Actor, singer and anchorman, he is one of the most popular italian comics, protagonist of many cabaret shows and erotic comedies. He collaborates for many years with Pier Francesco Pingitore and with the Bagaglino troupe. As a singer, he records a lot of succesful songs, having ironic and surreal lyrics. His greatest hit is "Mi scappa la pipì papà", released on 45rpm by Cinevox Record, remaining 15 weeks in the charts.
A composer and arranger who worked both for pop and film music. In the 60s even Hollywood was charmed by his song "More", opening theme for "Mondo cane", that lead him to a nomination for the Academy Award. In 1977 he composed the score of "La ragazza dal pigiama giallo" ("The pyjama girl case"), produced by Cinevox Record. It includes the track "Look at her dancing", characterized by a disco atmosphere and performed by Amanda Lear. This track is today very rare and it is amongst every collector's most wanted list.
Bassist of the Rolling Stones from 1962 to 1992, he released some solo works and some album featuring other musicians like Peter Frampton, Jimmy Page, Charlie Watts, Paul Rogers.He took part in the soundtrack of the movie "Opera", directed by the master of horror Dario Argento.
In the field of movie soundtracks, the neorealistic cinema found in Cicognini an absolute protagonist. The international success of "Sciuscià" ("Shoeshine") for which he signed the score that made him famous all over the world. Besides neorealistic cinema he composed the scores for immortal masterpieces of the italian comedy. A title for all? "Don Camillo" ("The little world of Don Camillo") by Duvivier.
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