Mariano Deidda (born 1961) is an Italian singer, musician and songwriter.

Musical style and work

He has usually been described by the Italian press as a "singer-poet", for having dedicated most of his records to setting to music the poems and texts of important writers, in particular

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. Deidda has dedicated several records to this Portuguese poet and, because of this choice, he regularly publishes and performs live in Portugal, as well as in Italy and other countries. His peculiar and systematic artistic proposal, which combines literature,

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and his songwriting style, has been presented and/or awarded in the context of important international events, such as, among others, the

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and ''Le Festival du Poeme Chanté'' organised by

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) in 2006. During his career, he has collaborated on his records with musicians such as

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and

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, among other international artists. In addition to records dedicated to Fernando Pessoa (through the Italian translations of

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), he has made other records singing the verses and texts of the Italian writers

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(both winners of the

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) and

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Discography

*1986 – ''Quattro canzoni per ricominciare'' (Marvel Records, MD 9101) ( EP) *1997 – ''L'era dei replicanti'' (Pilgrim Fathers Records, Zelda/Warner/Sony Music, ZLA 489387-2) *2001 – ''Deidda interpreta Pessoa'' (Lusogram/Sette Ottavi/Warner, 10013) *2003 – ''Deidda interpreta Pessoa – Nel mio spazio interiore'' (Sette Ottavi/Warner, SOZLD 004003) *2005 – ''Deidda interpreta Pessoa – L'incapacità di pensare'' (Sette Ottavi/Warner, SOZLD 018005) *2007 – ''Deidda canta Grazia Deledda – Rosso Rembrandt'' (Promo Music/Egea, PM CD 011) *2011 – ''Deidda canta Pavese – Un paese ci vuole'' (Electromantic Music, POE 1950) *2012 - ''Deidda canta Pavese – Un paese ci vuole'' with book ''Da Pessoa a Pavese, così lontani, così vicini'', introduction and photos by

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(Electromantic Music) *2013 – ''Mariano Deidda canta Pessoa – Mensagem'' (Zanetti Records/Maracash-Self, 002) *2016 – ''Mariano Deidda canta Pessoa – Mensagem'' – Edizione portoghese (Valentim de Carvalho) *2016 – ''Pessoa sulla strada del jazz'' (Valentim de Carvalho, 0519-2) *2020 – ''Deidda canta Deledda. Edição especial'' (Valentim de Carvalho) *2020 – ''Deidda canta Pavese. Special edition'' (Machiavelli Music) *2022 – ''Faust – Fernando Pessoa'' (Valentim de Carvalho) *2025 – ''Mariano Deidda canta Pirandello - Girgenti'' (VREC Music Label)

References

External links

Mariano Deidda's official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Deidda, Mariano 1961 births Living people 20th-century Italian male singers 21st-century Italian male singers Italian male singer-songwriters 20th-century Italian singer-songwriters 21st-century Italian singer-songwriters People from the Province of South Sardinia