Edoardo De Angelis | |
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Born | 24 December 1945 78) Rome, Italy | (age
Nationality | Italian |
Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
Musical career | |
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Instrument | guitar |
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Edoardo De Angelis (born 24 December 1945) is an Italian singer-songwriter and record producer.
Born in Rome, De Angelis graduated from the Liceo classico Torquato Tasso and studied modern letters at the Sapienza University of Rome. [1] Since the late 1960s he started performing at Folkstudio, where he befriended Francesco De Gregori, of whom he produced the first two albums. [1] [2] In 1974 De Angelis was among the founding members of the vocal group Schola Cantorum, with whom he also collaborated as a songwriter, but after 4 albums he left the group to reprise his solo activity. [2] He is best known for the song is "Lella", a ballad he composed and first recorded with his childhood friend Stelio Gicca Palli as "Edoardo e Stelio" and which later became a hit in a cover version of Edoardo Vianello and Wilma Goich. [1] [2] [3]
De Angelis was the artistic director of the labels D'Autore and Cantare In Italiano. [2] He was also a columnist for the magazine Ciao 2001 and a radio host for Radio 1. [2]
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