Mauro Scocco

Mauro Scocco

Mauro Scocco (born September 11, 1962 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish pop artist of Italian descent. He was the singer for the pop group Ratata in the 1980s and has been a solo artist since. He has been described as "one of the sharpest songwriters in Sweden".

Biography

Scocco grew up in Stockholm and in Borås. He formed the pop group Ratata in 1980 along with a few classmates while he was still in school. The first single was "För varje dag" ("For each day") released on the debut album Ratata in 1981. After the break-up of Ratata in 1989 Scocco started a successful solo career and has released many songs that have reached top positions on the Swedish charts; "Sarah", "Vem är han?" ("Who is he?"), "Till de ensamma" ("For the lonely"), "Nelly", "Långsamt farväl" ("Long Goodbye") and "Överallt" ("Everywhere") are among the most recognized. Besides being a solo artist he also writes and produces music for other pop singers, of which Lisa Nilsson is the most famous. Scocco wrote "Himlen runt hörnet" ("Heaven around the corner") for her and it became a hit in Scandinavia in the early 1990s that made her career sky rocket.

In 1991 Scocco released an album with instrumental piano music, Det Sjungande Trädet ("The singing tree"), with inspiration from Erik Satie and expressionistic art. In the spring of 2004, Scocco was a disc jockey in the talkshow Sen kväll med Luuk on TV4, in line with the dry, ironic humour of the show. In the fall of 2005 Scocco released the single "Kall Stjärna" ("Cold star") from the album Herr Jimsons äventyr ("The adventures of Mr. Jimson"), which made it to the top list over downloaded singles on iTunes.

Discography

Albums as a solo artist:

• Mauro Scocco (1988)
• Dr. Space Dagbok (1991)
• Det Sjungande Trädet (1991)
• Ciao! (1992)
• 28 Grader i Skuggan (1994)
• Godmorgon Sverige (1996)
• Hits (1997)
• Tillbaks Till Världen (1999)
• Beat Hotel (2003)
• La Dolce Vita - Det Bästa 1982-2003 (2003)
• Herr Jimsons Äventyr (2005)
• Ljudet Av Tiden Som Går (2007)
• Saker Som Jag Gjort : texter & noter - prosa & bilder (2007) [Book + 3 CD's]

Albums with Ratata:

• Ratata (1982)
• Jackie (1982)
• Äventyr (1983)
• Paradis (1984)
• Sent i September (1985)
• Mellan Dröm och Verklighet (1987)
• Guld (1987)
• Människor under molnen (1989)
• Svenska Popfavoriter (1998)
• Ratata kollektion (2002)

External links

• Official homepage (Swedish lang.)