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.
Emergenza noia
Renato Zero Lyrics
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Che non perdona mai
Non si sbaglia
Sa già che razza d'uomo sei...
Non è eccentrica non è così vistosa
Ne sensuale ne formosa ma
Ci sta.
Un istante dopo sei già suo e ti fotte...
Come ti riduce lo vedrai...
È la noia
Fitta nebbia intorno e noi
Strada buia
Dove cadi non lo sai
Pillole ed intrugli vanno giù da soli
Sono voli simulati quelli tuoi...
Benvenuti nella culla dei fantasmi
Troppo tardi ti risveglierai
Se tentenni avrà ragione lei...
Io non resto con te
Un istante di più
Non c'è scampo, oramai
Lo vedi anche tu...
È una continua frustrazione così
Neppure il sesso fa miracoli qui
Io non resisto accendi un sole per me...
Non stare lì impassibile
Azzarda l'impossibile
Qualunque cosa, anche un sorriso usato se c'è.
È la noia
Che ogni voglia spazza via
Vecchia troia
Non ti voglio a casa mia
Il niente che si muove il niente
Che respira
...la dottrina insana delle nullità
Non venirmi a dire che si può star bene
Con la mente sempre in avaria,
Rapinati della fantasia.
Non resisto con te
Altri stimoli ho
Giorni che vanno via
Senza un movente però
È contagiosa questa noia oramai
Si è fatta già troppi clienti anche lei
Siamo al collasso, non si parla già più
Non stare lì impassibile
Azzarda l'impossibile
Pericolosa noia puoi morirne anche tu!
È la noia!!!
In Renato Zero's song "Emergenza noia," the singer sings about the insidious and overwhelming feeling of boredom. The lyrics suggest that once boredom takes hold, it never lets go and knows exactly what kind of person you are. Boredom is not depicted as something flashy or sensual, but as a heavy fog that surrounds and suffocates the individual. The singer describes how being with boredom is like being reduced, and how it can be a dangerous and frustrating experience, where even sex can't work as a miracle.
The song goes on to explore how boredom can lead to a sense of emptiness and a loss of imagination, leaving individuals feeling robbed of their fantasies. The lyrics even suggest that boredom is contagious, and that it has already gained too many clients. The singer urges the listener to not remain still and to dare to take risks, even if it means using a second-hand smile.
Overall, Renato Zero's "Emergenza noia" is a commentary on the modern condition of emptiness and lack of imagination that has crept its way into our lives. It speaks to the dangers of letting go and succumbing to boredom, urging the listener to break free and take back control of their life.
Line by Line Meaning
È la noia
It's the boredom
Che non perdona mai
That never forgives
Non si sbaglia
It never fails
Sa già che razza d'uomo sei...
It already knows what kind of man you are...
Non è eccentrica non è così vistosa
It's not eccentric, not so showy
Ne sensuale ne formosa ma
Not sensual, not curvy, but
Ci sta.
It's there
Un istante dopo sei già suo e ti fotte...
In an instant, you're already its victim and screwed...
Una sola notte insieme a lei
Just one night with it
Come ti riduce lo vedrai...
You'll see how it reduces you...
È la noia
It's the boredom
Fitta nebbia intorno e noi
Thick fog around us
Strada buia
Dark road
Dove cadi non lo sai
Where you fall, you don't know
Pillole ed intrugli vanno giù da soli
Pills and potions go down by themselves
Sono voli simulati quelli tuoi...
Those are just simulated flights of yours...
Benvenuti nella culla dei fantasmi
Welcome to the cradle of ghosts
Troppo tardi ti risveglierai
You'll wake up too late
Se tentenni avrà ragione lei...
If you doubt, it will be right...
Io non resto con te
I don't stay with you
Un istante di più
One instant longer
Non c'è scampo, oramai
There's no escape, now
Lo vedi anche tu...
You see it too...
È una continua frustrazione così
It's such a constant frustration
Neppure il sesso fa miracoli qui
Not even sex works miracles here
Io non resisto accendi un sole per me...
I can't resist, light a sun for me...
Non stare lì impassibile
Don't just stand there impassive
Azzarda l'impossibile
Risk the impossible
Qualunque cosa, anche un sorriso usato se c'è.
Anything, even a used smile, if there is one.
Che ogni voglia spazza via
That sweeps away every desire
Vecchia troia
Old whore
Non ti voglio a casa mia
I don't want you in my house
Il niente che si muove il niente
The nothing that moves, the nothing
Che respira
That breathes
...la dottrina insana delle nullità
...the insane doctrine of nullities
Non venirmi a dire che si può star bene
Don't tell me you can be well
Con la mente sempre in avaria,
With the mind always in disrepair,
Rapinati della fantasia.
Robbed of fantasy.
Altri stimoli ho
I have other stimuli
Giorni che vanno via
Days that go by
Senza un movente però
Without a motive, though
È contagiosa questa noia oramai
This boredom is contagious by now
Si è fatta già troppi clienti anche lei
It has already made too many clients, too
Siamo al collasso, non si parla già più
We're collapsing, we don't even talk anymore
Pericolosa noia puoi morirne anche tu!
Dangerous boredom, you can die from it, too!
È la noia!!!
It's the boredom!!!
Contributed by Leo M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Georgette
Oggi è il giorno perfetto per ascoltarla 🤣
Simone Gerbelli
Una delle mie canzoni preferite grande Renato
Ugo De Santis
E' proprio cosi, come gli artisti, in questo caso il Big Renato, siano chiromanti e veggenti di vita!!!!
Antonella Capuano
non pensare più alla tua ex. chi non ti vuole non ti merita
Chiara Rocca
è la noia che non perdona mai!:D
fredferrari18
è la noia che non perdona mai 4 parole e gia cha preso <3 renatoneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Angelo Petrone
...azzarda l'impossiblie...!
Monica Ciccacci
Semo sempre grandi solo Roma lo po' fa grande
Stefano Bellavista
Ti amo
Giovanni Incerto
Come ci si può annoiare quando si ascoltano le canzoni di Renato.