Lucio Battisti
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| - | :"She began her career singing pop songs with a jazzy feel in the early 60's. After a concert at [[La Bussola]] in [[1968]], a nightclub on the [[Tuscan riviera]] famous for hosting artists such as [[Frank Sinatra]] and [[Ella Fitzgerald]], she became a national star in Italy. She appeared in several TV shows mostly as a hostess during the late 60's and the 70's. Her most famous songs were written by the prolific duo [[Mogol]]-[[Battisti]]. It was [[Lucio Battisti]] who wrote the music for many of her hits, "[[Amor Mio]]", "[[Io e te da soli]]", "[[Insieme]]". | + | '''Lucio Battisti''' ([[5 March]] [[1943]] - [[9 September]] [[1998]]) was an [[Italy|Italian]] singer-songwriter. He is considered one of the best and most influential musicians and authors in Italian [[pop_music|pop]]/[[rock_music|rock]] music history. |
| - | '''Anna Maria Mazzini''' (born [[March 25]], [[1940]]), known as '''Mina''', is a popular [[Italy|Italian]] [[singer]], acclaimed for her enormous singing and performing talent. Called "The Tiger of [[Cremona]]", she was the star attraction of popular Italian television variety shows from the early [[1960s|sixties]] to the mid [[1970s|seventies]]. During those years, she dominated the Italian charts with songs penned by the nation's leading songwriters. In Italy her popularity reached levels that have almost never been surpassed. She retired to private life in [[1978]], giving up public appearances and continuing to release albums on a yearly basis. | + | Battisti started his career in 1966 and from 1969 to 1994 he released 18 albums in his home country. A significant part of his production was translated into Spanish (various albums) and English (one album). He was renowned to be an extremely reserved artist: during his successful career he performed only a relatively small number of live exhibitions and, in 1976, he stated he would communicate only through his studio albums, completely disappearing from Italian public scene. |
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| - | *[[Ti odio poi ti amo]] | + | |
| - | *[[Se telefonando]] | + | |
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Lucio Battisti (5 March 1943 - 9 September 1998) was an Italian singer-songwriter. He is considered one of the best and most influential musicians and authors in Italian pop/rock music history.
Battisti started his career in 1966 and from 1969 to 1994 he released 18 albums in his home country. A significant part of his production was translated into Spanish (various albums) and English (one album). He was renowned to be an extremely reserved artist: during his successful career he performed only a relatively small number of live exhibitions and, in 1976, he stated he would communicate only through his studio albums, completely disappearing from Italian public scene.
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