Pierangelo Bertoli (5 November 1942 – 7 October 2002) was an Italian singer-songwriter and poet. Close to

libertarian communist Anarcho-communism, also known as anarchist communism, (or, colloquially, ''ancom'' or ''ancomm'') is a political philosophy and anarchist school of thought that advocates communism. It calls for the abolition of private property but retains resp ...

issues his works told mainly about

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and social issues regarding marginalized and rebellious people.

Biography

Born in

Sassuolo Sassuolo (; egl, label= Modenese, Sasól ) is an Italian town, ''comune'', and industrial centre of the Province of Modena in Emilia-Romagna. Standing on the right bank of the river Secchia some southwest of Modena, the town is best known f ...

, in the

Province of Modena The Province of Modena ( it, Provincia di Modena) is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Modena. It has an area of and a total population of about 701,000 (2015). There are 48 ''comuni'' (singular: ''co ...

and belonging to a working-class family, when he was four, he developed poliomyelitis and he lost use of his legs. He started his career of singer at the end of 1973 with the album '' Rosso colore dell'amore'' (1974) and one year later with the self-produced album '' Roca Blues''. One of his most famous album was '' A muso duro'' of 1979. In 1990, he collaborated with

Elio e le Storie Tese Elio e le Storie Tese (; literally "Elio and the Troubled Stories"), often abbreviated EelST, was an Italian comedy rock band from Milan, formed in 1980. Its leader was Stefano Belisari, better known as Elio. They announced their split on 17 Oc ...

. In 1991 (with

Tazenda Tazenda is a Sardinian ethnic pop- rock band. The group was formed in Sardinia in 1988 by Andrea Parodi, Gigi Camedda and Gino Marielli. The group's music is characterized by the influence from traditional Sardinian music; the lyrics of most ...

) and 1992 he took part to the

Sanremo Music Festival The Sanremo Music Festival, officially the Italian Song Festival () and commonly known as just (), is the most popular Italian song contest and awards ceremony, held annually in the city of Sanremo, Liguria. It is the longest-running annua ...

. His last album, '' 301 guerre fa'' (2002) was composed with the collaboration of his son Alberto and

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. He also collaborated and realized a singled called "Promissas" with the Sardinian band Istentales. Bertoli died in Modena on 7 October 2002 of a heart attack due to a

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. Married to Bruna, Bertoli had 3 children, Emiliano, Petra and

Alberto Alberto is the Romance languages, Romance version of the Latinized form (''Albertus'') of Germanic languages, Germanic ''Albert (given name), Albert''. It is used in Italian language, Italian, Portuguese language, Portuguese and Spanish language, ...

, also a singer.

Discography

*'' Rosso colore dell'amore'' (1974) *'' Roca Blues'' (1975) *'' Eppure soffia'' (1976) *'' Il centro del fiume'' (1977) *'' S'at ven in meint'' (1978) *'' A muso duro'' (1979) *'' Certi momenti'' (1980) *''

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'' (1981) *'' Frammenti'' (1983) *'' Dalla finestra'' (1984) *'' Petra'' (1985) *'' Canzone d'autore'' (1987) *'' Tra me e me'' (1988) *'' Sedia elettrica'' (1989) *'' Oracoli'' (1990) *'' Italia d'oro'' (1992) *'' Gli anni miei'' (1993) *'' Una voce tra due fuochi'' (1995) *'' Angoli di vita'' (1997) *'' 301 guerre fa'' (2002) *'' Promissas'' (2002, single)

References

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External links

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Bertoli Fans Club
(Official Bertoli website) {{DEFAULTSORT:Bertoli, Pierangelo 1942 births 2002 deaths People from Sassuolo Italian male singer-songwriters Italian communists Italian libertarians Italian atheists 20th-century Italian male singers People with polio Deaths from cancer in Emilia-Romagna