Otello Profazio (26 December 1934 – 23 July 2023) was an Italian
cantastorie,
folk
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singer-songwriter, and author.
Biography
Born Otello Ermanno Profazio in
Rende
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, Profazio debuted in 1953, participating at the radio musical contest "Il microfono è vostro" with the song "U' Ciucciu".
A divulgator of traditional folk music of South Italy, particularly of
Sicily
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, in 1964 he got large critical acclaim with the album ''Il treno del sole '', consisting of
Ignazio Buttitta
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's poems set to music; the album also marked the start of progressive evolution of his style, which became more original and distinguishing.
[ His career had its peak in the 1970s, with the success of the albums ''Il brigante Musolino'' (a musical recount of life events of Giuseppe Musolino) and '' Qua si campa d'aria'', which sold over a million copies and was awarded ]gold disc
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Profazio also presented several television music programs, notably ''Quando la gente canta'' for five years on Secondo Canale.][ For 15 years he also wrote a weekly column ("Profaziate") in the newspaper '']Gazzetta del Sud
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History and profile
''Gazzetta del Sud'' was founded in 1952 in Me ...
'', whose contents were later collected in a series of books.[
Otello Profazio died on 23 July 2023, at the age of 88.Addio a Otello Profazio, il cantastorie che ha raccontato l’anima meridionale]
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1934 births
2023 deaths
People from Rende
Italian male singers
Italian folk singers
Italian male singer-songwriters
Italian singer-songwriters
Italian record producers
Sicilian-language singers