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Battiato was born in Ionia, the former name of the town of Giarre-Riposto, in Sicily, southern Italy [7] After graduating from high school at the Liceo Scientifico "Archimede" in Acireale, and following the death of his father (truck driver and longshoreman in New York), [8] in 1964 he moved first to Rome, and then to Milan at age 19, and soon after won his first musical contract.
Battiato's celebration of dance is meant in a spiritual sense, as a way to elevate oneself by connecting mind and body. [4] Because of the tonality rising after each refrain, Battiato's voice reaches an unusual very high range in this song.
The song was released as a single in Netherlands , Argentina (EMI) Spain (EMI/Odeon) and France (EMI/Pathé). A Spanish-language version translated by Carlos Toro and entitled "Centro de gravedad permanente", was released in Spain in 1986. [3] [4] "Centro di gravità permanente" is one of Franco Battiato's signature songs. [5]
Fleurs 3, graphically rendered as Flεurs³, is a studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Franco Battiato, released by Sony Music in 2002. It is the second chapter in the Fleurs trilogy of cover albums, between Fleurs and Fleurs 2.
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Fleurs 2 is a studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Franco Battiato, released by Mercury Records in 2008. It is the final chapter in the Fleurs trilogy of cover albums, following Fleurs and Fleurs 3.
"Tutto l'universo obbedisce all'amore" (lit. ' The whole universe obeys love ') is a 2008 song by Franco Battiato featuring Carmen Consoli.It is the first single from Battiato's album Fleurs 2, and its title comes from Jean de La Fontaine's book The Loves of Cupid and Psyche. [1]
"I treni di Tozeur" ("The trains of Tozeur") is an Italian song, written by Franco Battiato, Rosario "Saro" Cosentino and Giusto Pio. It was the Italian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984, performed in Italian (with some lyrics in German) by Alice and Battiato.