Giancarlo Bigazzi (5 September 1940 – 19 January 2012) was an Italian music producer and composer. He was a former member of
comedy music
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Squallor
Squallor (also spelled as Gli Squallor) were an Italian comedy music group, active between 1973 and 1994.
Career
The group formed in 1973 as a ribald side project of four established musicians: composer and producer Giancarlo Bigazzi, producer ...
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Life and career
Born in
Florence
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, he was one of the best known Italian songwriters and lyricists of the 1970s and 1980s. He wrote some of the most successful Italian pop records, many of which became international hits, such as "
Gloria
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Arts and entertainment Music Christian liturgy and music
* Gloria in excelsis Deo, the Greater Doxology, a hymn of praise
* Gloria Patri, the Lesser Doxology, a short hymn of praise
** Gloria (Handel)
** Gloria (Jenkins) ...
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Self Control
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No Me Ames
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Take the Heat off Me
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Mama
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Roles
*Mother, a female parent
* Mama-san, in Japan and East Asia, a woman in a position of authority
*Mamas, a name for female associates of the Hells Angels
Places
* Mama, Russia, an urban-type settlemen ...
". He was also a film score composer; among his soundtracks are '' Mery per sempre'', ''
Ragazzi fuori
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Mediterraneo
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Bigazzi collaborated for 2 years with singer
Mia Martini
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Discogs
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