Giovanni Scialpi, best known as Scialpi or Shalpy (Italian
pronunciation: [ˈʃalpi]; born 14 May 1962) is an Italian pop singer,
active from the early eighties of the 20th century.Born in Parma,
Scialpi had an immediate success in the Summer of 1983 with the song
"Rocking Rolling". Considered a sex symbol, during the eighties he
collected several hits, alternating romantic ballads (such as
"Cigarettes and Coffee") and songs marked by futuristic lyrics (such
as the cited "Rocking Rolling" and "No East No West", with whom he
entered the competition at the 1986 Sanremo Music Festival). In 1988
he won the Festivalbar with the song "Pregherei", then since the 1990s
he gradually slowed his musical production although never abandoning
the scenes.Scialpi also appeared as an actor in an episode of the TV
series Derrick and starred on several stage musicals. In 1990 he
co-hosted the variety television Ricomincio da due together with
Raffaella Carrà .In 2012 he changed his stage name to Shalpy.
pronunciation: [ˈʃalpi]; born 14 May 1962) is an Italian pop singer,
active from the early eighties of the 20th century.Born in Parma,
Scialpi had an immediate success in the Summer of 1983 with the song
"Rocking Rolling". Considered a sex symbol, during the eighties he
collected several hits, alternating romantic ballads (such as
"Cigarettes and Coffee") and songs marked by futuristic lyrics (such
as the cited "Rocking Rolling" and "No East No West", with whom he
entered the competition at the 1986 Sanremo Music Festival). In 1988
he won the Festivalbar with the song "Pregherei", then since the 1990s
he gradually slowed his musical production although never abandoning
the scenes.Scialpi also appeared as an actor in an episode of the TV
series Derrick and starred on several stage musicals. In 1990 he
co-hosted the variety television Ricomincio da due together with
Raffaella Carrà .In 2012 he changed his stage name to Shalpy.
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