Italian singer Christian was born 78 years ago as Gaetano Cristiano Vincenzo Rossi in Palermo, is divorced and has a son.
As a child, he started playing football but after some years, he developed a heart problem and had to stop. At a young age, he loved to sing together with his sister, and they used to perform in several night clubs in Sicily and Milan. Christian then did some singing auditions and even participated in a singing contest called ‘Voci Nuove’.
He was noted by a famous TV personality who wrote a song for him, and Christian ended up with a singing contract. In 1970, he won the Youths section in the prestigious yearly event of the San Remo Festival with the song ‘Firmamento’, which fully launched him in the music world.
Christian then took part in a musical and subsequently acted in several soap operas. He also participated 5 more times in the San Remo Festival, with the best result being 3rd place with the song ‘Cara’ in 1984. Popular Italian artists wrote several songs for him, and he toured the world to promote his songs. Most probably, his best ever hit is ‘Daniela’, released in 1980.
During his +55-year career, Christian released 25 studio albums and 42 singles.
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