Mauro Pagani (born 5 February 1946) is an Italian musician and singer. Pagani was born in Chiari, Lombardy. A

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, he made his debut in the music world in

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. In 1977 he left the band to follow a solo career, but in 2003 rejoined for a celebrative concert. His first solo album, titled "Mauro Pagani" (released in Tokyo in 1979 on Seven Seas and distributed by King Record Co.) included contributions by fellow PFM members Franz Di Cioccio, Patrick Djivas, and Walter Calloni; also showcasing an impressive line-up of guest musicians, including

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, Giulio Capiozzo, Patrizio Fariselli, Ellade Bandini and Ares Tavolazzi ("L'Albero Di Canto" and "L'Albero Di Canto II" with Area backing Mauro exclusively). Roberto Colombo also played polimoog on "La Città Aromatica". Pagani has been an experimenter of sound related to blues and

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. He also collaborated with other famous artists, including

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, with whom he composed the renowned LPs '' Crêuza de mä'' (1984) and '' Le nuvole'' (1990). He composed the soundtrack for four movies by the Italian director

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'' (1983), '' Puerto Escondido'' (1992), ''

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'' (1995) and '' Siberian Education'' (2013)

Selected discography

With Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM) *'' Storia di un minuto'' (1972, PFM) *'' Per un amico'' (1972, PFM) *'' Photos Of Ghosts'' (1973, PFM) *'' L'isola di Niente (The World became the World)'' (1974, PFM) *'' Chocolate Kings'' (1975, PFM) Solo and Collaboration *''Mauro Pagani'' (1978) *''Sogno di una notte d'estate'' (1981) *''Passa la bellezza'' (1991) *'' Puerto Escondido'' (1992, soundtrack) *''

'' (1995, soundtrack) *'' Psycho P.'' (2001) *'' 2004 Crêuza de mä'' (2004, re-arranged version of the 1984 original) *'' Siberian Education'' (2013)

References

External links

Official websitePFM's official website
1946 births Living people Musicians from the Province of Brescia Italian male singer-songwriters Italian singer-songwriters Italian composers Italian male composers Italian blues musicians Premiata Forneria Marconi members {{Italy-composer-stub