Mimmo Locasciulli (born 7 July 1949) is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer, producer and musician.

Life and career

Born in

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Pescara Pescara (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Pescàrë; nap, label= Pescarese, Piscàrë) is the capital city of the Province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is the most populated city in Abruzzo, with 119,217 (2018) residents (and approxim ...

, Locasciulli is the son of a vet who in his spare time used to perform as a crooner with the stage name Guido Lucas.Marco Giorgi. "Mimmo Locasciulli". Gino Castaldo (edited by). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. In 1965 he formed a band with whom he performed in the music halls of the

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. In 1968 he moved to

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to study medicine, and there started performing in the

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s of the city. In 1971 he relocated to the

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and after performing in a number of the city's nightclubs he eventually established himself as a regular performer in the club

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. Locasciulli made his discographic debut in 1975, and after a couple of commercial disappointments he had his first success in 1982, with the album ''Intorno a trent'anni'', produced by

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. In 1985 he entered the competition at the

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, ranking nineteenth with the song "Buona fortuna". Between 1985 and 1987 he toured with

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, then in 1988 Locasciulli started an acclaimed collaboration with the jazz bassist

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. Starting from the 1990s, following the critically acclaimed album ''Tango dietro l'angolo'', he mainly focused on his activity as a producer and on in his day job as a

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Discography

;Album * 1975 - ''Non rimanere là'' (Folkstudio, FK 5001) * 1977 - ''Quello che ci resta'' (RCA Italiana, PL 31316) * 1980 - ''Quattro canzoni di Mimmo Locasciulli'' (RCA Italiana, PG 33403) * 1982 - ''Intorno a trent'anni'' (RCA Italiana, PL 31625) * 1983 - ''Sognadoro'' (RCA Italiana, PL 31710) * 1985 - ''Mimmo Locasciulli'' (RCA Italiana, PL 70702) * 1985 - ''Confusi in un playback'' (RCA Italiana, PL 70942; live album) * 1987 - ''Clandestina'' (RCA Italiana, PL 71242) * 1989 - ''(Adesso glielo dico)'' (RCA Italiana, PL 74117) * 1991 - ''Tango dietro l'angolo'' (Philips, 8486631) * 1992 - ''Delitti perfetti'' (Philips, 512 372-1) * 1995 - ''Uomini'' (Mercury, 528 152-2) * 1998 - ''Il futuro'' (Mercury, 558 379-2) * 2002 - ''Aria di famiglia'' (Hobo, HOB 508388-2) * 2004 - ''Piano piano'' (Hobo, HOB 515205-2) * 2006 - ''Sglobal'' (Hobo, HOB 1200605) * 2009 - ''Idra'' (Hobo, 457982) * 2016 - ''Piccoli Cambiamenti'' * 2018 - ''Cenere '' * 2020 - ''22 Canzoni'' * 2022 - 'INTORNO A TRENTANNI REVISITED''

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Locasciulli, Mimmo 1949 births People from the Province of Pescara Italian pop singers Italian male singer-songwriters Italian singer-songwriters Living people University of Perugia alumni Sapienza University of Rome alumni Italian jazz singers Italian rock singers Italian folk singers Italian record producers Italian male composers Italian film score composers Italian male film score composers Male jazz musicians