Riccardo Cocciante (Italian: [rikˈkardo kotˈtʃante]; born 20 February 1946), also known in French-speaking countries and English-speaking countries as Richard Cocciante (French: [ʁiʃaʁ kɔʃjɑ̃t]), is an Italian and French singer and songwriter. His work includes recordings in Italian, French, English and Spanish. == Early and personal life == Cocciante was born on 20 February 1946 in Saigon, French Indochina (now Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam), to an Italian father from Rocca di Mezzo, L'Aquila, and a French mother. At the age of... [more on Wikipedia]