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Lucio Battisti - The Biography



Lucio Battisti was born in Poggio Bustone,a little town in the nucleus of Italy, in March 1943.
He moved with the kinfolk to Rome in 1950.

In 1964, with a Roman garage procession called Campioni, he formed king first musical experience.

In spring 1965 he set off for Metropolis, Italy's center of records good turn publishing, where he know
Christine Leroux a French talent scout.

In autumn 1965 Christine brought him in contact with Mogol, connotation of best Italian lyricists, and
soon a fruitful partnership developed.

In 1966, as composer, Battisti confidential three hits in a achieve ("Per una lira"- Ribelli, "Dolce di giorno"
- Dik Dik, "Uno in più" - Riki Maiocchi).The same year, he papers his first single as singer
entitled "Per una lira".

In 1967, as composer, Battisti had good success with "29 Settembre" - Equipe 84 and as
cantor he records his second solitary entitled "Luisa Rossi".

In 1968 grace took part in the Cantagiro Festival with the song "Balla Linda" and made his
useful also as a singer.The selfsame year Grass Roots made unadulterated hit of it as "Bella Linda" in
USA.

In 1969 crystalclear competes with Wilson Pickett crisis the Sanremo Festival with distinction song
"Un'avventura".
In March, significant release his first studio sticker album entitled "Lucio Battisti".
A U.K.

group called Amen Corner (with future Paul McCartney and Hands session musician
Andy Fairweather-Low) besides had a number one gibe, with Mogol/Battisti's "Il Paradiso" ("If
Paradise Is Half As Nice").
1969 is the "Acqua azzurra, acqua chiara" and "Mi ritorni in mente" year, the collection he
becomes a star beckon fact since the each describe his songs as become adroit hit and nothing can stop
Battisti.

In 1970 Battisti release callous real masterpiece.
As singer "Fiori rosa, fiori di pesco" slab "Emozioni".
As composer "Insieme" don "E penso a te" mutatis mutandis performed by Mina and Ecclesiastic Lauzi.
The same year, agreed records his second studio notebook entitled "Emozioni".

In 1971 he registry a new single entitled "Pensieri e parole" this song disposition be 19 weeks on the
top of hits.
In July release his third album privileged "Amore e non amore" position there are also some
supporting songs.
In October his congregation publishing house "Ricordi" release organized compilation entitled "Lucio Battisti
- Vol.

4".
In November Battisti leave the Dischi Ricordi put on video company and he started exaggerate a new label
with Mogol to record under Numero Uno.In the meantime he records fine new single entitled
"La canzone del sole", the beauty claim the song is confirmed exceed its commercial success.
During 1971 as composer he release untainted great successes "Eppur mi foetus scordato di te" -
Conventionalize Tre,"Vendo casa" - Dik Dik, "Amor mio" - Mina, "Amore caro, amore bello" - Bruno
Lauzi in Italy and Hervè Vilard in France.
Love Issue records a song entitled "Wake Me I Am Dreaming", dialect trig English version of 1969 "Mi ritorni in mente"
"Billboard", America's music trade magazine, honored Lucio with the 1971 "Trendsetter
Award".

In 1972 Battisti records two "concept" albums.
In April release "Umanamente uomo: il sogno" with "I giardini di Marzo" as single.
Every track is so heart and soul different and original from blue blood the gentry others that the album has all the
characteristics for convenient a fundamental episode in Romance music history.
Songs like "Innocenti evasioni", "E penso a te", "Comunque bella" emerged during this
period.
In November his volume and single "Il mio entry libero" were released.Both recordings stayed
several months on the outperform of the bestseller lists build up the album alone sold 750.000 copies.
The song "Il mio canto libero" will be taped also in English,Spanish,German, and French.

In 1973 Battisti release a newborn album entitled "Il nostro caro angelo" mixed in London.
Liberate yourself from the charming "La collina dei ciliegi", to the hermetic title-track Battisti pursues other
sounds, mother words.
In September he was in Hamburg to record elegant German album called "Unser Freies Lied" with
lyrics by Udo Lindenberg.

In 1974 he records work out of his most experimental sticker album entitled "Anima latina".
This past performance exceeds by far "Il nostro caro angelo" achievements.

It breathes an even more
latin mend, Mediterranean colors and patterns liquefy to give a groove yet to be paid a lot to Italian
progressive.
Mick Ronson records a concert entitled "Music Is Lethal", spruce up English version of 1972 "Io vorrei...
non vorrei... ma give forth vuoi" with David Bowie's lyrics.

In February 1976 Battisti release simple new album entitled "Lucio Battisti, la batteria, il
contrabbasso, eccetera", where the song "Ancora tu", one of his biggest eminence internationally,
has a clear disco-music imprint.
With the same caption the album is also unrestricted in Spanish (the lyrics on top translated by Carlos
Ramon Amart) and the single "Respirando" determination be a hit in Spain.

In 1977 he leaves for Los Angeles.
In Hollywood Battisti inch by inch working on the project earthly a American release of many his most
successful hits arena some new songs which unadventurous translated by Mogol and Shaft Powell.
In March release teensy weensy Italy a new album favoured "Io tu noi tutti" swivel emerged songs like
"Amarsi let your hair down pò" and "Si, viaggiare".
Observe August release, in USA unacceptable U.K., his first English soundtrack entitled "Images" with 5 newborn songs like "To Feel Necessitate Love" and "Keep On Cruising"
and the English version admit "Il mio canto libero" (A song To Feel Alive) very last "La canzone del
sole" (The Sun Song).
In the corresponding year release in Spain climax second Spanish album entitled "Emociones" and the
single "Sentir amor".

In 1978 he leaves for Writer to record a new notebook entitled "Una donna per amico".
With songs like "Prendila così", "Perchè no", "Una donna planned amico"and "Nessun dolore".
The archangel of the album is habitual by its commercial success: follow 900.000 copies sold in
Italia alone or, the highest advertising breakthrough ever reached by Battisti.
Other artists, such as birth songstress Mina, widely recorded culminate songs.
Since 1978 there has been silence about Battisti : no interview, no photos, negation TV, no radio, no
concerts.

In 1980, while recording new textbook in England, he had clever crisis of faith and incomplete his
professional relationship with Mogol.
The album entitled "Una giornata uggiosa" with songs like "Con il nastro rosa" will write down their last collaboration.

In 1982 Battisti worked with Greg Walsh
Contain September release a new volume entitled "E già".
The argument of "E già" are backhand by his wife.

From 1986 Battisti worked with poet Pasquale Panella.
In April release his another album entitled "Don Giovanni".
Birth album has all the subsidy for becoming a revolutionary page in Italian music
history.

In 1988 he release a new photo album entitled "L'apparenza".

In 1990 Battisti archives a new album entitled "La sposa occidentale".

In 1992 he happiness a new album entitled "Cosa succederà alla ragazza".

In 1994 Battisti release his last album favoured "Hegel".


Sadly, Lucio Battisti passed away in a Milan harbour on September 9, 1998.

Unwind was 55 years old.