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Bologna, Italy (1943-2012)

Lucio Dalla (born March 4, 1943 in Bologna, died 1 March 2012 in Montreux, Switzerland) was a popular Italian singer-songwriter and musician. He also played clarinet and keyboards.

He was the composer of Caruso (1986), which has been covered by numerous international artists. A version of Caruso sung by Luciano Pavarotti sold over 9 million copies and the song was a track on Andrea Bocelli’s first international album Romanza which has sold over 16 million albums world wide thus far; the song is a tribute to the emblematic opera tenor Enrico Caruso.

He began to play the clarinet at an early age, in a jazz band in Rome. The singer-songwriter Gino Paoli noticed Dalla’s vocal qualities and suggested he attempt a solo career as an Italian soul singer. However, Dalla’s debut at the Cantagiro festival in 1965 was unsuccessful probably due to his appearance and to his music, which was considered too experimental for the time. His first album, 1999, was released the following year. His next album, Terra di Gaibola (from the name of a suburb of Bologna), was released in 1970 and contained some early Dalla classics.

His first hit was “4 Marzo 1943”, which garnered some success at the Sanremo Festival. Regardless of its title, the song became popularly known as “Gesu bambino”. Also successful was “Piazza grande”, which Dalla would sing again at Sanremo.

At this point, Dalla made a decisive move in his career, starting a collaboration with the Bolognese poet Roberto Roversi.
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  • Winny04

    R.I.P. Lucio é grazie

    24 days ago
  • wal-in-space

    Listen if you lost someone. Cheers. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pUT9SYw5BXg

    last month
  • Sound-Of-Nature

    Grazie di tutto Lucio. Le tue canzoni rimarranno per sempre. [2]

    last month
  • REDMMMM

    Non avevo idea che questo grande uomo scomparso questo mese. Era sicuramente una delle grandi voci e parolieri del nostro tempo. Ci mancherà molto.

    March 2012
  • Wahlschweizer

    "È la notte dei miracoli fai attenzione qualcuno nei vicoli di Roma ha scritto una canzone" - grazie mille di nuovo per la tua musica miracolosa!!

    March 2012
  • Nobulone

    bisognerebbe togliere il concerto del 30 marzo a berlino

    March 2012
  • ev12

    да, чао Лучио!

    March 2012
  • Neue_regel_

    Arrivederci and Ciao Lucio! :) [2] Thanks for smiling!!

    March 2012
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