Bruno Lauzi


Bruno Lauzi was an Italian singer-songwriter, poet and writer.

Biography

Bruno Lauzi was born in Asmara, then part of the Italian Eastern Africa, to a Catholic father and a Jewish mother. In the 1960s he moved to Genoa, where he became part of the local music scene and met Gino Paoli, Luigi Tenco and Fabrizio De André. After a spell as song writer for Mia Martini, Georges Moustaki and Ornella Vanoni, Lauzi established himself as a renowned cantautore.
His biggest hits include "Ritornerai",
"Amore caro amore bello","Onda su onda", "Genova per noi" ) and a poet-composer. "E penso a te" and "Amore caro, amore bello".
In the 1980s he started a political career with the Italian Liberal Party, but without huge success.
Suffering from Parkinson disease, he died in Peschiera Borromeo at age 69 from liver cancer.
He was a football supporter of Unione Calcio Sampdoria.

Discography

Poems