Riccardo Cioni was born in Livorno on 14 October 1954. At just 13 years old he began playing bass in a musical group. His extraordinary career as a DJ began in the "La Polena" nightclub in Tirrenia, a place he started frequenting when he was 18 years old. The turning point in his career as a disc jockey occurred in the "Green Ship" disco in Nave di Lucca. Riccardo worked in the club from the mid-70s until 1981, becoming a true "star of the console" with the nickname "DJ Full Time". In 1975, in collaboration with "AID (Italian DJ Academy)", Riccardo opened the first Italian school for deejays. In 1980 he worked for the radio station "Radio Quattro" in Castelfranco di Sotto (Pisa). Artist and true showman, Riccardo Cioni is famous not only for his activity as a disc jockey, but also for having established himself in the music charts of the 80s. His greatest recording success came in 1982 with the song “In America”. Other songs followed: Choo-Choo train (1983), Darkness Inside (1984), Ole'-Oh (1984) and Arizona (1985). Riccardo Cioni will remain an idol of the console for over 30 years. In December 2020, Riccardo was hospitalized in Livorno for Covid19. After being discharged and after thanking the doctors and volunteers who had taken care of him with a post on Facebook, there was a further deterioration due to pathologies not attributable to the virus. Riccardo Cioni died in Livorno on 7 January 2021.Discography:Singles1980 - Smoke The Funk1982 - In America (feat. D.J.F.T. Band)1983 - Choo Choo Train (feat. D.J.F.T. Band)1983 - Come On / Takin My Money (feat. D.J.F.T. Band)1984 - Darkness Inside / Go Break / Fog1984 - Ole'-Oh / Garage1985 - Arizona1986 - Let Us Through1986 - Change Your Lady2003 - In U.S.A. (feat. One Coast)Ciancio DJ © Copyright - 2019 by Antonio Stanzani
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