Stefano Palatresi

Stefano Palatresi (Cerreto Guidi, (Firenze) 26 December 1960) is an Italian singer and musician. Always a music lover, he graduated from the Luigi Cherubini Conservatory in Florence and became known to the general public in 1985 when he worked on the program Quelli della notte. In 1987 he made his debut with his own orchestra on TV in the Rai1 preserale Ieri, Goggi e domani with Loretta Goggi. In 1988 he participated in the Sanremo Festival in the "Nuove Proposte" section, obteining the second place with the song Una carezza d'aiuto. Since the early 1990s he has worked with his orchestra in several Rai programs, on TMC and on Fininvest networks. In 1995 he participated in the Sanremo Festival in the Campioni section, in a trio called Trio Melody, which also included Gigi Proietti and Peppino Di Capri, with the song Ma che ne sai... (...se non hai fatto il piano-bar), written by Claudio Mattone and placed 13th at the San Remo kermesse. From 1997 to 2001 he conducted the orchestra at the Rai 2 music program Furore, hosted by Alessandro Greco and aired every Friday in prime time. From 2006 to 2008 he conducted the orchestra in the program Piazza Grande, hosted by Giancarlo Magalli and broadcast Monday to Friday on Rai 2. In 2009 he participated with his orchestra in the Rai 1 program Premio Caruso and as a duet singer in the Zecchino d'Oro. In 2010 on Rai1 he conducted the orchestra of the pilot episode of the program Non sparate sul pianista with Carlo Conti. Since February 2012 the program has been aired with Fabrizio Frizzi conducting, and Palatresi still conducts the orchestra. In 2012 with his own orchestra he participated in the Raiuno program Attenti a quei due with Paola Perego and Biagio Izzo. In the same season still conducting the orchestra he participates in the Rai1 program Non sparate sul pianista with Fabrizio Frizzi. From 2013 to 2016 he conducted the orchestra of the Castrocaro Festival for Rai1. In 2017 he takes care of the musical part, live, of the program Buon pomeriggio on Telenorba. On New Year's Eve 2018 he conducted the orchestra for the Rai program L'anno che verrà. Until 2020 he was the musician with his orchestra of the program I fatti vostri on Rai 2. Since 2019 he has been in charge of the musical part, and plays piano on the program L'Italia con voi on Rai Italia.