Italian author, composer and musician Cristiano De André is the son of Fabrizio
De André (1940-1999). Born in Genoa, Liguria, he founded the rock group Tempi
Duri in 1981, with whom he recorded the album Chiamali Tempi Duri the following
year, before splitting up in 1985. He then embarked on a solo career with the
song "Bella più di me", which he performed at the Sanremo festival, before
releasing his first album of the same name in 1987. His career as a songwriter
continued, moving between pop, rock and chanson à texte, with the albums
L'albero della cuccugna (1990) and Canzoni ...