Background
The son of Fabrizio De André and his first wife, Enrica "Puny" Pignon, he started his career as a member of the band Tempi Duri, which released the album Chiamali tempi duri in 1982, produced by Cristiano"s father.
The son of Fabrizio De André and his first wife, Enrica "Puny" Pignon, he started his career as a member of the band Tempi Duri, which released the album Chiamali tempi duri in 1982, produced by Cristiano"s father.
His self-titled debut album was released in 1987. In 1998, he was part of Fabrizio De André"s last concert tour. Cristiano De André"s fourth studio album, Sul confine, was released in 1995, and featured collaborations with Eugenio Finardi.
The album Scaramente was launched in 2001 with a performance at the Premio Tenco, in which he appeared as a guest.
The album received the Lunezia Award Two years later, he competed once again in the Sanremo Music Festival, performing the song "Un giorno nuovo". He came back to music in 2009, with the tour De André canta De André, in which he sang songs originally written and performed by his father Fabrizio.
The tour also gave the title to a live album De André canta De André, released in 2009, and followed by a second volume of the same project, De André canta De André – Volume 2 (2010). Both songs were included in the album Come in cielo così in guerra.