Mimmo Cavallo
Born
Cosimo Cavallo

1 January 1951 (1951-01) (age 73)
Lizzano, Taranto, Italy
OccupationSinger-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 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

Albums

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Enrico Deregibus (8 October 2010). Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. ISBN 978-8809756250.
    - Ernesto Bassignano. "Cavallo, Mimmo". Gino Castaldo (edited by). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990.
  2. ^ a b Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 978-8863462296.

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