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Raf

Italian singer

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Also known as Raff · Raf Riefoli

Born: September 29, 1959
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-05-04
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Birthplace: Margherita di Savoia
Citizenship: Italy
Occupation: singer-songwriter
, singer
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, recording artist
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Languages spoken, written or signed: Italian
, English

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Raffaele Riefoli, known as simply Raf, is an Italian singer-songwriter. He first became known in the early 1980s as a singer of Italo disco and as original singer and co-author of the hit "Self Control". He has turned to Italian-language music since the late 1980s and had further hits in his home country.

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Due(1993)
Due(1993)
Cannibali(1993)
Il battito animale(1993)
Oggi un Dio non ho(1991)
Malinverno(1991)
Sogni... è tutto quello che c'è(1991)
Cosa resterà degli anni '80(1989)
Cosa resterà...(1989)
Ti pretendo(1989)
Svegliarsi un anno fa(1988)
Gente di mare / Lascia che sia il tuo cuore(1987)
Self Control(1987)
Running Away(1984)
Self Control(1984)
Self Control - Part One / Self Control - Part Two(1984)
Self Control(1984)
Raf(1984)
Self Control(1984)
Due
Self Control
Raf Tozzi
Sei la più bella del mondo

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76 statements · 36% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-07-06
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Given name: Raffaele nickname: Raf
Participant in: Eurovision Song Contest 1987
Website: raf.it
Genre: Italo disco
Label: Carrère
Birth name: Raffaele Riefoli
Pseudonym: Raf script: Latin script
Raff script: Latin script · valid in place: Germany
Instrument: voice
Start of work period: 1983
Discography: Raf discography
Family name: Riefoli
Different from: RAF criterion used: nickname, stage name or pseudonym not unique
Raff criterion used: nickname, stage name or pseudonym not unique
Copyright representative: SIAE
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1.Stated in ISWC NetworkRetrieved 2020-12-10
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Native language: Italian
Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights applies to jurisdiction: countries with longer than 50 years pma
Social media followers: 27,031(February 5, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 276907726
26,997(March 1, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 276907726
27,404(January 6, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 276907726

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