Luigi Albertelli | |
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| Born | 21 June 1934
Tortona, Italy |
| Died | 19 February 2021 (aged 86) Tortona, Italy |
Luigi Albertelli (21 June 1934 – 19 February 2021) [1] was an Italian songwriter and television author.
Biography
Born in Tortona, Alessandria, Albertelli debuted as a lyricist in the second half of the 1960s and got his first success in 1969 with the song " Zingara", which won the nineteenth edition of the Sanremo Music Festival and was a number 1 hit. [2] [3]
Characterized by an elegant and refined style, [2] his collaborations include Mina, Milva, Drupi, Mia Martini, Caterina Caselli, Dik Dik, Fiordaliso. [2] [4] In 1987 his song "La notte dei pensieri" won the Newcomers competition at the 37th Sanremo Music Festival. [2] [4]
He wrote the Italian theme songs of various anime, such as Goldrake and Captain Harlock.
References
- ^ Tortona - E' morto Luigi Albertelli, autore di grandi canzoni e programmi tv (in Italian)
- ^ a b c d Enzo Giannelli. "Albertelli, Luigi". Gino Castaldo (edited by). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990. pp. 18-22.
- ^ Dario Salvatori. Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN 8876054391.
- ^ a b Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.
External links
- Luigi Albertelli at IMDb
- Luigi Albertelli discography at Discogs
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