Lucio Battisti: Biography

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Lucio Battisti è stato un autore e interprete tra i più importanti e innovatori nel panorama musicale italiano e internazionale.
Translation
Lucio Battisti was one of the most important and innovative composers and singers of the Italian and international music world.
Nato nel Lazio nel 1943 ha avuto successo prima come autore e poi come cantante, all’inizio con i testi scritti da Mogol e poi da altri autori.
Translation
Born in Lazio in 1943, his first success was as an author and then a singer, first with lyrics written by Mogol and then by other lyricists.

La sua poetica gli ha permesso di parlare d’amore e quotidianità in un modo mai banale e lo stile musicale, eclettico e ricercato, è stato un modello per i cantautori che lo hanno seguito.

Translation
His poetry allowed him to speak of love and daily life in a way that was never banal and his musical style, eclectic and refined, was a model for the singer-songwriters who followed him.
Ritiratosi dalla scene a causa della sua malattia, Lucio Battisti ci ha lasciato nel 1998 a 55 anni. Ha venduto 25 milioni di dischi.
Translation
Retired from the stage due to illness, Lucio Battisti left us in 1998 at the age of 55. He has sold 25 million albums.

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