Lucio Fabbri (born 25 March 1955) is an Italian composer, conductor, arranger, producer and multi-instrumentalist. Born in

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, Fabbri graduated in violin and then in the early 1970s he was a member of the

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groups Il Pacco and Piazza delle Erbe. After these experiences he worked as a

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for several artists, including Roberto Vecchioni, Claudio Rocchi, and Eugenio Finardi, with whom he composed the hit "La radio". In 1978 Fabbri made his solo debut with the instrumental album ''Amarena'', and the same year he became a member of

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as violinist and keyboardist. Starting from the 1980s he devoted himself to arranging and conducting, notably collaborating with

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, Mika, Paola & Chiara,

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, Kid Creole & The Coconuts,

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, Howard Jones,

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, Marco Mengoni,

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, Max Pezzali, Chiara,

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and

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. Fabbri also composed the music for several videogames and commercials, and produced several artists, notably

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1955 births Italian male composers 20th-century Italian composers 20th-century male composers 21st-century Italian composers People from Crema, Lombardy Italian male conductors (music) Italian music arrangers Living people 21st-century Italian conductors (music) 20th-century Italian male musicians 21st-century Italian male musicians Premiata Forneria Marconi members {{italy-musician-stub