Max Gazzè

Italian pop singer/songwriter and producer Max Gazzè was born in Rome and raised in Brussels. He returned to Rome in 1991, recording his first solo album, Contro un'Onda del Mare, in 1994, issued by Virgin Records in November 1995. Already gaining a following, thanks to opening for the famed Franco Battiato before his debut was even released, Gazzè got to work on his next album between touring and performances at the Sanremo Festival. La Favola di Adamo Ed Eva was issued in 1998, followed by a self-titled third effort two years later. However, signs of label problems were already apparent, and by 2003 Gazzè had left Virgin for EMI. His first EMI album, Un Giorno, arrived the following year. ~ Drago Bonacich & Marisa Brown