Bruno Lauzi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈbruːno ˈlauttsi]; 8 August 1937 – 24 October 2006) was an Italian singer-songwriter, poet and writer.

Lauzi in 1993

Biography edit

Bruno Lauzi was born in Asmara,[1] then part of the Italian Eastern Africa, to a Catholic father, Francesco Lauzi and a Jewish mother, Laura Nahum. In the 1960s he moved to Genoa, where he became part of the local music scene and met Gino Paoli, Luigi Tenco and Fabrizio De André.[2] After a spell as song writer for Mia Martini, Georges Moustaki and Ornella Vanoni, Lauzi established himself as a renowned cantautore (singer-songwriter).

His biggest hits include "Ritornerai" (1963),[3] "Amore caro amore bello" (1972), "Onda su onda" (1974), "Genova per noi" (1975).[4][5]

In the 1980s, he started a political career with the Italian Liberal Party, but without huge success.

Suffering from Parkinson disease, he died in Peschiera Borromeo at age 69 from liver cancer.[6]

He was a football supporter of U.C. Sampdoria.

Discography edit

  • Lauzi al cabaret (1965)
  • Ti ruberò (1965)
  • Cara (1968)
  • Bruno Lauzi (1970)
  • Amore caro amore bello (1971)
  • Il teatro di Bruno Lauzi (1972)
  • Simon (1973)
  • Lauzi oggi (1974)
  • L'amore sempre (1975)
  • Quella gente là (1975)
  • Genova per noi (1975)
  • Johnny Bassotto, la tartaruga...ed altre storie (1976)
  • Persone (1977)
  • Alla grande (1978)
  • Amici miei (1981, Q-disc)
  • Palla al centro (1982)
  • Piccolo grande uomo (1985)
  • Back to Jazz (1985)
  • Ora! (1987)
  • La musica del mondo (1988)
  • Inventario latino (1989)
  • Il dorso della balena (1992)
  • Johnny Bassotto e i suoi amici (1996)
  • Omaggio alla città di Genova (2001)
  • Il manuale del piccolo esploratore (2003)
  • Nostaljazz (2003)
  • Ciocco Latino (2006)

Literary works edit

Poems edit

  • I mari interni ("Internal Seas", 1994)
  • Riapprodi ("Re-Docks", 1994)
  • Versi facili ("Easy Verses", 1999)
  • Esercizi di sguardo ("Exercises of Glance", 2002)
  • Agli immobili cieli ("To the Still Skies", 2010)

Prose work edit

  • Della quieta follia dei piemontesi ("On the Quiet Foolery of the Piedmonteses", 1997)
  • Il caso del pompelmo levigato ("The Case of Polished Grapefruit", 2005)
  • Tanto domani mi sveglio. Autobiografia in controcanto ("So Tomorrow I Wake Up. Autobiography in Counterpoint", 2006)

References edit

  1. ^ "Bruno Lauzi". Enciclopedia Italiana (in Italian). Rome: Treccani. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  2. ^ Official site
  3. ^ Ritornerai-Bruno Lauzi Archived April 3, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Vídeo of Bruno Lauzi singing in the 1960s on YouTube
  5. ^ Video of Bruno Lauzi's "recital" on YouTube
  6. ^ "Biografia". www.brunolauzi.it. Retrieved 2017-04-27.