Mimmo Cavallo
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| Born |
Cosimo Cavallo 1 January 1951 (age 65) Lizzano, Taranto, Italy |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
Cosimo Cavallo (born 1 January 1951), best known as Mimmo Cavallo, is an Italian singer-songwriter and composer.
Life and career
Born in Lizzano, Apulia, Cavallo spent his childhood in Turin, where his family had emigrated.[1][2] 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][2]
In 1980 Cavallo made his record debut with the concept album Siamo meridionali, which received large critical acclaim.[1][2][3] Also active as a songwriter for other artists, his collaborations include Mia Martini, Zucchero Fornaciari, Ornella Vanoni, Gianni Morandi, Loredana Berté and Fiorella Mannoia.[1][2][3] He also composed "Ma che storia è questa", the theme song of the RAI television program La storia d'Italia a fumetti by Enzo Biagi.[1][2]
Discography
- Album
- 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
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Enrico Deregibus. Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. ISBN 8809756258.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Ernesto Bassignano. "Cavallo, Mimmo". Gino Castaldo (edited by). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990.
- 1 2 Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.
External links
- Official website
- Mimmo Cavallo at AllMusic
- Mimmo Cavallo discography at Discogs
- Mimmo Cavallo at the Internet Movie Database