Franco de Vita

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Franco De Vita

Franco de Vita is a Latin Pop Singer who rose to fame via his hit self-titled debut album.

[edit] About

Franco de Vita or "Franco Atilio De Vita De Vito" in real life was born on January 23, 1954 in Caracas, Valenzuela to "Ferdinando De Vita" and "Rosa De Vito". At 3 years old, his family returned backed in Italy. At the age of 13, they returned to Valenzuela. After finishing high school, Franco studied music.

Franco formed his own band called Icaro in 1982. They released their self-titled album in that same year. A year later, decided to go solo. He released his self-titled album in 1983, which features the hit singles, "Somo Tres", "No Hay Cielo" and "Un Buen Perdedor". The album achieved Platinum status. His next album, Fantasia was released in 1986 with the singles, "Aquí Estás Otra Vez" and “Sólo Importas Tu".

Franco signed a recording contract with one of the major label company, Sony Records. He released his album, Al Norte Del Sur in 1988, which is a big hit. It spawned the singles, "Te Amo" and "Louis". His 1990 album, Extranjero features the hit single, "No Basta" which went number 1 on the US Latin Chart for 4 weeks. After that, he released more hit albums like, En Vivo Marzo 16 and Nada Es Igual to name the few.

[edit] Awards & Certifications

Year	Award	Category
1990	MTV Video Music Award	Most Popular Single for "No Basta"

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[edit] Albums

Al Norte Del Sur 1989 Sony	Fantasia (Franco De Vita) 1990 Sonotone Latino	Extranjero 1990 Discos CBS International	En Vivo Marzo 16 1992 Discos CBS International
Fuera De Este Mundo July 23, 1996 Sony International	Nada Es Igual July 6, 1999 Sony Discos	Calido Y Frio January 1, 2001 Sony Special Products	Segundas Partes Tambien Son Buenas March 19, 2002 Universal Latino
Stop and Algo Más May 3, 2005 Sony International

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[edit] Compilations & Live Releases

Voces a Mi Alrededor November 16, 1993 Sony International	Exitos de Colección, Vol. 1 1995 Musart	Grandes Exitos, Vol. 2 June 13, 1996 Musart	20th Anniversary September 28, 1998 Sony Discos
Serie Millennium 21 January 25, 2000 Universal Latino	Sus Mejores Exitos July 18, 2000 Sony International	Serie 32 March 20, 2001 Universal Latino	22 Ultimate Hits March 26, 2002 Sony Discos
Mis 30 Mejores Exitos April 3, 2002 Sony International	Ediciónlimitada April 6, 2002 Universal Latino	Esenciales February 25, 2003 Universal Latino	Leyendas Solamente los Mejores February 10, 2004 Sony International
Coleccion de Oro April 11, 2004 Balboa	Serie Top 10 August 4, 2004 Universal Latino	Hits January 10, 2006 EMI International	Coleccion Suprema July 17, 2007 EMI
Serie Verde September 25, 2007 EMI