1960s in
In ginocchio da te (1964) during
Cantagiro, 1968 After winning a music festival for newcomers in
Bellaria – Igea Marina, in 1962 Morandi made an audition for
RCA Italiana, and while his performance left dubious a large part of the commission he was put under contract for the insistence of
Franco Migliacci, who became its producer and main author for the first part of his career. Anticipated by the lead single "Dove va a finire il mio affetto", in 1997 he released the album
Celeste azzurro e blu.
2000s In 2000,
Eros Ramazzotti produced and penned all songs in Morandi's album ''Come fa bene l'amore
. and released the album L'amore ci cambia la vita
, which was certified double platinum. which like the previous one sold over 200,000 copies. In 2009, he took part in the charity single "Domani 21/04.09", co-hosted with Alessandra Amoroso the television show Grazie a tutti
and released the album of cover songs Canzoni da non perdere''.
2010s Morandi was chosen to be the presenter of
Sanremo Music Festival 2011, together with
Belén Rodríguez,
Elisabetta Canalis and comedians Luca Bizzarri and Paolo Kessisoglu from
Italia 1's satire show
Le Iene. In October 2011, he was confirmed as the presenter of the
Sanremo Music Festival 2012. At the beginning of 2016, Morandi started a tour called "Capitani Coraggiosi Tour" with
Claudio Baglioni. A double album will be published on 5 February. In 2017, he recorded with
Fabio Rovazzi the hit "
Volare". In 2019, his 1964 song "
In ginocchio da te" gained renewed popularity as it was featured in one of the main scenes of the
Academy Awards winning film
Parasite.
2020s In 2020, Morandi participated in the charity single "
Ma il cielo è sempre più blu", in support of the work of
Italian Red Cross during the
COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2021, Morandi had a serious domestic accident that left his right hand badly burnt and almost without mobility. In June he released the
Jovanotti-penned single "L'allegria", and one year later he participated at the
Sanremo Music Festival 2022, finishing third with "Apri tutte le porte", also penned by Jovanotti. One year later, he co-hosted with Amadeus the
Sanremo Music Festival 2023. ==Personal life==