Birth name Giampiero Anelli Role Singer | Name Giampiero Anelli Years active 1960s–present | |
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Born 10 August 1947 ( 1947-08-10 ) Albums Fuori Target, Belle bellissime, Canti popolari italiani Parents Armanda Anelli, Mario Anelli Similar People Hana Zagorova, Toto Cutugno, I Santo California, Ricchi e Poveri, Umberto Tozzi | ||
Drupi - Piccola e fragile
Giampiero Anelli, best known as Drupi (born 10 August 1947) is an Italian pop-rock singer, best known for the songs "Vado via", "Piccola e fragile", "Sereno è" and "Due".
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Drupi vado via 1977
Background
Born in Pavia, Drupi, a former plumber with the hobby of fishing, started his career as lead singer of the band "Le Calamite" ("The Magnets"). Noticed by songwriters Luigi Albertelli and Enrico Riccardi, he entered the 1973 Sanremo Music Festival competition with the song "Vado via". The song ended in the last place but had a significant international success and launched his solo career. "Vado via", recorded on A & M Records, reached number 17 in the UK chart in January 1974 (remaining one of very few songs not sung in English to enter the UK chart). National popularity arrived the same year with the song "Piccola e fragile", which topped the Italian hit parade.
A singer of rhythm and blues background, Drupi's popularity remains linked to several pop and soft rock hits. In 1975 he won the Festivalbar with the song "Due". He has returned several times at the Sanremo Music Festival, achieving third place in 1982 with the song "Soli".
His stage name is a reference to the Tex Avery's character Droopy.