Alberto Cheli (born 2 November 1951) is an Italian singer-songwriter and composer.

Life and career

Born in

Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico ...

into a wealthy family, Cheli studied music from an early age. After graduating from the conservatory, he moved to

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where he joined several rock groups and eventually co-founded with the guitarist Tony Sydney the band Le Madri. Put under contract by record label

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, he became a member of the vocal group

Schola Cantorum The Schola Cantorum de Paris is a private conservatory in Paris. It was founded in 1894 by Charles Bordes, Alexandre Guilmant and Vincent d'Indy as a counterbalance to the Paris Conservatoire's emphasis on opera. History La Schola was founde ...

.Enzo Giannelli. "Cheli, Alberto". Gino Castaldo (edited by). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. In 1978, Cheli left the band to start a solo career, and the same year he participated to the

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with the song "Cavalli alati". In 1980, he entered the main competition at the 30th edition of the

Sanremo Music Festival The Sanremo Music Festival, officially the Italian Song Festival () and commonly known as just (), is the most popular Italian song contest and awards ceremony, held annually in the city of Sanremo, Liguria. It is the longest-running annua ...

. In 1986, he rejoined the newly reformed Schola Cantorum. Cheli also worked as a composer for other artists, notably

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, Jo Chiarello and Flavia Fortunato.Enzo Giannelli. "Cheli, Alberto". Gino Castaldo (edited by). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cheli, Alberto 1951 births Living people Musicians from Florence Italian male songwriters Italian songwriters Italian male singer-songwriters Italian singer-songwriters