Renato Brioschi

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Renato Brioschi
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Renato Brioschi, 1972.
Born20 April 1948 (1948-04-20) (age 72)
Milan, Italy
OccupationComposer, singer

Renato Brioschi (born 20 April 1948), also known as Renato dei Profeti, is an Italian singer, composer, musician and producer.

Born in Milan, the son of the sculptor Remo, [1] Brioschi was founder, frontman and singer of the musical group I Profeti, with whom he got several hits in the late 1960s. [1] [2] In 1970 he recorded, with the name "Renato dei Profeti", ″Lady Barbara″; the song won the Un disco per l'estate festival and peaked at first place on the Italian hit parade, and following the success of the song Brioschi left the group to pursue a solo career. [1] [2] The same year he debuted as actor starring in Lady Barbara, a musicarello named after the song and directed by Mario Amendola. [3]

After some successful singles, in 1974 Brioschi debuted as singer-songwriter with the song "Giochi senza età", which became a hit in France. [2] In the following years he focused into composing and producing, and was the author of several hits for Alice, Eros Ramazzotti, Mia Martini, Fausto Leali, Viola Valentino among others. [1] [2] In the late 1980s he reprised his activity as a singer, first with his former group I Profeti for a short-lived reunion, later as a soloist. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN   978-8863462296.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Enrico Deregibus (8 October 2010). Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. ISBN   978-8809756250.
  3. ↑ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN   8876059350.
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