Calogero

Biography

Calogero Joseph Salvatore Maurici (born 30 July 1971), better known as Calogero, is a French singer. Calogero was born in Échirolles, Isère, to Sicilian-born Italian parents from Sommatino, Caltanissetta, Sicily. By the age of six, Calogero had already taken an interest in music. He quickly learned to play several instruments, including the flute, piano, and bass. In 1986 he became the lead singer and songwriter for a band called Les Charts he started with his brother, Gioacchino Maurici, and a childhood friend, Francis Maggiulli. Between 1989 and 1997, Les Charts released five albums, L'Oc…