Fabio Ilacqua (born 8 October 1975) is an Italian lyricist, composer, arranger, record producer and singer-songwriter.

Life and career

Born in

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to a Sicilian father and a

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n mother, Ilacqua studied at the

Brera Academy The Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera (), also known as the or Brera Academy, is a state-run tertiary public academy of fine arts in Milan, Italy. It shares its history, and its main building, with the Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan's main public mu ...

in Milan. He started his professional career as singer-songwriter in 2007, winning the Festival and releasing his only album ''Ballata del dopocena''. Ilacqua had his breakout thanks to the collaboration as a lyricist with

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, with the songs "

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" and "

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" respectively winning the

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newcomers competition and the

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big artist competition. Artists with whom he collaborated include Mina and

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(for whom he penned "Ad un passo da te"),

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(for whom he wrote "Lettera di là dal mare", which won the critics' award at the

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, and

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. In 2022, he produced and arranged the

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album ''Canzoni da intorto''.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ilacqua, Fabio 1975 births Living people People from Varese Italian composers Italian lyricists Italian male singer-songwriters Italian music arrangers Italian record producers Brera Academy alumni