Sergio Bassi

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Sergio Bassi
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Background information
Born(1949-06-23)23 June 1949
Origin Codogno, Italy
Died15 March 2020(2020-03-15) (aged 70)
Crema, Italy
Genres folk rock
Occupation(s)singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)guitar
Years active1982–2020
Website www.sergiobassi.it

Sergio Bassi (23 June 1949 – 15 March 2020) was an Italian folk singer-songwriter.

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Biography

Sergio was raised by his maternal grandparents in a small hamlet in Codogno, Lombardy. After adulthood, he moved to Legnano, later to Piacenza, then he lived in San Francesco al Campo for seven years. Later, he returned to his hometown.

During the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, he contracted novel coronavirus. He died from the infection in Crema on 15 March 2020. [1]

Discography

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References

  1. "L'addio a Bassi, il menestrello della Bassa che cantava il Po" (in Italian). 17 March 2020.