Franco Califano (14 September 1938 – 30 March 2013) was an Italian lyricist, composer, singer-songwriter, author and actor. During his career Califano has sold about 20 million records.
Born in an airplane above Tripoli, Libya, Califano lived most of his life in Rome (in whose dialect he usually sang) and Milan. In the 1960s he began his career in music as a lyricist and a record producer; among his first successes as author "La musica è finita", "E la chiamano estate", "Una ragione di più".
He was arrested in 1970 and again 1984 for possession of drugs; in both cases, Califano was acquitted with the formula "because the fact does not exist". In 1976 Califano got his first and main success as a singer with the song "Tutto il resto è noia", included in his eponymous fourth album, for which the critics paired him to the traditional French chansonniers. During these years he continued his activity as lyricist signing, among others, the Sanremo Music Festival 1973 winner "Un grande amore e niente più" (performed by Peppino di Capri) and the Mia Martini's classic "Minuetto"; he also composed a whole album for Mina, Amanti di valore. In 1978 he released his best-sold album, Tac.
Un mese fa non era niente
Solo un incontro poco importante
Noi sconosciuti fra tanta gente.
Ma bastò quella serata
Qualche parola, la passeggiata
Mi ricordai che ti avevo già incontrata...
Poi, io mi fermai ed un abbraccio m'inventai
Con che dolcezza ti stringesti contro me
Con quanta fretta io m'innamorai di te...
Ma poi, io mi fermai ed un abbraccio m'inventai
Con che dolcezza ti stringesti contro me
Con quanta fretta io m'innamorai di te...
È una realtà per tutti e due
E ogni sera, prima di dormire