Biography

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

"Amore caro amore bello" (1972), "Onda su onda" (1974), "Genova per noi" (1975).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.He was a football supporter of U.C. Sampdoria.