Aleandro Baldi (born 11 April 1959) is an Italian singer-songwriter and composer.

Life and career

Born in

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as Aleandro Civai, blind, Baldi began playing the guitar as an autodidact while he was at the

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College for the Blind. He debuted in 1986, entering the

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with "La nave va", a song he composed and arranged, ranking second in the "Newcomers" section. He later won the Newcomers section of the Festival in 1992, in a duet with

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, with the song "Non amarmi", which later became an international hit with the title "

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". In 1994 Baldi won again the Sanremo Festival, this time in its "Big Artists" section, with the song " Passerà"; the song was covered by the group

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in their debut album. In 1994, Baldi also released an autobiographical book, ''Il sole dentro'', written in collaboration with Marcello Lazzerini. Outside of his musical career, Baldi is also a massophysiotherapist.

Discography

Album

* 1987 - ''Aleandro Baldi'' * 1989 - ''E sia così'' * 1992 - ''Il sole '' * 1994 - ''Ti chiedo onestà'' * 1996 - ''Tu sei me'' * 2002 - ''Il meglio e il nuovo'' * 2007 - ''Liberamente tratto'' * 2010 - ''Italian Love Songs''

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baldi, Aleandro 1959 births Living people People from Greve in Chianti Italian male singers Italian singer-songwriters Italian pop singers Italian composers Italian male composers Sanremo Music Festival winners Sanremo Music Festival winners of the newcomers section Blind musicians Italian blind people