Franca Evangelisti
Franca Evangelisti | |
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 Evangelisti with Nicola Di Bari in Radiocorriere magazine (1972) | |
| Born | 6 April 1935 (age 89) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Lyricist Composer |
Franca Evangelisti (born 6 April 1935) is an Italian lyricist and singer.
Life and career
[edit]Born in Rome, Evangelisti studied singing with composer Lino Benedetto.[1] In the second half of the 1950s, she started her professional career as a singer with the stage name Evy Angeli.[1][2] She was a vocalist in various orchestras, touring extensively, and also performing several times on American television.[1]
In the late 1960s, Evangelisti was put under contract by RCA Italiana as a lyricist, notably becoming a close collaborator of Renato Zero for about twenty years, signing some of his most known songs such as "Il carrozzone", "Amico", "Madame", "Sesso o esse".[2][3] In this role, Evangelisti took part in four editions of the Sanremo Music Festival, in particular writing the lyrics of Patty Pravo's 1987 entry "Pigramente signora".[1][2] Artists with whom she collaborated also include Domenico Modugno, Mina, Sylvie Vartan, Mia Martini, Nicola Di Bari, Riccardo Fogli, Michele Zarrillo, Dario Baldan Bembo and Adriano Pappalardo.[2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Giannelli, Enzo (1990). "Evangelisti, Franca". In Castaldo, Gino (ed.). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio. p. 611.
- ^ a b c d Anselmi, Eddy (2009). "Franca Evangelisti". Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini. p. 696. ISBN 978-8863462296.
- ^ a b Cotto, Massimo (2011). Il grande libro del rock (e non solo): musica per tutti i giorni dell'anno (in Italian). Rizzoli. ISBN 978-88-17-04850-7.
- ^ Dragone, Sergio (2015). "Franca Evangelisti". Tu chiamale, se vuoi, poesie: Antologia dei versi più belli della canzone italiana. Lampi di stampa. p. 349. ISBN 978-88-488-1593-2.
External links
[edit]- Franca Evangelisti discography at Discogs
- Franca Evangelisti at AllMusic
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