An actress and songwriter she is the sister of Mariangela Melato. In her career she performed several songs from famous italian movies, like "Canzone arrabbiata", included in the score of "Film d'amore e d'anarchia" ("Love and anarchy") by Lina Wertmuller.
He work as an actor for tv and cinema. His best known role is Marco, from the tv series "I Cesaroni". He also performs the opening theme of the series "Adesso che ci siete voi" and some songs included in the soundtrack.
Amongst the most influential composers ever, he signed unforgettable scores, collaborating with some of the greates italian and international directors, from Zeffirelli to Francis Ford Coppola. In 1975 he obtains the Academy Award for "The Godfather" part II. The artistic partnership between Nino Rota and Federico Fellini is one of the most fortunate in the history of cinema and film soundtracks.
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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