Gianni Mazza
Gianni Mazza | |
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| Born | (1944-10-05) 5 October 1944 |
| Occupations | Composer, conductor, arranger |
Giovanni "Gianni" Mazza (born 5 October 1944) is an Italian composer, conductor, arranger, singer and television personality.
Career
Born in Rome, Mazza started his career as a musician in the late 1960s.[1][2] In the 1970s he started composing film and television scores and participated as conductor at the Sanremo Music Festival in 1974 and in 1979.[1] In the 1980s he became a popular television personality thanks to the participation as a conductor and a showman to some variety shows written and hosted by Renzo Arbore.[1] In 1991 he entered the competition at the Sanremo Music Festival as a singer with the comedy song "Il lazzo".[1][2][3]
References
- ^ abcdAnselmi, Eddy (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana (in Italian). Modena: Panini. pp. 931–932. ISBN 978-88-6346-229-6.
- ^ abGramola, Gianfranco (7 October 2005). "Un maestro del "lazzo"". Interviste Romane (in Italian). Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^Calabrese, Christian (2009). "Mazza e il lazzo di Sanremo". Musica leggera (in Italian). No. 7.
External links
- Official website
- Gianni Mazza at AllMusic
- Gianni Mazza discography at Discogs
- Gianni Mazza at IMDb
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- 1944 births
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- Italian music arrangers
- Italian male conductors (music)
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- Italian male film score composers
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