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Claudio Cecchetto (Italian pronunciation: [ˈklaudjo tʃekˈketto]; born 19 April 1952) is an Italian record producer, DJ, musician, and talent scout.
Cecchetto was born in Ceggia, a small town in the metropolitan city of Venice. After drumming with a few local bands, he started working as a deejay and became a regular host at Radio 105 Network, one of the first private radio stations in Italy to broadcast on national level. In 1982 he left Radio 105 and founded his own station, Radio DeeJay. In 1984 the Radio expanded to TV with the introduction of the show "Deejay Television" on Italia 1. Under Cecchetto's helm, the radio contributed to launch the career of many presenters, including Gerry Scotti, Albertino, DJ Linus, Fiorello, Marco Mazzoli, Fabio Volo, Daniele Bossari, Marco Baldini and Luca Laurenti. In 1994 Cecchetto was ousted from Radio Deejay following a dispute with his shareholders and went on to create Radio Capital.[1]
In 1981, Cecchetto released his first single, "Gioca-Jouer". The song was a domestic hit and topped the Italian charts.[2] About a year later, Cecchetto released a second single, the upbeat "Ska Ska Chou Chou".
Over the course of his career, Cecchetto discovered and produced many artists, including Sandy Marton, Jovanotti, Sabrina Salerno, 883, Nikki, B-nario, Tracy Spencer, Taffy and Finley.[3] Cecchetto has also hosted several Italian music festivals, including the Festival di Sanremo and Festivalbar.
In the spring of 1992, Cecchetto married Maria Paola Danna in Riccione.[4] They have two children: Jody (born in 1994) and Leonardo (born in 2000).[5]
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