Renato Fiacchini was born in Rome in the Via di Ripetta, next to the Via del Corso.
He quit his studies early to devote himself to his true passion, playing music and singing - though initially with little success. He replied to the criticisms (including the recurring insult Sei uno zero! - "You're a zero!") by assuming the alter-ego of Renato Zero. After several different jobs, including an appearance in an advertisement for ice-cream, he recorded his first singles in 1965: "Tu, sì", "Il deserto", "La solitudine", which were never issued. His first published single, "Non basta sai/In mezzo ai guai" (1967), sold a total of 20 copies.
In the late 1960s Zero's career was favoured by the glam-rock fashion, which he had somehow presaged with his sexual ambiguity and androgynous appearance. At the same time, this led him to be accused of cloning characters like David Bowie. In 1973 he issued his first LP, No! Mamma, no! (live), but with little success. The follow-up Invenzioni met the same fate.
Birth of the "Zerophilia"
It was not until 1976 that he scored his first hit with the single "Madame". "Madame" and the album including it, Trapezio, established a regular and loyal audience for Zero. This was to increase exponentially in the following years, until he could boast a huge following of die-hard fans that he dubbed "Sorcini" ("Little Mice").
The late 1970s were indeed years of great success for Zero's character, with the LPs Zerofobia ("Zerophobia", 1977), Zerolandia (1978) and Erozero (1979) topping the Italian charts. At this time Renato Zero was amongst the two or three most popular singers in Italy and his song "Il Carrozzone" was already regarded, also by critics, as one of the best Italian songs ever.
In 1979 Zero played himself in the movie "Ciao Nì" (his usual greeting to his fans, which can be roughly translated as "Hi pal!"). In Italy this film was to be more successful than the blockbuster "Superman".
The 1980s
In the 1980s he began to abandon make-up and greasepaint, but this did not rid Zero of his mania for grandeur: in the 1980 tour, for example, he entered the scene riding a white horse. In 1982 he began a collaboration with the opera director Renato Serio, who was to write the string arrangements for almost all of Zero's following LPs. In late 1983 he took part in RAI's Fantastico 3, then the most popular Italian TV show.
His career continued to be successful until 1984, with top-charts songs like "Amico" ("Friend") and "Spiagge" ("Beaches"). That year, however, his album Leoni si nasce and the tour of the same name, in which he appeared disguised as a lion and escorted by four aborigines, were commercial failures. The album Zero of 1987 marked the low point of his career: instead of playing in arenas and stadiums, Zero had to sing almost for free in the piazzas and discos of Italy's minor cities.
1990s and 2000s: the Comeback
In 1991 Renato Zero participated to the Sanremo Music Festival with "Spalle al muro", and from that moment on his career began to rise again. In 1993 he was nr.1 in the Italian charts with the LP Quando non sei più nessuno. The following year Imperfetto repeated this success. During his tour concerts would regularly sell out, and he returned to his famous dress changes during the spectacles, although in a less kitsch and more balanced style.
In 2004 his tour "Cattura il sogno/Il sogno continua" (Catch the dream/The dream continues) was awarded from Pollstar magazine as the most successful of the year in Italy and as well as one of the most successful worldwide (#30). The recording af the Roman concerts, held at Olimpico Stadium in June, was the best selled musical DVD of 2004. In 2005 he took part to the Italian stage of Live 8, in the Circo Massimo. In November his new album Il dono ("The Gift") topped the charts and maintained #1 until the end of the year. In December 2005 he performed in the Vatican with a song dedicated to Pope John Paul II. Renato Zero's most recent tour started in February 2006 and is entitled Zero movimento. During some concerts held at the time of the campaign for the April 2006 elections he declared himself against former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
Danzerò
Renato Zero Lyrics
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In mezzo al traffico impaziente,
Sulle teste di chi
Segue il flusso, la corrente
Mentre sogna il carburante, per fuggire da qui!
Danzerò se vuoi
Per gli onesti e i criminali,
Per chi non danza più,
Che vita e'
Se non ballerai
Per un momento dimentica i guai!
Viva il sole dell'estate,
Senza inganni senza frode.
Le tue ferie già pagate da chi
Invecchia così.
Viva il clown, l'illusionista,
La puttana, l'arrivista,
Viva il tuo entusiamo che
Malgrado tutto c'è.
Danzerò se vuoi
Su un futuro da inventare,
Su una favola che
Non si può più raccontare
Se nessuno più ci crede
Che un futuro ci sia!
Danzerai con me,
Danza se non vuoi morire,
Danza allora anche tu
Danza che non è la fine
E cambierà
Si cambierà,
Sarà un'altra la musica, balla chissà
Viva il sesso sconosciuto
Il portafogli sempre vuoto
Questo mondo che non sa dove andrà
Tu sai dove va?
Viva il cieco che non vede
La mercedes benz di un prete
Viva il tuo entusiasmo. Viva!
