Roberto Soffici (born 29 October 1946) is an Italian pop singer-songwriter, composer and lyricist.
Background
Born in
Pula
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, the son of composer and conductor
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, Soffici enrolled at the
Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory
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History
The conservatory was established by a royal decree of 1807 in Milan, capital of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy. It opened the following ye ...
in
Milan
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, graduating in clarinet, harmony and composition.
In the 1970s he started a productive career as a composer, writing songs for
Mina
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,
Equipe 84
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,
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Career
Origins
In 1961, Beppe Carletti and Leonardo Manfredini formed the group I Monelli (‘Urchins’).
In 1962, Carletti met Franco ...
and
Ornella Vanoni
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, among others.
From the second half of the seventies he has been also active as a singer-songwriter; his main success was the 1980 song "Io ti voglio tanto bene", which peaked at sixth place at the Italian hit parade.
References
External links
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Roberto Sofficiat
Discogs
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1946 births
Italian male singers
Italian pop singers
Living people
People from Pula
Italian male songwriters
Italian songwriters
Italian male singer-songwriters
Italian singer-songwriters
Italian composers
Italian male composers
Milan Conservatory alumni