Luigi Albertelli

Luigi Albertelli
Born21 June 1934 (1934-06-21)
Tortona, Piedmont, Kingdom of Italy
Died19 February 2021(2021-02-19) (aged 86)
Tortona, Piedmont, Italy
Occupations
  • Songwriter
  • television author
Years active1960s–1980s

Luigi Albertelli (21 June 1934 – 19 February 2021)[1] was an Italian songwriter and television author.

Biography

Born in Tortona, in the Province of Alessandria, Albertelli debuted as a lyricist in the second half of the 1960s and got his first success in 1969 with the song "Zingara", a collaboration with Enrico Riccardi which won the nineteenth edition of the Sanremo Music Festival and was a number 1 hit.[2][3]

Characterized by an elegant and refined style,[2] his collaborations include Mina, Milva, Drupi, Mia Martini, Caterina Caselli, Dik Dik, Fiordaliso.[2][4] In 1987 his song "La notte dei pensieri", written for Michele Zarrillo, won the Newcomers competition at the 37th Sanremo Music Festival.[2][4]

He wrote the Italian theme songs of various anime, such as Goldrake and Captain Harlock.

References

  1. ↑ "Tortona - E' morto Luigi Albertelli, autore di grandi canzoni e programmi tv". Radio PNR (in Italian). 19 February 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Giannelli, Enzo (1990). "Albertelli, Luigi". In Castaldo, Gino (ed.). Dizionario della canzone italiana (in Italian). Curcio Editore. pp. 18–22.
  3. ↑ Salvatori, Dario (1989). Storia dell'Hit Parade (in Italian). Gramese. ISBN 8876054391.
  4. 1 2 Anselmi, Eddy (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana (in Italian). Panini Comics. ISBN 978-8863462296.
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