[2][3][4] He later started a solo career and, in 1985, he competed in the Sanremo Music Festival, placing fourth in the Newcomers' section and receiving the Critics Award "Mia Martini" for his song "Bella più di me".

[1] After releasing the albums L'albero della cuccagna (1990) and Canzoni con il naso lungo (1992), he entered the Sanremo Music Festival for a second time in 1993, placing second in the "Big Artists" section with "Dietro la porta" and receiving his second Critics' Award.

[7] Cristiano De André's fourth studio album, Sul confine, was released in 1995, and featured collaborations with Eugenio Finardi.

[6] The album received the Lunezia Award[8] Two years later, he competed once again in the Sanremo Music Festival, performing the song "Un giorno nuovo".

[12] In 2014, De André entered once again the main competition in 64th Sanremo Music Festival, with the songs "Invisibili" and "Il cielo è vuoto".