Denis Novato

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Denis Novato (born 1976) is a Slovene musician from Italy, and world champion player of the diatonic accordion. [1] He has been a musician since the late 1980s. [2]

Slovenes South Slavic ethnic group living in historical Slovene lands

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Italy republic in Southern Europe

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe. Located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, Italy shares open land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates San Marino and Vatican City. Italy covers an area of 301,340 km2 (116,350 sq mi) and has a largely temperate seasonal and Mediterranean climate. With around 61 million inhabitants, it is the fourth-most populous EU member state and the most populous country in Southern Europe.

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Novato was born in Dolina near Trieste, Italy. From the age of ten he studied for Susanne Zerial. At the international accordion festival in Urbino in 1988 his solo performance won the first prize, and he has later won more than 20 international competitions. Since 1991 he has also teaching, both in Austria and Slovenia. His first recording on cassette was released in 1995 and on CD in 1997. In 1999 he was awarded the title of world champion of the diatonic accordion. He has composed more than 50 original songs. He has toured Russia in 1995, Australia in 1997 and again in 1999, and later also the United States and Canada. In November 2005 he visited the Florida Accordion Association Annual Smash and in March 2006 he visited the Texas Accordion Association Festival.

San Dorligo della Valle Comune in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

San Dorligo della Valle is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Trieste in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 4 kilometres southeast of Trieste, on the border with Slovenia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,019 and an area of 24.5 square kilometres (9.5 sq mi). According to the 1971 census, 70.5% of the population are ethnic Slovenes, while the rest are mostly Italians.

Trieste Comune in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

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Urbino Comune in Marche, Italy

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References

  1. ↑ "Denis Novato zaigral papežu Frančišku". Primorske Novice. Primorske Novice. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Zvezdniški spopad na koprski zelenici". Primorske Novice. Primorske Novice. Retrieved 30 October 2018.


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