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.
Voyeur
Renato Zero Lyrics
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Muoio per sapere cos'hanno nella testa e nel cuore
Sempre più proibito entrare nel privato
Per saperne un po' di più
Apparentemente disponibile sei tu
So essere discreto riesco a mantenere un segreto
Nessuno è perfetto è umano avere almeno un difetto
Forti ricchi e belli biondi sani e snelli
Non dirmi che gli crederai
Dietro quelle storie squallide miserie vedrai
Possiede un passe-partout la mia curiosità
Per misurarla un metro non basterà
Sa sciogliere ogni nodo e ti ritrovi nudo
Poi piano piano ti sedurrà
Voyeur voyeur voyeur
Siamo un po' tutti voyeur
Irriducibili spie smanie segreti bugie
La mia curiosità non ha sesso e non età
Forse è per questo che successo ha
Se ti ferirà colpevole non è
In un mondo di voyeur
Voyeur, voyeur, voyeur
Solo la notte è con te viaggi nei sogni non tuoi
Entri nei panni che vuoi che vuoi che vuoi
Voyeur, voyeur, voyeur
Di chi sei figlio, voyeur
Nessuno ti adotterà
Forse la strada tua madre sarà
E già e già e già
Usa i lucchetti che vuoi
Ti scoverò prima o poi vedrai
Voyeur, voyeur, voyeur
The lyrics of Renato Zero's "Voyeur" are about the human desire for knowledge and closeness, even when it is intimate or private. The first lines describe how fewer people are willing to get closer or be touched, and the singer is "dying" to know what they have in their minds and hearts. However, it seems that entering someone's private space and learning more about them is becoming increasingly "prohibited." The singer then addresses a particular person, who seems "apparently available" and who he can trust to keep a secret. Nevertheless, the singer warns that everyone has flaws and that there is more to someone's life than the surface level attributes of being "strong, rich, beautiful, blonde, healthy, and slim."
The refrain of the song, "Voyeur, voyeur, voyeur," expresses the idea that everyone is a bit voyeuristic to some extent, with an insatiable curiosity for secrets, lies, and hidden desires. The singer suggests that this curiosity is not influenced by gender, age, or social status, and it is a common trait that makes the song relatable to all listeners. The idea of voyeurism as an act of entering someone else's dreams or inner life is present in the lines "Only the night is with you, you travel in dreams that are not your own. You enter the roles you want, you want, you want."
Overall, "Voyeur" is a song that speaks about the human obsession with intimacy, knowledge, and secrets, and how this desire for closeness can often conflict with social norms and taboos.
Line by Line Meaning
Sempre meno gente si lascia avvicinare toccare
People are becoming increasingly more reserved and distant, making it harder for others to get close both physically and emotionally.
Muoio per sapere cos'hanno nella testa e nel cuore
I am dying to know what people are thinking and feeling, what drives them and what motivates them.
Sempre più proibito entrare nel privato
It is becoming increasingly forbidden to penetrate the area of someone's privacy.
Per saperne un po' di più
For the sake of understanding a bit more.
Apparentemente disponibile sei tu
You appear to be approachable and open.
So essere discreto riesco a mantenere un segreto
I know how to be discreet and can keep a secret.
Nessuno è perfetto è umano avere almeno un difetto
No one is perfect, everyone has at least one flaw.
Forti ricchi e belli biondi sani e snelli
Strong, wealthy, and beautiful, blond, healthy, and slim.
Non dirmi che gli crederai
Don't tell me that you'll believe them.
Dietro quelle storie squallide miserie vedrai
Behind those squalid tales, you will see misery.
Possiede un passe-partout la mia curiosità
My curiosity has a master key.
Per misurarla un metro non basterà
It cannot be measured by a meter stick.
Sa sciogliere ogni nodo e ti ritrovi nudo
It can unravel any knot, and leave you feeling exposed.
Poi piano piano ti sedurrà
Then, bit by bit, it will seduce you.
Voyeur voyeur voyeur
Voyeur voyeur voyeur.
Siamo un po' tutti voyeur
We are all a little bit voyeuristic.
Irriducibili spie smanie segreti bugie
Unyielding spies, urges, secrets, and lies.
La mia curiosità non ha sesso e non età
My curiosity knows no gender or age.
Forse è per questo che successo ha
Perhaps this is why it's so successful.
Se ti ferirà colpevole non è
If it hurts you, it's not to blame.
In un mondo di voyeur
In a world of voyeurs.
Solo la notte è con te viaggi nei sogni non tuoi
Only at night, in your travels through other people's dreams.
Entri nei panni che vuoi che vuoi che vuoi
You enter into any role you want, want, want.
Di chi sei figlio, voyeur
Whose child are you, voyeur?
Nessuno ti adotterà
No one will adopt you.
Forse la strada tua madre sarà
Perhaps the street will be your mother.
Usa i lucchetti che vuoi
Use as many locks as you want.
Ti scoverò prima o poi vedrai
I will uncover you sooner or later, you'll see.
Voyeur, voyeur, voyeur
Voyeur, voyeur, voyeur.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Renato Fiacchini, Stefano Senesi
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
silvia a
Tempi che corrono e Renato li ha precorsi prima di tutti...un grande!!!
Gio D' Alessio
"Non credere a chi ti parla sempre dei suoi momenti difficili come se non fossero mai anche stati altretanto anche felici" ieri e oggi...
E parlano di meriti e scelgono quali felicita e realizzazioni per gli altri sono giuste o sbagliate come se io anche lo avessi scelto per loro
Aileen Warren
Such a great hit 👏 👌 a truly versatile italian artist grande!!@
Luis Javier Samanamud
É um grande , soltanto non mi garba quando effeminato , comunque me ha fatto impazzire tanti anni con le sue musiche.... grazie Renato !
Tiziana Parazzoli
unico vero grande uomo e grande artista lo adoro
Francesco Quadri
Tiziana Parazzoli 6!
annamaria scapecchi
riempe l'anima
sandra5075
meraviglioso!!! UNICOOOOOOOOOOO
Gio D' Alessio
....accendi la radio e tra le canzoni c'è questa....e zia t'insegna tutte le spie.....così saprai riconoscerle anche quando sono (spente) così sceglierai da che parti stare.....cucciolo❤
Antonino Caputo
30 avanti unico inimitabile renato