Juri Camisasca

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Juri Camisasca
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Camisasca in 2017
Born
Roberto Camisasca

9 August 1951 (1951-08-09) (age 73)
Melegnano, Milan, Italy
OccupationSinger-songwriter

Roberto Camisasca (born 9 August 1951), best known as Juri Camisasca, is an Italian singer-songwriter and composer.

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Life and career

Born in Melegnano, a self-taught musician, Camisasca debuted in 1974 with the progressive rock album La finestra dentro, produced by Pino Massara and Franco Battiato, which received large critical acclaim. [1] In the following years he collaborated as a vocalist and as a songwriter with Battiato and with other singers, and he took part in the musical project Telaio Magnetico. [1]

In 1979 Camisasca decided to enter a Benedictine monastery, still keeping active as a songwriter for artists such as Milva, Alice and Giuni Russo. [1] [2] In 1987 he left the monastic life to embrace an eremitical life at the slopes of Mount Etna. [1] After participating in the Battiato's opera Genesi as a singer and as the narrating voice, he reprised his record activity in 1988 with the album Te Deum. [1]

Camisasca is also active as an icon painter, an activity he gradually focused on in later years. [1]

Discography

Album

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Deregibus, Enrico (2010). Dizionario completo della canzone italiana. Florence: Giunti. pp. 83–84. ISBN   978-88-09-75625-0.
  2. ↑ Anselmi, Eddy (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana (in Italian). Modena: Panini. p. 622. ISBN   978-88-6346-229-6.
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