Andrea Lo Vecchio (7 October 1942 – 17 February 2021) was an Italian composer, lyricist, record producer, singer-songwriter and entrepreneur.

Life and career

Born in

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, Lo Vecchio started his career in 1962, performing as a singer-songwriter and a guitarist in local music halls and clubs. In 1963 he won a contest for new artists and subsequently got a contract with

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.Enzo Giannelli; Lalla Cantore. "Lo Vecchio, Andrea". Gino Castaldo (ed.). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. In 1964 Lo Vecchio made his professional debut as a songwriter with the song "Era troppo bello", which was performed by

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and won the . The same year he founded a

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in his hometown, "Le Clochard", where performed notable artists such as

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and

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. In 1966 he sold the cabaret and founded the nightclub "Student's Club"; the same year he started a long and fruitful collaboration as a songwriter with

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. In 1967 he participated in the

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musical show '' Settevoci'', where he launched his song "Ho scelto Bach", with whom he also participated in the

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. In 1968 he debuted as a producer for the album ''Casatschok'' by

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and for the self-titled album by

. In 1969 he composed the music for "

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", which was performed by

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and became an international success. The same year he founded a school of water skiing and a nightclub in

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. In the following years Lo Vecchio became a usual collaborator of Mina. Other collaborations include

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. He also wrote several songs for children, notably "Tarzan lo fà", which was performed by

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, as well as musical scores for films, TV-series and commercials. In 1976 Lo Vecchio founded, together with

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and Enzo Scirè, the label "Love Records", which published works of Mario Del Monaco,

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and

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, among others. In the 1980s he curated the collection "Profili Musicali", published by

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. Lo Vecchio died of complications from

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during the

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on 17 February 2021, aged 78.Si è spento Andrea Lo Vecchio, compositore di "Luci a San Siro"
''Teatro E Musica''. Retrieved on 18 February 2021.

References

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