Michele "Miki" Del Prete (born 23 July 1935) is an Italian

lyricist A lyricist is a songwriter who writes lyrics (the spoken words), as opposed to a composer, who writes the song's music which may include but not limited to the melody, harmony, arrangement and accompaniment. Royalties A lyricist's income ...

and record producer. Born in

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, at young age he moved to

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with his family, following the transfer of his father, a footballer, from

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. In the 1950s Del Prete started his career as a professional dancer. In 1959, he became a close friend and a collaborator of

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. During his tenure with Celentano, Del Prete worked as a lyricist, manager, producer and advisor. Among the most successful songs he wrote with Celentano are "Impazzivo per te", "

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", "La coppia più bella del mondo", "Una carezza in un pugno", " Prisencolinensinainciusol" and "Soli". He also wrote songs for other artists, including Caterina Caselli's hit " Nessuno mi può giudicare".

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