Bibi Ballandi (26 June 1946 – 15 February 2018) was
an Italian television producer.
He worked as a manager for numerous artists, including singers such as
Al Bano,
Mina,
Little Tony,
Rita Pavone
Rita Pavone (; born August 23, 1945) is an Italian-Swiss ballad and rock singer and actress, who enjoyed success through the 1960s.
Singing career
She was born in Turin, Italy. In 1962 she participated in, and won, the first Festival degli Scon ...
,
Orietta Berti,
Nicola Di Bari and
Caterina Caselli in the 1960s, and later worked with
Fabrizio De André,
Lucio Dalla
Lucio Dalla (; 4 March 1943 – 1 March 2012) was an Italian singer-songwriter, musician and actor. He also played clarinet and keyboards.
Dalla was the composer of " Caruso" (1986), a song dedicated to Italian opera tenor Enrico Caruso, and ...
,
Francesco De Gregori and
Roberto Vecchioni.
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In 1983 he founded the "Bandiera Gialla" nightclub in Rimini.
Then, he became a television producer and started a collaboration with RAI. He produced such television programs as '' Ballando con le Stelle'' and '' Ti lascio una canzone''.][
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Death
He died on 15 February 2018 in Imola, Italy, aged 71, following a long battle with colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer (CRC), also known as bowel cancer, colon cancer, or rectal cancer, is the development of cancer from the colon or rectum (parts of the large intestine). Signs and symptoms may include blood in the stool, a change in bowel m ...
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References
1946 births
2018 deaths
Deaths from cancer in Emilia-Romagna
Deaths from colorectal cancer in Italy
Italian television producers
People from the Metropolitan City of Bologna
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