Lucio Dalla, OMRI (4 March 1943 – 1 March 2012) was a popular Italian singer-songwriter, musician and actor. He also played clarinet and keyboards.Dalla was the composer of "Caruso" (1986), a song dedicated to Italian tenor Enrico Caruso which has been covered by numerous international artists such as Luciano Pavarotti and Julio Iglesias. The version sung by Pavarotti sold over 9 million copies, and another version was a track on Andrea Bocelli's first international album, Romanza, which sold over 20 million copies worldwide. This piece is also on Josh Groban's album Closer, which sold over 5 million copies in the United States. The song is a tribute to the emblematic opera tenor Enrico Caruso. Maynard Ferguson also covered the song on his album "Brass Attitude", after having previously paid tribute to Caruso with his rendition of "Vesti la giubba" (titled as "Pagliacci") on the album Primal Scream.
His first musical interest was opera, which was sparked when he played a role in Puccini's "Gianni Schicchi" when he was age 7. He also loved jazz, and learned to play the clarinet, saxophone, and piano.
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Singer/songwriter.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Voice
2016
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Chico: Artista Brasileiro
2015
Documentary writer: "Minha História"
Tu cara me suena
2015
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Gent de paraula
TV Series music - 1 episode, 2012 performer - 1 episode, 2012 writer - 1 episode, 2011
Banda sonora
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2009 writer - 1 episode, 2009
Chris Botti in Boston
2009
TV Movie writer: "Caruso"
Los grandes éxitos... y mucho más
2008
Video writer: "Si yo fuera un ángel"
Esti showder
2006
TV Series writer - 1 episode
¡Mira quién baila!
2006
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Amar sin límites
2006
TV Series lyrics: "Dispárame Dispara" - as L. Dalla
Viva l'Italia
2003
Video short writer: "Si yo fuera un ángel" Se io fossi un angelo
Operación triunfo
2002-2003
TV Series writer - 2 episodes
Mostly Martha
2001
performer: "Attenti Al Lupo"
One More Kiss
1999
writer: "Caruso"
Three Tenors '98 World Cup Paris
1998
TV Special writer: "Caruso"
Classe mista 3A
1996
writer: "Disperato Erotico Stomp"
Al di là delle nuvole
1995
performer: "Unknown Love" / writer: "Unknown Love", "Beyond the Clouds"
performer: "L'anno che verrà" / writer: "L'anno che verrà"
Olivia Down Under
1988
TV Movie writer: "Tutta la Vita"
Vacanze di Natale
1983
"L 'anno che Verra'"
Borotalco
1982
performer: "L'ultima luna", "Cara" / writer: "Chi te l'ha detto", "Grande figlio di puttana", "Un fiore per Hal" - as Dalla / writer: "L'ultima luna", "Cara"
$4 Million
