Luigi Albertelli (21 June 1934 – 19 February 2021)Tortona - E' morto Luigi Albertelli, autore di grandi canzoni e programmi tv
was an Italian songwriter and television author.

Biography

Born in

Tortona Tortona (; , ; ) is a ''comune'' of Piemonte, in the Province of Alessandria, Italy. Tortona is sited on the right bank of the Scrivia between the plain of Spinetta Marengo, Marengo and the foothills of the Ligurian Apennines. Its ''frazione'' of ...

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, Albertelli debuted as a lyricist in the second half of the 1960s and got his first success in 1969 with the song " Zingara", which won the nineteenth edition of the

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and was a number 1 hit.Enzo Giannelli. "Albertelli, Luigi". Gino Castaldo (edited by). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. pp. 18-22. Characterized by an elegant and refined style,Enzo Giannelli. "Albertelli, Luigi". Gino Castaldo (edited by). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. pp. 18-22. his collaborations include Mina,

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.Enzo Giannelli. "Albertelli, Luigi". Gino Castaldo (edited by). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. pp. 18-22. In 1987 his song "La notte dei pensieri" won the Newcomers competition at the 37th Sanremo Music Festival.Enzo Giannelli. "Albertelli, Luigi". Gino Castaldo (edited by). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. pp. 18-22. He wrote the Italian theme songs of various anime, such as Goldrake and Captain Harlock.

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