Max Gazzè
Max Gazzè (born 6 July 1967 in Rome, Italy) is an Italian singer-songwriter and musician. He is known for his high-pitched voice. He is also a member of the trio Fabi Silvestri Gazzè with Niccolò Fabi and Daniele Silvestri.
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| Background information | |
| Born | 6 July 1967 Rome, Italy  | 
| Origin | Italy | 
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| Years active | 1991–present | 
| Labels | EMI, Virgin | 
| Website | www.maxgazze.it/ | 
Biography
    
Max Gazzè was born in Rome, his father was from the Province of Ragusa. He emigrated to Belgium in 1982 where he spent his childhood, his father being a diplomat at the embassy of Italy, and he studied at the European School. At the age of 6 he started learning piano, and at 14 dedicated himself to bass guitar and began to perform with groups in clubs in Brussels. From 1985–1990 he played with a number of Jazz fusion, funk, and rock bands around Europe.
Personal life
    
He has four children: Samuele (b. 1998), Bianca (b. 2001) and Emily (b. 2006) from his former wife and Silvia (b. 2013) from a following relationship. The lyrics of his songs are written in collaboration with his brother Francesco Gazzè.[1]
Discography
    
    Solo studio albums
    
- Contro un'onda del mare (1996)
 - La favola di Adamo ed Eva (1998)
 - Max Gazzè (2000)
 - Ognuno fa quello che gli pare? (2001)
 - Un giorno (2004)
 - Tra l'aratro e la radio (2008)
 - Quindi? (2010)
 - Sotto casa (2013)
 - Maximilian (2015)
 - Alchemaya (2018)
 - La Matematica Dei Rami (2021)
 
Collaborative studio albums
    
- Il Padrone Della Festa (2014) with Niccolò Fabi and Daniele Silvestri
 
Duets
    
- With Ginevra Di Marco: La tua realtà
 - With Carmen Consoli: Il motore degli eventi
 - With Daniele Silvestri: Pallida
 - With Mao: Colloquium vitae
 - With Niccolò Fabi: Vento d'estate
 - With Paola Turci: Il debole fra i due
 - With Alex Britti: ...Solo con te
 - With Stephan Eicher: Cenerentola a mezzanotte
 - With Paola Turci e Marina Rei: Il solito sesso (during the duets evening of the 58º Festival di Sanremo, 2008)
 - With i Bluvertigo e Morgan: Segnali di vita
 - With i Jetlag and Raf: È necessario
 - With Luca Barbarossa and Roy Paci: Non mi stanco mai
 - With Serena Abrami: Scende la pioggia
 - With Carl Brave: Posso, Cristo di Rio
 
Collaborations
    
- 1996 – Rappresaglia, Intro, Seguimi, Hold me, Cohiba, Un giorno lontano, Me fece mele a chepa, Via col vento, Samantha, Il dado, Strade di Francia, Lasciami andare, Pino – fratello di Paolo in Il dado by Daniele Silvestri
 - 1998 – Vento d'estate in Niccolò Fabi by Niccolò Fabi
 - 1998 – O Caroline in The different you – Robert Wyatt e noi
 - 1999 – Aria, Pozzo dei desideri, Tu non-torni mai, Giro in si, Desaparecido, Sto benissimo in Signor Dapatas by Daniele Silvestri
 - 1999 – Neretva, Tempo di attesa and Le grandi scoperte in Trama tenue by Ginevra Di Marco
 - 2000 – Di giada e di veleno in Marjorie Biondo by Marjorie Biondo
 - 2000 – Testardo in Occhi da orientale by Daniele Silvestri
 - 2001 – Saluto l'inverno in Mi basta il paradiso by Paola Turci
 - 2001 – Troppo sensibile in Iperbole by Raf
 - 2002 – Silvia, La festa and Cellule in Non è successo niente by Alberto Belgesto
 - 2002 – Sette sono i re and Pinto Stefano in Bondo! Bondo! by Bandabardò
 - 2003 – Taxi Europa in Taxi Europa by Stephan Eicher
 - 2007 – Foolin' Around in Private Paradise by Jacques Villeneuve
 - 2007 – 92100 in Io sto qui by Tinturia
 - 2007 – Faccia di velluto, Il suo nome, Ninetta Nanna, Che bella faccia in Il latitante by Daniele Silvestri
 
Filmography
    
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | 
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| 2010 | Basilicata Coast to Coast | Franco Cardillo | |
| 2013 | 12 12 12 | Geographer | Cameo appearance | 
| 2014 | Misunderstood | Manuel Ginori | |
| Confusi e felici | Himself | Cameo appearance | |
| 2017 | Monster Family | Dracula | Italian dub; voice role | 
| Lasciami per sempre | Nikos | 
Appearances
    
- 1999: Una musica può fare (Nuove Proposte – 8th)
 - 2000: Il timido ubriaco (4th)
 - 2008: Il solito sesso (12th)
 - 2013: Sotto casa(Selected) and I tuoi maledetissimi impegni (7th)
 
References
    
- "Francesco Gazze". AD Edizic. Archived from the original on 25 March 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
 