The song Danzerò by Renato Zero is an anthem that celebrates the power of dance in overcoming the struggles of life. The opening lines, "Danzerò se vuoi / In mezzo al traffico impaziente / Sulle teste di chi / Segue il flusso, la corrente," invite the listener to dance in the midst of chaos and traffic, on the heads of those who follow the crowd, dreaming of ways to escape. The song encourages dancing for the honest and the criminal, for those who have given up on dancing and for the massacre of ideals that life can be. Zero sings that if you dance for a moment, you can forget your problems.
The lyrics continue to exalt the simplicity of life, the beauty in illusion, and the magical power of entusiamo (enthusiasm). Renato Zero invites people to be excited about the future, and to keep dancing to create a better path for themselves. The song celebrates the unknown sexuality, the empty wallet, the blindness to the world's material desires, and the enthusiasm that still drives the people forward. "Danzerò se vuoi" is a message of hope, a call to heal and escape the nightmares of today. It is an invitation to embrace the beauty of life and dance your way to a brighter future.
Line by Line Meaning
Danzerò se vuoi
I will dance if you want me to
In mezzo al traffico impaziente,
In the midst of impatient traffic
Sulle teste di chi
On the heads of those
Segue il flusso, la corrente
Who follow the flow, the current
Mentre sogna il carburante, per fuggire da qui!
While dreaming of fuel, to escape from here!
Per gli onesti e i criminali,
For the honest and the criminals
Per chi non danza più,
For those who don't dance anymore
Per la strage di ideali
For the massacre of ideals
Che vita e'
What life is
Se non ballerai
If you don't dance
Per un momento dimentica i guai!
For a moment forget your troubles!
Viva il sole dell'estate,
Long live the summer sun
Senza inganni senza frode.
Without deceit, without fraud
Le tue ferie già pagate da chi
Your holidays already paid for by those
Invecchia così.
Growing old like this.
Viva il clown, l'illusionista,
Long live the clown, the illusionist
La puttana, l'arrivista,
The prostitute, the opportunist
Viva il tuo entusiamo che
Long live your enthusiasm that
Malgrado tutto c'è.
Despite everything, is there.
Su un futuro da inventare,
On a future to invent
Su una favola che
On a fairy tale that
Non si può più raccontare
Cannot be told anymore
Se nessuno più ci crede
If nobody believes it anymore
Che un futuro ci sia!
That a future exists!
Danzerai con me,
You will dance with me
Danza se non vuoi morire,
Dance if you don't want to die
Danza allora anche tu
Then you should dance too
Danza che non è la fine
Dance because it's not the end
E cambierà
And it will change
Si cambierà,
It will change,
Sarà un'altra la musica, balla chissà
The music will be different, dance who knows
Viva il sesso sconosciuto
Long live unknown sex
Il portafogli sempre vuoto
The always empty wallet
Questo mondo che non sa dove andrà
This world that doesn't know where it's going
Tu sai dove va?
Do you know where it's going?
Viva il cieco che non vede
Long live the blind man who cannot see
La mercedes benz di un prete
The Mercedes-Benz of a priest
Viva il tuo entusiasmo. Viva!
Long live your enthusiasm. Long live!
Contributed by Nathaniel C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Robert one
Ma quanti anni so passati.......31...Allora ero proprio bimbo e ricordo che Renato era 'uno di famiglia'...era sempre presente in casa (tramite qualche mangianastri). Insieme a Claudio Baglioni erano dei punti fermi, una sicurezza, erano quella certezza di cui un bambino inconsapevolmente ha bisogno. Oggi sono ancora qui ed ancora, davanti ai loro microfoni, sanno darmi quella stessa sensazione.
Mr. Busticador
Tra Renato Zero e Baglioni non c'è il minimo paragone (ovviamente a favore di Renato Zero)...
Pimpy Color
Testo geniale,come sempre❤️la chicca l'intro sulle note di "Sous le ciel de Paris". Fantastico!
jonnivvvvvvvvvvvv
nei primi 80 era un artista culto ..gran bei pezzi..
Gio D' Alessio
Viva il tuo entusiasmo che malgrado tutto c' è.....e siamo sorcini coi sogni tatuati sulla pelle, scorrono nelle vene, incollati fino a dentro le ossa....yessssss
Gio D' Alessio
"Viva il cieco che non vede.....
viva il sesso sconosciuto il portafogli sempre vuoto" eh si non si compra la vita😘😘😘
Viva il mio entusiasmo e tutto di me che malgrado "loro" c' è mmm mmmm......
Capito Renato io sì💪✌😃😃😃😃
Giada Fiore
nonostante sia bambina mi piace comunque questo cantante tramite la mia adorata nonna
ZEROXY1927
Bellissima commincia sulle note della canzone di Edith Piaf " sous le ciel de Paris " un inno alla vita
bianco71
Danzerai con me danza se non vuoi morire 😃🤩😍
Tiziana Cardillo Zallo
Ciao Renato .... vorrei ballare un tango sulle tue note...... ci conto.......