Gianni Mazza

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Gianni Mazza
Born (1944-10-05) 5 October 1944 (age 79)
Occupation(s)Composer, conductor, arranger

Giovanni "Gianni" Mazza (born 5 October 1944) is an Italian composer, conductor, arranger, singer and television personality.

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Career

Born in Rome, Mazza started his career as a musician in the late 1960s. [1] [2] In the 1970s he started composing film and television scores and participated as conductor at the Sanremo Music Festival in 1974 and in 1979. [1] In the 1980s he became a popular television personality thanks to the participation as a conductor and a showman to some variety shows written and hosted by Renzo Arbore. [1] In 1991 he entered the competition at the Sanremo Music Festival as a singer with the comedy song "Il lazzo". [1] [2] [3]

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