Marco Luberti (born 13 February 1941) is an Italian lyricist, record producer and singer-songwriter.

Life and career

Born in

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, after graduating from the liceo artistico Luberti started studying piano and performing as a keyboardist in a number of

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groups. In the late 1960s he started a fruitful collaboration with

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", "Quando finisce un amore" and "Poesia". The collaboration ended in 1980.Ernesto Bassignano. "Luberti, Marco". Gino Castaldo (ed.). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. In 1982 Luberti released is only work as singer-songwriter, the album ''Canzoni ed appunti'', which while being well received by critics was a commercial failure. He then focused on his work as producer and lyricist for other artists. His collaborations include Mina,

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and his wife Marina Arcangeli (both in her solo ventures and in some works of her group, Schola Cantorum).

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Luberti, Marco 1941 births Living people Musicians from Rome Italian lyricists Italian record producers Italian singer-songwriters