Communist Party, which was considered a violation of the "par condicio law", which introduced fees for those stations giving airplay to songs including political messages during the electoral campaign preceding the Italian regional elections. As a consequence, Bersani's label decided to anticipate the release of the second single from the album, "Spaccacuore". Both "Freak" and "Spaccacuore" were later performed by Bersani during the itinerant television show Festivalbar, during the summer of 1995. The album was a commercial success, and it was certified platinum, selling more than 130,000 copies in Italy. Discography C'hanno preso tutto (1992) Freak (1995) Samuele Bersani (1997) L'oroscopo speciale (2000) Che vita! Il meglio di Samuele Bersani (2002) Caramella smog (2003) L'aldiqua (2006) Manifesto abusivo (2009) Nuvola numero nove (2013) La fortuna che abbiamo – Live (2016) Cinema Samuele (2020) References External links Official website (in Italian) Famous Riminese – Samuele Bersani (in English) Italian male singer-songwriters Living people 1970 births Italian pop singers People from Rimini 21st-century Italian male singers