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| Born | Roberto Camisasca 9 August 1951 (age 72) |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
Roberto Camisasca (born 9 August 1951), best known as Juri Camisasca, is an Italian singer-songwriter and composer.
Juri Camisasca | |
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| Camisasca in 2017 | |
| Born | Roberto Camisasca 9 August 1951 (age 72) |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
Roberto Camisasca (born 9 August 1951), best known as Juri Camisasca, is an Italian singer-songwriter and composer.
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]
Francesco "Franco" Battiato was an Italian musician, singer, composer, filmmaker and, under the pseudonym Süphan Barzani, also a painter. Battiato's songs contain esoteric, philosophical and religious themes, and have spanned genres such as experimental pop, electronic music, progressive rock, opera, symphonic music, movie soundtrack, oratorio and new wave.
Carla Bissi, known professionally as Alice or Alice Visconti, is an Italian singer-songwriter and pianist who began her career in the early 1970s. After releasing three albums by the end of the decade, her breakthrough came in 1981 when she won the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Per Elisa". This was followed by European hit singles like "Una notte speciale", "Messaggio", "Chan-son Egocentrique", "Prospettiva Nevski" and "Nomadi" and albums like Gioielli rubati, Park Hotel, Elisir, and Il sole nella pioggia which charted in Continental Europe, Scandinavia, and Japan.
Manlio Sgalambro was an Italian philosopher and writer, born in Lentini. He is know for his collaboration with Franco Battiato.
Clic is a 1974 album by Italian experimental musician Franco Battiato. The album, released on the Bla Bla label is a brooding and intense collection of instrumental/vocal arrangements. Dedicated to Karlheinz Stockhausen, the music has stylistic similarities with Philip Glass and Tangerine Dream, but is more lyrical and has elements of musique concrète.
Viaggiatrice solitaria – Il meglio di Alice is a compilation album of recordings by Italian singer-songwriter Alice, released by EMI Music in 1995.
Amedeo Minghi is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer and producer.
Luca Carboni is an Italian singer-songwriter. He debuted in 1981 as guitarist in the band Teobaldi Rock, publishing his first solo album in 1984. He is also a painter and carpenter.
Gianfranco Mocchetti, also known as Gianni Mocchetti, was an Italian singer-songwriter, guitarist and bassist.
Giovanni Bella, best known as Gianni Bella, is an Italian composer and singer-songwriter.
Rosario Di Bella is an Italian composer, singer-songwriter, music arranger and musician.
"Il cielo in una stanza" is a song written by Gino Paoli and originally recorded by Italian singer Mina for the album of the same name. The song was released as a single in June 1960 by Italdisc. It became a commercial success in Italy, topping the charts for eleven consecutive weeks and later returning to number one for three additional weeks. It is also Mina's best-selling single in Italy, with estimated sales of 400.000 copies.
Aleandro Baldi is an Italian singer-songwriter and composer.
Nino Buonocore is an Italian singer-songwriter, best known for the songs "Rosanna" and "Scrivimi".
Luca Madonia is an Italian singer-songwriter and musician.
Alberto Radius was an Italian guitarist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and record producer. Besides his solo career, he is well-known as a member of the group Formula 3 and for his collaboration with prominent artists such as Lucio Battisti and Franco Battiato.
Mariella Nava, stage name of Maria Giuliana Nava is an Italian singer-songwriter and composer.
Luigi (Gino) De Crescenzo, best known as Pacifico, is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer and musician.
La Bottega dell'Arte were an Italian pop music group active between 1974 and 1985.
L'imboscata is a studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Franco Battiato, released by Mercury Records in 1996. After some more experimental albums and meditative songs, the album marked the return of Battiato to a rock sound and to a massive commercial success, mainly pushed by the success of the song "La cura".
Fleurs, also graphically rendered as Fleur(s) and FLEURs, is a studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Franco Battiato, issued in 1999. Except for two new songs, the album consists of cover versions of Italian and international classics, mainly from the 1960s. The album was described as "delicate, elegant and enjoyable." The album was followed by Fleurs 3 (2002) and Fleurs 2 (2008). The Battiato's version of The Rolling Stones' "Ruby Tuesday" was later featured in the musical score of Alfonso Cuarón's 2006 film Children of Men.
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