Alberto Fortis

Alberto Fortis (born June 3, 1955 in Domodossola) is an Italian musician, songwriter, and poet. Fortis released his first album, Alberto Fortis, in 1979. He is the composer of both music and lyrics and has directed the video clips for three of his songs. Alberto Fortis contains His famous song is "Milano e Vincenzo", also known in Italy as "Vincenzo, io t'ammazzerò" ("Vincent, I'm going to kill you"), taken from the first words of the song, where Fortis expresses his anger with Vincenzo Micocci, his first producer. His discography includes official collections and live recordings, with a dozen albums made in Italy and abroad (Los Angeles, New York City and London). Three of his albums have gone gold.[citation needed] In the late eighties and early nineties, Fortis wrote poetry, published in two books, Tributo giapponese (1988) and Dentro il giardino (1994), both of which were edited by Giovanni Tranchida. Very popular in the eighties, Fortis's career has experienced a lull; however, he returned to prominence in 2006 with his participation in the third edition of the reality show Music Farm, hosted by Simona Ventura (a show similar to the Hit Me, Baby, One More Time format) on Rai Due. Discography: 1979 - Alberto Fortis (Album) 1980 - Tra demonio e santità 1981 - La grande grotta 1982 - Fragole infinite 1984 - El nino 1985 - West of Broadway 1987 - Assolutamente tuo 1990 - Carta del cielo 1991 - L'uovo (Live Album) 1991 - Fortissimo 1994 - Dentro al giardino 2001 - Angeldom 2003 - Universo Fortis 2005 - Fiori sullo schermo futuro 2014 - Do l'anima 2016 - Con Te EP ( Sony Music Italia ) "Biography". Alberto Fortis People. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2017. IT-News staff (8 February 1992). "La Scimmia di Tranchida". IT-News.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) (in Italian) MF staff (25 May 2006). "Alberto Fortis - RAI - Music Farm" (in Italian). Music Farm. Archived from the original on 10 June 2007. v t e