Gino Redi (26 November 1908 – 27 September 1962) was an Italian composer. He was sometimes credited as P.G. Redi.

Biography

Born Luigi Pulci in

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, after graduating in composition at the

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, Redi moved to

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where he was active as a conductor for several small orchestras. In 1934 he started composing, debuting with the song "È finito il bel tempo che fu". Starting from the second half of the 1930s Redi was one of the most successful songwriters of his time. Among his best known songs are "Perché non sognar", "Aggio perduto 'o suonno" and "

Non Dimenticar "Non Dimenticar" ("Do Not Forget"), originally titled "T'ho voluto bene" ("I loved you so much"), is a popular song with music by P. G. Redi (Gino Redi, a.k.a. Luigi Pulci), the original Italian lyrics by Michele Galdieri, with English lyrics by She ...

". He participated to four editions of the

Sanremo Music Festival The Sanremo Music Festival, officially the Italian Song Festival () and commonly known as just (), is the most popular Italian song contest and awards ceremony, held annually in the city of Sanremo, Liguria. It is the longest-running annual ...

between 1951 and 1961.

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* * 1908 births 1962 deaths 20th-century Italian composers Italian film score composers Italian male film score composers Composers from Rome Italian male conductors (music) Italian male songwriters Italian songwriters Male songwriters 20th-century Italian conductors (music) 20th-century Italian male musicians Parma Conservatory alumni {{Italy-composer-stub