Luca Barbarossa, born April 15, 1961, in Rome, Italy, is an Italian pop-rock singer-songwriter. After winning the Castrocaro Music Festival in 1980, he signed with Fonit Cetra and competed in the Sanremo Music Festival 1981, placing 4th with the single “Roma spogliata”, followed by his debut studio album Luca Barbarossa in 1981. After joining CBS, he returned to Sanremo in 1986 with “Via Margutta”, which finished in 18th place, and in 1987 with “Come dentro un film”, which reached 9th place and served as the title track for his studio album Come dentro un film in 1987. He placed 3rd at Sanremo in 1988 with “L'amore rubato” and represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 with “Ti scrivo (Vivo)”, finishing in 12th place. He won the Sanremo Music Festival 1992 with “Portami a ballare” and released the studio album Cuore d'acciaio in 1992. He released the studio album Via delle storie infinite in 2008 and returned to Sanremo in 2011 with “Fino in fondo” alongside Raquel del Rosario, releasing the compilation album Barbarossa Social Club in 2011. In 2018, he competed at Sanremo with “Passame er sale”, which reached 7th place and won the Premio Lunezia, followed by his studio album Roma è de tutti in 2018.
