Vincenzo Sarnelli (born January 7, 1961), known by the stage name Tony Tammaro, is an Italian parody singer-songwriter. The main theme of Tammaro's lyrics are tamarri, a term taken from Neapolitan dialect which indicates someone who is vulgar, miseducated, and often boasting a flourishing behaviour. The term could also be translated as "rednecks".
Career Tammaro started his career in 1989, releasing Prima cassetta di musica tamarra ("First tape of tamarro music").
In 1993 Tony Tammaro was the winner of the 4th edition of Festival di Sanscemo with the song "E v'a facite appere".Infos on sanscemo.com
In 1997 Tammaro returned to the studio to record the album Monnezzarium and released O trerrote" as the first single. Tammaro released his greatest hits album Tutto Tony Tammaro in 1999. It is a double album and each of two CDs is made up of twentyfour songs.
Tony Tammaro and his band released The Dark Side of the Moonnezz in June 2005. The title is a pun on munnezza, the Neapolitan word for "garbage".
Discography
Studio albums 1989: Prima Cassetta di Musica TamarraDiscography of Tony Tammaro 1991: Nun Chiagnere Marì 1992: Da Granto Farò il Cantanto 1993: Se Potrei Avere Te 1997: Monnezzarium 2005: The Dark Side of the Moonnezz 2010: Yes I Cant 2015: Tokyo Londra Scalea 2025: Musica per tenere calmi i criaturi in macchina
Compilation albums 1999: Tutto Tony Tammaro
Awards Source:Senatore Ignazio, Io Tony Tammaro, Graus Edizioni, Napoli, 2020
Sanscemo Comedy Music Festival Singer: winner in 1993 with E va facite appere Writer: winner in 1995 and 1996 Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Nomination: 2019 Best Original Song for Achille Tarallo
References
External links
Tony Tammaro official website Tony Tammaro on Myspace