Ivan Della Mea

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Ivan Della Mea (actually Luigi Della Mea ; born October 16, 1940 in Lucca , † June 14, 2009 in Milan ) was an Italian songwriter and author .

Life

Della Mea, who came to Milan with his family as a child, worked there in a factory before gaining initial experience with writing as a journalist.

In 1956, when he also became a member of the KPI , his first album was released as a songwriter, who was to accompany the student movements with his songs and lyrics in the years to come. He was a co-founder of the Nuovo Canzoniere Italiano . His political activity was closely linked to that of his friend Gianni Bosio .

Della Mea, who also wrote for other artists, published three novels in the 1990s. He also wrote the script for the spaghetti western Tepepa with Franco Salinas .

LPs

  • 1966: Io so che un giorno
  • 1969: Il rosso è diventato giallo
  • 1972: La balorda
  • 1972: Se qualcuno ti fa morto
  • 1974: Ringhera
  • 1975: Fiaba grande
  • 1978: La piccola ragione di allegria
  • 1979: Sudadio giudabestia
  • 1980: Sudadio giudabestia 2
  • 1983: Karlett
  • 1997: Ho male all'orologio
  • 2000: La cantagranda forse waltz

Books

  • 1990: Il sasso dentro (Edizioni Interno Giallo)
  • 1992: Se nasco un'altra volta ci rinuncio (Edizoni Interno Giallo)
  • 1997: Sveglia sul buio (Edizioni Est)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Obituary in Corriere (Italian)