Adelmo Fornaciari

Zucchero, byname of Adelmo Fornaciari (born September 25, 1955), is an Italian rock singer.

Adelmo Fornaciari was born in Roncocesi, a frazione of Reggio Emilia (Emilia-Romagna). His pseudonym "Zucchero&

Zucchero, byname of Adelmo Fornaciari (born September 25, 1955), is an Italian rock singer.

Adelmo Fornaciari was born in Roncocesi, a frazione of Reggio Emilia (Emilia-Romagna). His pseudonym "Zucchero", meaning 'sugar', has been his nickname since a very young age, and was given to him by an elementary school teacher who said he was as sweet as sugar, calling him "marmellata e zucchero" – 'jam and sugar'.