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Gioacchino Maurici, born on 11 November 1968 in Grenoble to Sicilian parents, is a French singer-songwriter and melodist. He is the brother of the French singer Calogero.

Gioacchino runs two companies:  GIOCA MUSIC, a publishing company and MAGIC a production company.

Biography
In 1990, he made a name for himself while playing the keyboard for the French band Les Charts, and made his debut as a professional composer with his brother.

In 1998, the group split up leaving each of its members to start a solo career.

In 2000, he and Stanislas formed the group Pure Orchestra and signed on to Atletico Records, Pascal Obispo's label (distributed by Universal Music). Their first single, U&I, received radio airplay in the summer of 2001 and the album Singing' dog was released in February 2002.

He moved to London in 2004 and formed Pimigi with Catherine Pentukhoff and performed in various pubs and concert halls in the English capital for three years.

On top of all his projects, Gioacchino Maurici composes for his brother Calogero and for a number of other famous French artists such as Johnny Hallyday, Celine Dion, Florent Pagny and Natasha St-Pier.

Musical style and inspirations
From a very young age, Gioacchino was rocked by the melodies of the greatest composers, in particular those of Ennio Morricone, unveiling his passion. He extended his musical influences to the Anglo-Saxon pop of the 80s, from Depeche Mode to U2, via The Cure and The Police.

With Calogero
Gioachinno participated in all of Calogero’s solo albums since 1999.

Musicals
Gioacchino composed for « Les Dix Commandements » (2000), « Circus » (2012) and « Robin des Bois » (2013-2014).

Internationally
In 2012, Gioacchino composed the song « Le Miracle », from the album Sans attendre, for the Canadian singer Céline Dion.

In 2019, he composed « Mysterious Love » for the Japanese singer MISIA.

In 2020, he composed « Live on », from the album Soul to Soul (布袋寅泰のアルバム), for Japanese singer and guitarist Tomoyasu Hotei, as well as « Anata Ga Iru Dakede (あなたがいるだけで) » for the Japanese singer Kousuke Atari.