Lando Fiorini (born Leopoldo Fiorini; 27 January 1938 – 9 December 2017) was an Italian actor and singer, known primarily for having sung folk songs from Rome in Italian and Romanesco.Sabrina Ramacci
"Lando Fiorini, il re del cabaret"
in ''101 personaggi che hanno fatto grande Roma'', Newton Compton Editori, 2011. His career started in 1961, when he took part to the musical festival

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and was noted by the duo of playwrights Garinei & Giovannini, who chose him for the role of the cantastorie in the successful musical

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.Sabrina Ramacci
"Lando Fiorini, il re del cabaret"
in ''101 personaggi che hanno fatto grande Roma'', Newton Compton Editori, 2011. He was the founder and artistic director of a cabaret nightclub, Puff, where he launched the career of several comedians, notably

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and

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.Sabrina Ramacci, "Lando Fiorini, il re del cabaret", in ''101 personaggi che hanno fatto grande Roma'', Newton Compton Editori, 2011. His cabaret show, ''Ma ‘ndo vai se il decoder non-ce l’hai'', satirized Italian television.

Discography

*1963 — ''Rugantino'' *1964 — ''Roma Mia'' *1966 — ''Passeggiate romane'' *1970 — ''E questo amore'' *1971 — ''Bella quanno te fece mamma tua'' *1972 — ''Roma ieri e oggi'' *1974 — ''Roma ruffiana'' *1975 — ''A Roma è sempre primavera'' *1976 — ''Passa la serenata'' / ''Una preghiera per Roma sparita'' *1977 — ''Forza Roma'' *1977 — ''Co’ amore e co’ rabbia'' *1982 — ''Mozzichi e baci'' *1982 — ''Amore giallorosso'' *1984 — ''Souvenir di Roma'' / ''Momenti d’amore'' *1985 — ''Tra i sogni e la vita'' *1986 — ''Le più belle canzoni romane'' *1991 — ''E adesso l’amore'' *1993 — ''Puff…Lando ed altri successi'' *1995 — ''Una voce… una città'' *1996 — ''Ci sarà pure un grande amore'' *2000 — ''Roma, un sogno dentro una canzone'' *2001 — ''Forza Roma'' *2002 — ''Favole, sonetti di Trilussa e canzoni di Lando Fiorini'' *2002 — ''Tra le gente'' *2005 — ''Come se po’ spiega’ cos’è l’amore'' – Edizione Platinum *2005 — ''Così è la Vita'' *2007 — ''100 Campane 100 Canzoni'' * 2010 — ''Ti presento Roma mia''

References

External links

Official Website of Lando Fiorini. In Italian
1938 births 2017 deaths 21st-century Italian male singers 20th-century Italian male singers 20th-century Italian male actors Musicians from Rome Place of birth missing Place of death missing {{Italy-singer-stub