Pierangelo Bertoli (5 November 1942 – 7 October 2002) was an Italian singer-songwriter and poet. Close to

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issues his works told mainly about environment,

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and social issues regarding marginalized and rebellious people.

Biography

Born in

Sassuolo Sassuolo (; ) is an Italian town, ''comune'', and industrial centre of the Province of Modena in Emilia-Romagna. Standing on the right bank of the river Secchia some southwest of Modena, the town is best known for being the centre of the Ita ...

, in the

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and belonging to a working-class family, when he was four, he developed

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and he lost use of his legs. He started his career of singer at the end of 1973 with the album '' Rosso colore dell'amore'' (1974) and one year later with the self-produced album '' Roca Blues''. One of his most famous album was '' A muso duro'' of 1979. In 1990, he collaborated with Elio e le Storie Tese. In 1991 (with

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) and 1992 he took part to the

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. His last album, '' 301 guerre fa'' (2002) was composed with the collaboration of his son Alberto and

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. He also collaborated and released a single called "Promissas" with the Sardinian band Istentales. Bertoli died in

Modena Modena (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena, in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. It has 184,739 inhabitants as of 2025. A town, and seat of an archbis ...

on 7 October 2002 of a heart attack due to a

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. Married to Bruna, Bertoli had 3 children, Emiliano, Petra and

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, also a singer.

Discography

*'' Rosso colore dell'amore'' (1974) *'' Roca Blues'' (1975) *'' Eppure soffia'' (1976) *'' Il centro del fiume'' (1977) *'' S'at ven in meint'' (1978) *'' A muso duro'' (1979) *'' Certi momenti'' (1980) *''

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'' (1981) *''Frammenti'' (1983) *'' Dalla finestra'' (1984) *''

Petra Petra (; "Rock"), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu (Nabataean Aramaic, Nabataean: or , *''Raqēmō''), is an ancient city and archaeological site in southern Jordan. Famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit systems, P ...

'' (1985) *''

Canzone d'autore Literally 'song' in Italian, a canzone (; : ''canzoni''; cognate with English ''to chant'') is an Italian or Provençal song or ballad. It is also used to describe a type of lyric which resembles a madrigal. Sometimes a composition which is s ...

'' (1987) *'' Tra me e me'' (1988) *''

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'' (1989) *'' Oracoli'' (1990) *'' Italia d'oro'' (1992) *'' Gli anni miei'' (1993) *'' Una voce tra due fuochi'' (1995) *'' Angoli di vita'' (1997) *'' 301 guerre fa'' (2002) *'' Promissas'' (2002, single)

References

Sources

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External links

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Bertoli Fans Club
(Official Bertoli website) {{DEFAULTSORT:Bertoli, Pierangelo 1942 births 2002 deaths People from Sassuolo Italian male singer-songwriters 20th-century Italian singer-songwriters Italian communists Italian libertarians Italian atheists 20th-century Italian male singers Deaths from cancer in Emilia-Romagna