Age, Biography and Wiki
Raf (Raffaele Riefoli) was born on 29 September, 1959 in Margherita di Savoia, Italy, is an Italian singer-songwriter (born 1959). Discover Raf's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 64 years old?
Popular As |
Raffaele Riefoli |
Occupation |
Singer-songwriter |
Age |
64 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Libra |
Born |
29 September, 1959 |
Birthday |
29 September |
Birthplace |
Margherita di Savoia, Italy |
Nationality |
Italy
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He is a member of famous Songwriter with the age 64 years old group.
Raf Height, Weight & Measurements
At 64 years old, Raf height not available right now. We will update Raf's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Raf's Wife?
His wife is Gabriella Labate (m. 1996)
Family |
Parents |
Not Available |
Wife |
Gabriella Labate (m. 1996) |
Sibling |
Not Available |
Children |
Bianca Aleida Riefoli, Samuele Riefoli |
Raf Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Raf worth at the age of 64 years old? Raf’s income source is mostly from being a successful Songwriter. He is from Italy. We have estimated Raf's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
House |
Not Available |
Cars |
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Source of Income |
Songwriter |
Raf Social Network
Timeline
Raffaele Riefoli (born 29 September 1959) is an Italian singer-songwriter who is better known as simply Raf.
Riefoli lived the few first years of the 1980s in London, before starting out his musical career in 1984, landing mostly in the new wave scene with his English language debut album, Raf.
His first single, "Self Control", which he co-wrote with Giancarlo Bigazzi and Steve Piccolo, was a huge hit not only in his native Italy but also in Austria (No. 7), Switzerland (No. 1) and Germany, where the single climbed as high as No. 2 in the Media Control single chart and spent a total of seven weeks within the Top 10.
Raf's version of the song also managed to enter the Top-40 in France.
"Self Control" was recorded and released contemporaneously by American pop star Laura Branigan, previously best known for the hit singles "Gloria" (another cover version originally released by Italian singer Umberto Tozzi) and "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You".
Branigan's version was released as the first single off her 1984 album, also titled Self Control, and became a worldwide dance and pop success, hitting No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. Branigan's version hit the No. 1 spot in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, South Africa and Canada, and was a major hit in Ireland, Australia, France, the Netherlands and the UK.
Raf's version, which was charting high in numerous markets in 1984/85, was highly expected to become the most popular song in the history of the Italian music industry.
Other English-language singles from Raf, "Change Your Mind", "London Town" and "Hard", were not as successful, and after an unsuccessful 1987 re-release of his first album with two of these songs as bonus tracks, Riefoli began to transition from the new wave/dance-pop genre into a softer pop style featuring vocals in his native language.
Riefoli co-wrote the song "Gente di mare" with Umberto Tozzi and Giancarlo Bigazzi, and his duet with Tozzi became Italy's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987, placing third.
The recording was a top ten hit in Switzerland, Austria and Sweden.
In the German-speaking territories, where the German Red Army Faction, a terrorist cell, was popularly known by the acronym RAF, Riefoli was marketed as Raff, with a second "f".
In the intervening years, a number of other artists including German and Italian artists unaffiliated with Riefoli have made recordings under the names Raf, RAF or R.A.F.
Raf has released 11 studio albums throughout the years, including the 1993 Cannibali, which has been certified six times platinum in Italy.
That album contains many successful tracks including "Il battito animale", "Due" and "Stai con me".
Riefoli has also written songs for other Italian artists; the track "Si può dare di più", written for the trio Morandi-Ruggeri-Tozzi, won the first prize at the Sanremo Music Festival.
Raf continues to have a successful recording career in Italy with his latest studio albums, Metamorfosi (2008), Numeri (2011) and Le ragioni del cuore (2012), reaching No. 4, No. 6 and No. 13 respectively in the Italian album charts.