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'' that he decided to end his music career: "I've been thinking a lot about it, not in the last days, but during last two or three years. This will be my last album, and I won't record any new album. And my next tour will be the last one". Fossati's last concert was held at the Teatro Piccolo in Milan, on 19 March 2012.

Discography

*''Il grande mare che avremmo traversato'' (1973) *''Poco prima dell'aurora'' (with Oscar Prudente; 1974) *''Good-bye Indiana'' (1975) *''La casa del serpente'' (1977) *''La mia banda suona il rock'' (1979) *''Panama e dintorni'' (1981) *''Le città di frontiera'' (1983) *''Ventilazione'' (1984) *''700 giorni'' (1986) *''La pianta del te'' (1988) *''Discanto'' (1990) *''Lindbergh'' (1992) *''Buontempo dal vivo Vol. 1'' (1993) *''Carte da decifrare dal Vivo Vol. 2'' (1993) *''Macramé'' (1996) *''Canzoni a raccolta – Time and Silence'' (1998) *''La disciplina della Terra'' (2000) *''Not One Word'' (2001) *''Lampo viaggiatore'' (2003) *''Dal vivo, Vol. 3: Tour Acustico'' (2004) *''L'arcangelo'' (2006) *''Ho sognato una strada'' (2006) *''Musica moderna'' (2008) *''Decadancing'' (2011) *'' Mina Fossati'' (2019)

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External links

Ivano Fossati on Europopmusic.eu
(English)

References

1951 births Living people Musicians from Genoa Italian singer-songwriters Italian record producers Ciak d'oro winners {{Italy-singer-stub