In the 2013 Raffaella Carra recorded his song Toy Boy, not quite a memorable text.
In 2015 the singer-songwriter released his first album Greitist Iz with the independent Diy Italia. His vintage streak, however, made him churn out some truly commendable covers that can be found on Youtube: I'm coming too no you don't by Jannacci e Devaluation of Celentano.
The long shadow of the king of the ignorant, who approves the free-range arrangement of the song, returned to the Ariston stage this year with Susanna, which Gabbani plays in the evening of the covers.
Celentano, moreover, is the beneficiary of another song written by the Tuscan singer-songwriter, The boy with the gun appearing in The Best, the last album recorded with Mina not even six months ago.
2016 sees Gabbani get on the highest step of the podium of Sanremo Giovani, after having been sensationally rescued, with the text entitled Amen.
2016 is also the year in which Gabbani composes the songs of the film Poor but rich by Fausto Brizzi.
Occidentale's Karma: a reflection on the man of our day
A piece with a fast-paced and danceable rhythm that collides with accurate and incisive words. Gabbani's text speaks of the man of our day.
It is a real reflection on the man of today. On the situation of Western man, of his models. Above all of this way of his to seek "refuge" in oriental rituals in order to find comfort. It is a pretext to observe how we modern men are.
In the text we can also find some distant echoes of the satirical poetics of Western's Karma. A cover of It will be because I love you, with a truly unsurpassed creatively decadent video and Sorry is Ketto there? A smash that was very successful.
The “dancing naked monkey”: a tribute to the ethologist Desmond Morris
Gabbani's text cites several times a "naked monkey dancing”, A tribute to the ethologist Desmond Morris, who in 67 published the famous essay on the behavior of man not unlike that of primates.
We are the naked monkey, as he had reiterated in those same months Stanley Kubrick.
Who is behind the dancing naked monkey? A question that has haunted all viewers these days. In the costume there is the Roman dancer Filippo Ranaldi. He is part of the N.ough crew, he worked on Laura Pausini's last tour. He appeared in Italia's got talent and Amici but above all he was the choreographer of X Factor collaborating with Luca Tommassini.
Gabbani will represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest
Francesco Gabbani will represent Italy at the 62nd edition of'Eurovision Song Contest scheduled between 9 and 13 May 2017 in Kiev in Ukraine. This news was confirmed by the winner of the 2017 Sanremo Festival himself.
Having won the 67th Sanremo Festival gives Gabbani the right to act as 'standard bearer' in the important European competition. He will follow in the footsteps of Francesca Michielin, who obtained the opportunity to participate in Eurovision from the Stadio, which won the Sanremo Festival last year.
In recent years, Italy has never managed to conquer Europe. Il Volo, the trio of winning tenors of the Sanremo Festival 2015, came very close to victory. They went up to the third step of the podium.
Last year, however, Michielin occupied the sixteenth place
According to the results of the "flash" poll of recent days, 785 votes were sent, with an overwhelming victory of Francesco Gabbani and its overwhelming "Westerners karma". Before the decisive results, Gabbani could easily have been the best choice for Italy next Euro Vision Song Contest.
A hypothesis that has been fully confirmed.
How will it go this year? Will our winner be able to amaze us?
