Mimmo Cavallo
Mimmo Cavallo | |
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| Born | Cosimo Cavallo 1 January 1951 (age 75) |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
Cosimo Cavallo (born 1 January 1951), best known as Mimmo Cavallo, is an Italian singer-songwriter and composer.
Life and career
[edit | edit source]Born in Lizzano, Apulia, Cavallo spent his childhood in Turin, where his family had moved.[1] At 17 years old he moved back in Apulia, where he started performing as a singer, and shortly later he moved to Rome, where he began his professional career.[1]
In 1980, Cavallo released his first record, the concept album Siamo meridionali, which received large critical acclaim.[1][2] Active as a songwriter for other artists, his collaborations include work Mia Martini, Zucchero Fornaciari, Ornella Vanoni, Gianni Morandi, Loredana Bertè and Fiorella Mannoia.[1][2] He composed "Ma che storia è questa", the theme song of the RAI television program La storia d'Italia a fumetti by Enzo Biagi.[1]
Discography
[edit | edit source]- Albums
- 1980 - Siamo meridionali (CGD, 20163)
- 1981 - Uh, mammà! (CGD, 20256)
- 1982 - Stancami, stancami musica (Fonit Cetra, LPX 112)
- 1989 - Non voglio essere uno spirito (DDD, 209 993)
- 1991 - L'incantautore (DDD, 262 893)
- 2011 - Quando saremo fratelli uniti
- 2014 - Dalla parte delle bestie
- 2017 - Puesta del Sol Tango
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website
- Mimmo Cavallo at AllMusic
- Mimmo Cavallo discography at Discogs
- Mimmo Cavallo at IMDb
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- 1951 births
- Living people
- People from the Province of Taranto
- 20th-century Italian male singers
- 21st-century Italian male singers
- Italian male singer-songwriters
- 20th-century Italian singer-songwriters
- 21st-century Italian singer-songwriters
- Italian lyricists
- 20th-century Italian composers
- 20th-century Italian male composers
- 21st-century Italian composers