The great Lucio Dalla died on 2012st March XNUMX in Montreaux (Switzerland). The cause of death: a heart attack. The artist born in Bologna on March 4, 1943 is still today one of the most loved Italian songwriters of all time. Lucio, author of masterpieces such as Caruso e Piazza Grande, is perhaps the greatest experimenter of Italian music.
Lucio Dalla and his beginnings
From we remember him as an eclectic songwriter, a complete musician and an artist curious about life and art. In the same way we can affirm that it is an artist who is always ahead of the competition and constantly looking for new stimuli. In fact, he managed to establish himself in every area of musical art and beyond. The life of the great Lucio Dalla is not simple. As a child he grew up in his Bologna. Following the death of his father, Lucio studies al Pius X Episcopal College of Treviso by the will of the mother. From he begins to attend accounting, then passes to classical high school and finally to linguistics. He is not a school lover. In 1964, at the age of 21, he recorded his first single.
His beginnings are not the most fortunate. But Lucio does not let himself be frightened. Then he recorded his first album, 1999, and introduces himself to the Festival of Sanremo with his first hit, Paff… Boom!
Lucio Dalla brings success Attenti al lupo
The Emilian artist has an absolute ability to catalyze the general public on himself. In fact, the disc on which the single is located Beware of the Wolf, written by Ron, sells 1 500 000 copies. It is even one of the best-selling Italian albums ever. Beware of the Wolf she was also introduced to the program Fantastic 90 conducted that year by Pippo Baudo. Lucio Dalla's song is an immediate success. On the other hand, splashes into the top positions in the standings and then reaches the top.
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Remains in the standings until March 30, 1991. At the end of the year Beware of the Wolf is the sixth best-selling single in Italy. The public is also passionate about video at the same time. Set in a circus, Lucio Dalla is flanked by two women, the backing singers Iskra Menarini and Carolina Balboni, and by Robert Sidoli, electric guitar.
The last Sanremo before the farewell
On November 8, 2011 it comes out This is Love, the last album released in life by the great Lucio Dalla. The album contains above all the songs considered "minor" by the Emilian artist. But there is also a makeover of Mer Luis, sung in tandem with Marco Mengoni. They can also be heard Anema and Core e The legend of the brave Radamès, a piece by the Cetra Quartet rearranged by Dalla himself and Mauro Malavasi.
On 14 February 2012 Lucio Dalla returns for the last time on the stage of the Sanremo Festival. On this occasion he accompanies the young singer-songwriter Pierdavide Carone with the song Dwarfs, of which he is also co-author. Particular is the fact that Dalla takes the stage in the dual role of singer and conductor. On February 18, at the end of the event, Dwarfs closes in fifth place. This is the artist's last television appearance. It is February 27, 2012 when Dalla's new European tour starts from Lucerne, Switzerland. On the 29th of the same month, in Montreux, there is an exhibition of the Italian artist in theStravinski Concert Hall Auditorium, theater of his last concert.
