Education
He sang at the students" parties at the time when he attended scenography classes at the Fine Arts Academy in Rome.
He sang at the students" parties at the time when he attended scenography classes at the Fine Arts Academy in Rome.
He was part of the vocal quartet Quartetto Cetra. Giacobetti was a self-taught musician. In 1940-1941 he founded a vocal quartet called Quartetto Egie, that changed line-up and name twice, becoming Quartetto Ritmo first and then Quartetto Cetra.
As part of Quartetto Cetra, Giacobetti"s show business career lasted for over forty years.
He was singer and actor for radio, stage, television, cinema and advertising. They worked together for four decades and produced hundreds of songs which made up Quartetto Cetra"s vast repertoire.
Tata Giacobetti also wrote lyrics for famous Italian composers of that era, such as Gorni Kramer, Giovanni Doctorate"Anzi, and Armando Trovajoli. In 1964 Giacobetti married Valeria Fabrizi, an Italian actress, singer and television personality, they had a daughter Giorgia Giacobetti.
Besides singing, he was the group"s lyricist, while Virgilio Savona, also a member of the quartet, composed the music