Alberto Cheli

Alberto Cheli
Alberto Cheli
Born	2 November 1951 (age 73); Florence, Italy
Occupation(s)	Singer; Songwriter

Alberto Cheli (born 2 November 1951) is an Italian singer-songwriter and composer.

Life and career

Born in Florence into a wealthy family, Cheli studied music from an early age. After graduating from the conservatory, he moved to Milan where he joined several rock groups and eventually co-founded with the guitarist Tony Sydney the band Le Madri. Put under contract by record label RCA Italiana, he became a member of the vocal group Schola Cantorum.^[1]^[2]

In 1978, Cheli left the band to start a solo career, and the same year he participated to the Festivalbar with the song "Cavalli alati". In 1980, he entered the main competition at the 30th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival. In 1986, he rejoined the newly reformed Schola Cantorum. Cheli also worked as a composer for other artists, notably Dalida, Jo Chiarello and Flavia Fortunato.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Eddy Anselmi. "Alberto Cheli". Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.
^ ^a ^b Enzo Giannelli. "Cheli, Alberto". Gino Castaldo (edited by). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990.

External links

Alberto Cheli at AllMusic
Alberto Cheli discography at Discogs

[music-1] Eddy Anselmi. "Alberto Cheli". Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.

[curcio-2] Enzo Giannelli. "Cheli, Alberto". Gino Castaldo (edited by). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990.

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Alberto Cheli
Born	2 November 1951 (1951-11-02) (age 73) Florence, Italy
Occupation(s)	Singer Songwriter