Detto Mariano (27 July 1937 – 25 March 2020) was an Italian composer, arranger, lyricist, pianist, record producer and music publisher.

Early life and career

Born Mariano Detto in Monte Urano, Mariano started his career in 1958 but was launched by entering

Adriano Celentano Adriano Celentano (; born 6 January 1938) is an Italian musician, singer, composer, actor, and filmmaker. He is dubbed "''il Molleggiato''" (the springy one) because of his dancing. Celentano's many albums frequently enjoyed both commercial and ...

's "Clan Celentano", becoming keyboardist in his accompanying group " I Ribelli", sporadic lyricist and official arranger of all the songs of the Clan between 1962 and 1967. He also collaborated with

Lucio Battisti Lucio Battisti (5 March 1943 – 9 September 1998) was an influential Italian singer-songwriter and composer. He is widely recognized for songs that defined the late 1960s and 1970s era of Italian songwriting. Battisti released 18 studio albums ...

, Mina, Milva, Equipe 84. Later he focused on composing numerous film soundtracks, especially comedy films.

Death

On 25 March 2020, Mariano died of

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at the age of 82.È morto Detto Mariano, ha composto canzoni per Celentano, Mina e Battisti

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1934 births 2020 deaths Italian film score composers Italian male film score composers People from Ascoli Piceno Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Lombardy {{Italy-music-bio-stub