Enrico Nascimbeni (20 November 1959 – 11 June 2019) was an Italian singer, journalist and poet.

Early life

He graduated from the Beccaria high school. He formed a friendship with

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. He earned two degrees in Modern Literature and Philosophy.

Career

He began his career as a journalist in 1985 following in the footsteps of his father Giulio Nascimbeni. He collaborated with ''Corriere d'Informazione'' and ''Corriere della Sera'' and worked steadily for ''Il Giorno'', ''L'Arena'', ''L'Indipendente'', ''Studio Aperto'', ''Verissimo'' and ''Sette''. In 2000, for La 7 Gold he conducted a four-hour live entertainment broadcast program. It deals with crime news, judicial and war news, Mani Pulite interviewed Bettino Craxi in Hammamet for the occasion. On this story he wrote for the ''Mondadori'', with Andrea Pamparana, the book ''The Clean Hands''. He was a special envoy during the

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. Previously he had followed the war in Lebanon on the spot. He was a war correspondent in

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, Afghanistan. He collaborates with ''La Stampa'' and ''All Music Italia''. In 2015 he edited the literary series "Le due anime" for Rupe Mutevole's publishing house. In 2001 he resumed songwriting for artists such as

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, Roberto Vecchioni,

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. Among his most famous concerts in 1979 with

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at the Palalido in Milan. In 2009 he won the iTunes Rewind version 1 as the first Italian artist with the album ''Men wrong'' (Emi Penthar-Mizar) fronting for U2 and

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Recognition

* Critics' Award at the Club Tenco (2003) with Roberto Vecchioni * iTunes Rewind version 1 (2009) * Top Ten iTunes Rewind ranking (2010): second place with ''Il serpente tonto'' (Emi Penthar-Mizar), in sixth place with ''Hotel Costarica 1983'' (Warner). * Second gold record. * Simon Bolivar prize (2016) * Friend of the Roma People Award * International Phralipe Award

Legacy

On the evening of 1 August 2018 he was attacked by two people near his home in Milan. Nascimbeni died on 11 June 2019, aged 59.

References

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