Luigi Sbriccoli

Luigi Fontana (stage name of Luigi Sbriccoli) is an Italian singer, instrumentalist, composer and showman born in Macerata, Italy, February 16th, 1963 and living in Rome. He is the eldest son of Jimmy Fontana and has followed his father’s career his entire life, first in their own professional recording studio in Rome, then on stage performing around the world. Luigi first began on stage as a guitar player and vocalist (1982-1990), then as a pianist and backup singer, both in duet with his father, then as a solo vocalist (1990-2012). Luigi also toured music clubs in Rome and all-around Italy, headlining in 5-star International Tourist Resorts and onboard luxury Cruise Ships. Luigi Fontana writes pop music (lyrics and music), music for movies, theatre and TV documentaries. Together with his mentor Italo Greco, he wrote the movie soundtracks of “Sabato, Domenica e Lunedì” by Lina Wertmüller, “Come mi vuoi” by Carmine Amoroso and “Metalmeccanico e Parrucchiera in un Turbine di Sesso e Politica” again by Lina Wertmüller. Luigi Fontana was part of the Italian Rai TV Orchestra of Rome (lead and vocalist) from 1985 to 1999; he has sang on several Italian records as soloist. Furthermore, his voice has also been used by Disney for the Italian version of various animated musical films (1992-1998) and by Columbia Tristar Pictures for the Italian version of “The Swan Princess” the animated musical film (1994), as the male lead character singing voice. In January 2014 he released his first solo album “L’illusionista e altre storie”, which was followed by a dedicated theatre tour.