Maurizio Arcieri (30 April 1942 – 29 January 2015) was an Italian singer who was a member of the 1960s

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Career

In the spring of 1967, the New Dada supported

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at their Milan concert. The group eventually split. Some members of the New Dada followed Maurizio as a supporting group. "Ballerina" and "Il comizio" were released. Maurizio participated at the " Disco per l'Estate" Festival with "Cinque Minuti e poi..."; the song is one of the greatest hits of the year and the leit-motiv of "Quelli belli siamo noi" ("We Are the Beautiful Ones"), a " musicarello" (musical comedy movie) in which Maurizio acts and sings some of his hits. The movie features - among others - Carlo Dapporto, Carlo delle Piane, Isabella Biagini, Ric e Gian and a young Loredana Bertè. Maurizio was invited as a guest in the most important TV shows of the time. Som
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of those appearances are now available. The album "Maurizio - 1970" was released. The albums "Maurizio - 1975" (a collection of Maurizio's cool seventies singles), and "Trasparenze" (a progressive experiment) were released. Maurizio was then chosen as the Italian narrator for the pan-European album ''

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and many others. In 2014 he also worked in the film-comedy '' Sexy Shop''. Arcieri died on 29 January 2015, in Varese, Italy, aged 72.

Family

He was married to Christina Moser.

Discography

Albums

* (1970) ''Maurizio'' (Joker/Saar) * (1975) ''Maurizio'' (Polydor) * (1975) ''Trasparenze'' (Polydor)

Singles

* (1967) "Ballerina" / "Non C'è Bisogno Di Camminare" (Bluebell) * (1967) " Lady Jane" / T'Amo Da Morire" (Bluebell) * (1967) "Il Comizio (di Maurizio)" / "Il Fiore All'Occhiello" (SAAR/Joker) * (1968) "Cinque Minuti e Poi..." / "Un'Ora Basterà" (SAAR/Joker) * (1968) "Era Solo Ieri" / "Ricomincio Da Zero (Natural Born Loser)" (SAAR/Joker) * (1969) "Elizabeth" / "Sirena" (SAAR/Joker) * (1969) "24 Ore Spese Bene Con Amore" / "Cade Qualche Fiocco Di Neve" (Polydor) * (1971) "Rose Blu" / "Il Mare Tra Le Mani" (Polydor) * (1971) "L'Uomo e La Matita" / "La Gloria e L'Amore" (Polydor) * (1972) "Deserto" / "La Decisione" (Polydor) * (1972) "I Giochi Del Cuore" / "Un Uomo" (Polydor) * (1973) "Scusa" / "Un Giorno Da Re" (Polydor) * (1974) "Un Dolce Scandalo" / "Il Grigio Nella Mente" (Polydor) * (1974) "Stagioni Fuori Tempo" / "Un Dolce Scandalo" (Polydor) * (1975) "Guardami, Toccami, Guariscimi" / "Prima Estate" (Polydor)

Collaborations

* (1976) ''

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, Robin Lumley and Denis McKay)

References

External links

*
Raro! Vintage Records Magazine

Vintage Records Specialists
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arcieri, Maurizio 1942 births 2015 deaths Italian pop singers Singers from Milan 20th-century Italian male singers