Ivan Della Mea (born Luigi Della Mea, 16 October 1940 – 14 June 2009) was an Italian novelist, journalist, singer-songwriter and political activist.
Biography
Born in
Lucca
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, his family moved to
Milan
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when he was a child. He worked in a factory, but eventually started to work at a small newspaper, ''Stasera''.
In 1956 he joined the
Italian Communist Party
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(PCI). He started his career as a singer and songwriter in
Milanese
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dialect the same year.
In the 1960s, he belonged to the Italian ''Nuova canzone politica'' and became active in the magazine
Nuovo Canzoniere Italiano. As a writer he started publishing some works in the 1980s/1990s, including three novels, and as a journalist. With his brother, Luciano, he wrote for ''
Il Grandevetro'', and worked at ''
l'Unità'' and ''
Liberazione''.
His brother was political activist
Luciano Della Mea (1924–2003).
Discography
Albums
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Io so che un giorno (1966, LP)
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Il rosso è diventato giallo (1979, LP)
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La balorda (1972, LP)
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Se qualcuno ti fa morto (1972, LP)
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Ringhera (1974, LP)
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Fiaba grande (1975, LP)
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La piccola ragione di allegria (1978, LP)
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Sudadio giudabestia (1979, LP)
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Sudadio giudabestia 2 (1980, LP)
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Karlett (1983, LP)
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Ho male all'orologio (1997, CD)
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La cantagranda forse walzer (2000, CD)
EP and 45 rpm
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Ballate della violenza (1962, EP)
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Ho letto sul giornale (1964, EP)
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La mia vita ormai (1965, EP)
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O cara moglie/Io ti chiedo di fare all'amore (1966, 45 rpm)
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Ciò che voi non-dite/La linea rossa (1967, 45 rpm, with
G.Marini)
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La nave dei folli (EP, 1972)
Literature
Works of Ivan Della Mea:
*''Il sasso dentro'' (1990; ''Interno Giallo'' editions)
*''Se nasco un'altra volta ci rinuncio'' (1992; ''Interno Giallo'' editions)
*''Sveglia sul buio'' (1997; ''Est'' editions)
External links
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A tributefrom the
Resistance Archives
Infos on ildeposito.org
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1940 births
2009 deaths
Italian communists
Italian male singer-songwriters
20th-century Italian singer-songwriters
Italian folk singers
20th-century Italian male writers
Writers from Lucca
Musicians from Lucca
Singers from Milan
20th-century Italian male singers
Politicians from Lucca