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Cisco

italian singer-songwriter singer-songwriter

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Stefano "Cisco" Bellotti was born in Carpi, Italy, on July 29, 1968. He was dubbed "Cisco" after a San Francisco T-shirt he religiously wore while playing soccer as a boy. From his early years, Bellotti was passionate about music and Italian song, inspired by artists like <a href="spotify:artist:5Pa0BjjSDSiWuak0O1PbHL">Francesco Guccini</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:25MkkfEousyfp2eyh38FUl">Lucio Dalla</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:19HiWVd2g0XyJstBsbW2Qm">Fabrizio De André</a>. Though educated as an electrician, Bellotti plunged headfirst into the music world after graduation at the age of 17. The sounds of <a href="spotify:artist:568ZhdwyaiCyOGJRtNYhWf">Deep Purple</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:36QJpDe2go2KgaRleHCDTp">Led Zeppelin</a> would catch Bellotti's attention in the years to come, but his interest in the Celtic-influenced music of <a href="spotify:artist:2wzMOQwNT6ZvVB4amvhFAH">the Pogues</a> would chart his course to international success. In 1991, Bellotti joined a group called <a href="spotify:artist:7H0A1BVbpyDdSmYWRulh4I">the Modena City Ramblers</a>, a small local Irish folk music group. In the tradition of artists like <a href="spotify:artist:5TnuP42pw475UrjjeabtwZ">the Waterboys</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:74ASZWbe4lXaubB36ztrGX">Bob Dylan</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7H0A1BVbpyDdSmYWRulh4I">the Ramblers</a> started writing material that entertained and stirred sentiments of resistance. Over the course of their 13-year career, <a href="spotify:artist:7H0A1BVbpyDdSmYWRulh4I">the Ramblers</a> drew from diverse influences including the music of Latin America, Eastern Europe, and Africa, sharing their leftist fan base with politically conscious international artists like <a href="spotify:artist:6wH6iStAh4KIaWfuhf0NYM">Manu Chao</a>. In 2005, Bellotti set out to pursue his solo career apart from <a href="spotify:artist:7H0A1BVbpyDdSmYWRulh4I">the Ramblers</a>. A short time later, Cisco released his first record as a solo artist, entitled Lunga Notte, which was well-received by the international music community. ~ Evan C. Gutierrez, Rovi

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