Fortis, Alberto

Alberto Fortis (born June 3, 1955 in Domodossola) is an Italian musician, songwriter, and poet. Fortis released his first album Alberto Fortis in 1979. He is the composer of both music and lyrics and has directed the video clips for three of his songs. Alberto Fortis contains His famous song is "Milano e Vincenzo", also known in Italy as "Vincenzo, io t'ammazzerò" ("Vincent, I'm going to kill you"), taken from the first words of the song, where Fortis expresses his anger with Vincenzo Micocci, his first producer. His discography includes official collections and live recordings, with a dozen albums made in Italy and abroad (Los Angeles, New York City and London). Three of his albums have gone gold. In the late eighties and early nineties, Fortis wrote poetry, published in two books, Tributo giapponese (1988) and Dentro il giardino (1994), both of which were edited by Giovanni Tranchida. Very popular in the eighties, Fortis's career has experienced a lull; however, he returned to prominence in 2006 with his participation in the third edition of the reality show Music Farm, hosted by Simona Ventura (a show similar to the Hit Me, Baby, One More Time format) on Rai Due.